The Station Wagons Thread - More Trunk For Yo Junk

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Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

The two cars I'm pining for are a Saab 9-2x Aero and a 90's Buick Roadmaster. :allears:

# ¿ Oct 14, 2012 22:40

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 23:06

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

I want to have my cake and eat it too. 30mpg, wagon, 400hp, AWD/RWD and a manual transmission. Is my best bet just getting a 2.0/2.5 turbo WRX wagon and throwing a huge turbo on there and tuning it and hoping to get close to 30mpg? I can't think of anything else that could come close to all those criteria.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2012 19:40

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

I don't. But it'd be nice of course.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2012 22:30

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

TurboLuvah posted:

Not a day goes by that I don't miss it.

Nice looking car. I didn't realize they made these in manuals and wagons. MY GIRLFRIEND has an 2007 NA AT one and as a passenger there doesn't seem to be much leg room but I haven't driven it much. Might have to try to find a GT manual wagon...

# ¿ Nov 9, 2012 16:00

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

TurboLuvah posted:

5MT Limited wagon, great combination. Best car I've ever sold.

There's one 26 miles away according to autotrader. 8k seems cheap, but it has over 100k miles.

# ¿ Nov 9, 2012 19:54

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Buying a 2006 Saab 9-2x Aero on Tuesday. Pumped.

# ¿ Dec 7, 2012 00:55

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

So...you have some Extra S to share now right?

# ¿ Dec 7, 2012 03:45

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

I'm in Detroit so that's not unreasonable to make it over your way and meet the world famous Canadian AI poster/pornstar. One condition: only if you don't wear the jorts.

Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 04:29 on Dec 7, 2012

# ¿ Dec 7, 2012 04:04

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Crosspost from the Subaru thread. Just picked it up on Tuesday, already loving it.

# ¿ Dec 14, 2012 17:03

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Sockington posted:

Nice wagon, sir

Thanks.

It will show up at your doorstep sometime soon.

# ¿ Dec 15, 2012 00:01

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

nm posted:

I'm still not convinced these count as wagons, but it is a way to start the addiction.

I don't get how it isn't? Does it need more glass and cargo space for you? No, it's no buick roadmaster but I think it fits the description just fine.

# ¿ Dec 16, 2012 14:34

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

BlackMK4 posted:

I want a wagon for 4-5k. I've been looking at A4 Avants with the 1.8t/manual/quattro or the v6 (http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/3817832587.html)... is this what I want or should I look at a Forester or Outback?

Usage is a DD and sometimes pulling a small HF trailer with my Triumph 675 to a track within the surrounding 800mi. I don't really like how the Volvos look and the E39 BMWs get total poo poo gas mileage (I had one).

Overkill, but awesome. And half the price!
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/3820793569.html

# ¿ May 23, 2013 21:48

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

BlackMK4 posted:

It's hard to find a cool, cheap wagon that's not a Volvo.

You must have missed my above post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwIaX61vMrA

Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 13:06 on May 24, 2013

# ¿ May 24, 2013 13:01

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

SPORK08 posted:

Welcome home my friend.

I love Roadmasters. I was looking at parts costs for one on Rock Auto and it's pretty hilarious how cheap everything is.

# ¿ Jul 27, 2013 16:21

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

DJ Commie posted:

I bought another wagon, meaning wagon count is up to 3 (2.5 since the Subaru got rolled)! Its a 96 Saturn SW2, 5 speed, 217K and is white. Not at all worth taking a picture of.

How much oil does it burn? That's the only thing that sucked about my Saturn SL2. Otherwise I liked it quite a bit.

# ¿ Feb 20, 2014 23:26

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Ultimate Mango posted:

She's purrrrrrdy.

Wait, it's not the right color to be a V is it? The CTS V Wagon is the most insane and awesome thing ever and I will be sad when it dies and doesn't come back.

Enjoy the ride and take good care of her.

It's not a V.

# ¿ Jun 14, 2014 13:31

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Ultimate Mango posted:

Dude still gets huge props for buying one of these.

Wasn't knocking it, they're nice cars. And the V6 is a decent engine in it's own right.

I love the V but god drat is the gas mileage terrible. I've driven a couple of them and it's a freaking rocket ship but 14/19 mpg hurts. I'd probably buy the V6 wagon before the V, sadly.

Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 16:13 on Jun 15, 2014

# ¿ Jun 15, 2014 16:09

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Tremek posted:

So the Civic came back a little low...

That's on Progress coilovers, 14" HX wheels and snow tires. I can get two fingers under the front mudflaps, and it definitely scrapes. Do I bring it up? Trim the mudflaps? Remove them? Counsel me, o merry band of esteemed terrible ricers.

I'd raise it up if the ride is harsh. If you're in an area where you don't have terrible roads or winter, just remove the mud flaps.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2014 13:08

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

How do you really wash a car/anything with plastidip? The surface isn't really smooth and I feel like it would be impossible to clean very well without peeling it off.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2014 18:21

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Wamsutta posted:

Yeah there's no 45* camber and bicycle tires stretched on 9" wide wheels going in there, that Allroad is super tasteful and stands out for all the right reasons.

DropShadow posted:

20x10.5 BBS CH-R with 255/35/20 Michelin PSS and red center caps

Welp. Doesn't look terrible but the tires are a little narrow for the wheels. Still a nice wagon.

# ¿ Jul 30, 2015 16:21

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Tremek posted:

New pads, turned rotors, and Motul RBF 600 for the -V today. Pads - for both axles - a whopping $50 delivered by Amazon Prime. Some quirk in the Matrix means pads for these big Brembos are dirt cheap.

This all in preparation for the Virginia City Hillclimb this weekend. May be the only wagon representing! Pics/cool poo poo to follow.

Nice deal. The brembos I had on my V1 were common on a bunch of cars (evo, 350z, etc) and were loving nuts. With SS lines and HP+ pads it would nearly break my neck just sneezing on the the pedal. I had to go back to stock pads because it was too aggressive for street driving. :allears:

# ¿ Aug 31, 2015 02:17

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

I remember the V1 rotors being bigger than my miata's wheels. So 14" or just north of it.

# ¿ Sep 1, 2015 02:24

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Stemmler posted:

After 3 +years of sitting in the driveway I got my 94 Caprice wagon back on the road this year. Replaced the started changed fluids and cleaned her up.

It's not too different from other Caprice wagons from the outside but if you look inside.

When my 4l60e blew up I swapped in a T56.

It's fun driving a wagon again.

Everything about this rules, and so do you.

# ¿ Apr 7, 2016 16:05

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

^ I always liked the 6 wagon though I think it's weird they only came in V6s. Congrats on the purchase.

Blacked out and cleaned up my wagon a bit. Plastidipped the mirrors, wheels, and grill. Then clayed and sealed the paint, polished the headlights and sealed them up with polyurethane/mineral spirits mix. There's a big thread about using it on autogeek, thought I'd try it and should prevent them yellowing. Also cleaned out the interior and took enough enough dog hair from the previous owner that would make up a small dog. :barf:

It smells a little better inside but I might still pick up an ozone generator.

Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 14:00 on Jun 26, 2016

# ¿ Jun 26, 2016 13:55

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 23:06

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Elmnt80 posted:

ozium cans

Ineptus Mechanicus posted:

Ozium spray

Thanks for the reminder. I bought some of this off amazon previously to try and get smoke smell out of some fabric. It didn't work 100% but this isn't as bad. And I already have it so I might as well.

# ¿ Jun 26, 2016 22:21

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