The Station Wagons Thread - More Trunk For Yo Junk

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cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

I think you'll find that it's a shooting brake my good man & we'll have none of it in the wagon thread. :colbert:

Seriously though, I own 2 wagons, unfortunately both fwd diesel shitboxes but I'd struggle to ever bring myself to buy a sedan, they're not nearly as versatile.

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cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Zenostein posted:

I wouldn't call mine a shitbox, I rather like it.

Then again, I pretty rarely need all the extra space. But hey, I have it!

Also I am so jealous of those Eagles. I want a 4wd Eagle and a Javelin so bad.

Mine are most definitely shitboxes, I have a cat-c damaged Volvo v70 tdi worth less than the pair of tyres it needs & a younger but less reliable Peugeot 206SW. The pug would actually be a fun car to throw around if I gutted the electrics & rewired it from scratch.

# ¿ Oct 15, 2012 22:35

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Went to buy sandpaper yesterday, saw they had the bath suite we wanted for 90% off. Yup, just stuffed it into the Volvo. Wagons are awesome.

# ¿ Nov 21, 2012 19:24

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

I fitted three lengths of 3m laminate worktop in my 99 v70 once, a bit of a hairy ride home because to see what was going on the other side of the worktop my little brother was riding in the back passenger seat telling me what was coming, whether it was safe to them etc.

Also the earlier (pre 2000) Volvo's awd was fragile, the later ones had haldex units rather than just viscous couplings, which cook if the tread wear isn't well matched.

# ¿ May 3, 2013 18:14

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Terrible Robot posted:

I also bought an '89 Volvo 245 to drive while I fix the 855s numerous mechanical problems, and then it will become a project itself.

I live AI's attitude to cars.

"I have a nice car, better buy a beater so I can keep this in good condition"
~ restores beater ~

# ¿ May 18, 2013 20:58

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

I'm going to go look at a Dacia Logan this week as a possible replacement for my wife's Peugeot. A lot of car for £7k new.

# ¿ May 20, 2013 06:02

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

GramCracker posted:

I like to think you handbrake backwards into every parking spot :allears:

# ¿ May 22, 2013 20:07

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

stump posted:

The creation of the E30 3 Series touring:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF0CUaS0czk
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=28225

I've never seen an E30 touring with the back open before, looks like the lights would get in the way, anyone here with one care to share their experiences?

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cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

I saw an advert for an 02 version of that when browsing for my wife, I thought the 6 speed was just a swapped gear knob, good to know it's real.

# ¿ Aug 17, 2013 11:12

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