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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:20:20 PM EST
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Quote History Cragar S/S; the best looking wheels ever made. 
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:20:56 PM EST
[#2]
Gimme a van. Easier to park instead of a battleship.
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:30:01 PM EST
[#3]
The fastest car Mercedes makes is a wagon. Fun fact.
I also love wagons, don't ask me why but I love them. |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:34:44 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A cool station wagon is a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville 421 Tri-power Fuck yeah! That’s where you finish your cocktail, put out your cigarette, slap the wife and kids, and go on an adventure. Needs more 455 though. |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:34:50 PM EST
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I used to drive this one, I LOVED it.
 Attached File2006 WRX, bought it new. I now drive a 21 WRX, sadly no current wagon option. |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:36:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Mine: https://file.kelleybluebookimages.com/kbb/base/house/2002/2002-Subaru-Impreza-FrontSide_SUIMPWRXWAG021_505x375.jpg?interpolation=high-quality&downsize=600:* Only difference is mine has a JDM STI intercooler scoop, it's about twice as tall. I one of these too. I also had the jdm scoop. A new intercooler, up pipe, down pipe, exhaust, intake, and tune. It was a lot of fun. |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:41:24 PM EST
[#7]
Run whatever vehicle you like.
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:44:27 PM EST
[#8]
Wagons are amazing.
I'm also biased as I daily an Audi Avant. |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:45:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cragar S/S; the best looking wheels ever made. Plus they looked good on just about any car you put them on. |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:54:10 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I one of these too. I also had the jdm scoop. A new intercooler, up pipe, down pipe, exhaust, intake, and tune. It was a lot of fun. It still is. I threw an adjustable shifter pivot, Legacy GT rotors and brackets, adjustable sways, aluminum endlinks, and Bilsteins under mine. Borla Hush CB, UP, DP, intercooler hoses, and 17psi tune. Other than the scoop and deeper exhaust note it looks all stock. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:03:18 AM EST
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I always wanted a 1964-65 Chevelle two-door wagon but they are premium-priced now, though.
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:09:52 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Mom had one of these in the 90s. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/348754/1992-ford-taurus-wagon-automatic-6-cylin-2694555.JPG That's the wagon from Heat |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:12:20 AM EST
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Volvo wagon master race.
Had a 1995 T5 855. Tuned state 3 etc. hauler ass. 500k. Now it’s a 07 xc70 tuned ecu turbo upgrade, delrin subframe bushings, hd strut seats. 22mm rear stab bar. Goes nice. 200k. Great vacation truck |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:19:25 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Volvo wagon master race. Had a 1995 T5 855. Tuned state 3 etc. hauler ass. 500k. Now it’s a 07 xc70 tuned ecu turbo upgrade, delrin subframe bushings, hd strut seats. 22mm rear stab bar. Goes nice. 200k. Great vacation truck This. Had an 855R and V70R. Now just have a v70R  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:20:57 AM EST
[#15]
We’ve been in Volvo wagons since 1989.
They no longer make the XC70. My wife doesn’t care for SUVs. Our latest 2, a 2006 and a 2015: 
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:22:54 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Love wagons. Want a mid 90's Caprice wagon. Make it low and fast. This. I always eyed those thinking they could actually badass looking with the right stance, wheels and paint. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:31:26 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We call them SUV’s now. Exactly. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:35:25 AM EST
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Mercedes AMG E wagon or CTS V wagon, this is the way.
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:37:43 AM EST
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My wife drives a Ford Flex and loves the damn thing.
Let’s just say she looks a hell of a lot better than it does.. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:38:52 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Mercedes AMG E wagon or CTS V wagon, this is the way. I’d love an e55. And looked at them once. But there was a reason you could pick one up at 1/4 of original msrp. Everyone I looked at was in the dealer every month like clock work for something. Guess I’m just too poor to maintain one. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:47:50 AM EST
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Mom had a 72 Ford Country Squire. It was "mom car", "kid car" and our vacation sled throughout most of the 70s.
Dad picked up a literal cherry 69 Ford wagon, just like this photo, for $600 in about 1980.  Attached FileThe odometer had less than two grand on it. It had lived most of it's life garaged on some island in the Caribbean. It was a sweet deal, so he bought it for a spare car and for my little brothers to learn to drive with. They dinged it up pretty quick. Dad kept it a few years until someone offered him more for it than he paid for it. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 4:37:15 AM EST
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: https://live.staticflickr.com/4076/4781279641_1bdfbf2678_b.jpg I broke a couple of girls hearts in the back of a '73 Pinto. I learned to drive in a '72 Pinto wagon. I would love to find one that's drivable. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 6:47:42 AM EST
[#23]
Volvo XC 70 and Subaru Outback here
Honorable mention to my F250 crew cab |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 7:01:45 AM EST
[#24]
 I grew up riding around in a 70's Nissan 710 wagon. Green like this one. Vinyl seats and no seatbelts made cornering fun in the back.  Spent a lot of hours in the cargo section on road trips. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 7:08:47 AM EST
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Quote Historywife has one lots of room, and room in back for darn near anything bit underpowered with the four bangner, but not terrible. great mileage |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 7:11:32 AM EST
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Not reading in 4 pages to say station wagons are just as popular now as they've ever been
Instead of Town & Country they're called a "crossover suv", like my wife's Nissan Murano or a Subaru Still just another damn station wagon, and just like a glock a station wagon has a useful place |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 7:13:37 AM EST
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Growing up in the 70's. We had a 76 LTD Country Squire. 460 Big Block. Tow Package. Gloss White with the vinyl "woodgrain" sides.
 Dad used it to take the Ski Boat to the lake before we decided to berth it there. Took two trips across the country to the West Coast (Disney land) with stops in Carlsbad Caverns, Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, Las Vegas, and Death Valley. Spent mucho time riding unsecured in the back or as "Navigator" plotting the route. When I got my drivers license, I used it for dates. It wasn't "sporty" but it had the BEST back seat (really the whole rear with the seat folded down for maximum space) for making out. I really enjoyed that big old for that reason!  Bigger_Hammer 
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Posted: 2/2/2023 7:16:14 AM EST
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Posted: 2/2/2023 7:24:57 AM EST
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I learned to drive in one of these. Same color, too. Let's just say losing traction on a snowy highway wasn't fun.
Taught me how to drive in snow, though. 
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Posted: 2/2/2023 7:41:48 AM EST
[#30]
Have some happy memories involving station wagons. Owned a few over the years. They come in damn handy.
And BTW, a set of Cragar S/S look good on an old Country Squire. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 7:49:35 AM EST
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I’d rock a Vista Cruiser if it was hot rodded a bit… https://i0.wp.com/macsmotorcitygarage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1964-Oldsmobile-Vista-Cruiser-Custom-Wagon-315.jpg?w=598&ssl=1 https://i0.wp.com/macsmotorcitygarage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1964-Oldsmobile-Vista-Cruiser-detail-600.jpg?w=599&ssl=1 Like this maybe… https://psyne.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1969-Oldsmobile-Vista-Cruiser-custom-OldsHurst-inspired-Gateway-Classic-Cars-001.jpg There were actually two of these built. I thought it would be awesome to have one to trailer my 68 442 to the track (out of the ordinary for an Olds as it had power nothing and .433 rear end with 14”s). Seriously though about getting a Vista Cruiser and dressing it up  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 8:07:17 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @medic9 In 89 and 90, chrysler offered the 2.5 turbo with either their performance manual trans, or the three speed auto trans. This was mainly to tide them over until v6 production could meet demand. Although the 4cyl turbo engine pit up better numbers and got better gas mileage. If I'm cruising along with the ac off at around 65mph, I get 25 to 28mpg in mine. I now have a slightly larger turbo, and better I take and exhaust Manifold. It's awesome. My wife was mad I brought it home. Now she loves it and wishes I would let her drive it year round. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I would love an old wagon. My turbo minivan is a family favorite which would be hard to supplant though. In 89 and 90, chrysler offered the 2.5 turbo with either their performance manual trans, or the three speed auto trans. This was mainly to tide them over until v6 production could meet demand. Although the 4cyl turbo engine pit up better numbers and got better gas mileage. If I'm cruising along with the ac off at around 65mph, I get 25 to 28mpg in mine. I now have a slightly larger turbo, and better I take and exhaust Manifold. It's awesome. My wife was mad I brought it home. Now she loves it and wishes I would let her drive it year round. When I was a regular over at VwVortex/the car lounge forum 10-15 years ago, there was a guy with a tuned turbo minivan that looked stock on the outside. Used to share stories about going to the drag trip and just embarrassing mustangs, Camaros, tuned civics, all the usual suspects of the late 90/early 00 tuning crowd. I don't remember what he was able to get it down to, I wasn't really a 1/4 mile guy, just that it was fast |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 8:27:35 AM EST
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A buddy of mine drag races his family's old Nova wagon (I oughta know the year, but I can't recall). It's a pretty cool car.
Back in HS another buddy bought an early 90's Celebrity wagon from the MO HP. We beat the hell out of that car. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 8:30:30 AM EST
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Good stuff is still available elsewhere
 " />Audi RS6 Avant Performance https://www.audi.de/de/brand/de/neuwagen/a6/rs-6-avant-performance.html |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 8:35:14 AM EST
[#35]
Quote Historystation wagons have a usable hatch area. This thing is too chopped off to be much use. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 8:44:51 AM EST
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Had a fwd Acura tlx sport wagon, favorite car I’ve owned, wish there were more wagons out there
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Posted: 2/2/2023 8:47:04 AM EST
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Love the Volvo v60. Ended up getting an XC60 tho. We did too. At 6'4" the V60 was a little tight for me. Wife loves the XC60. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 8:47:36 AM EST
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This thread had me looking at the E Class AMG wagon and the R6...geezus.
I might have to just settle for the E Class AT wagon. Anyone drive one care to give an opinion? |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 8:56:24 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd have no problems with a Subaru. Wife test drove one. Dangerously slow. Will not buy a CVT if ever possible. The V6 might have been better, but they quit making them. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 9:05:59 AM EST
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I grew up in station wagons as a kid in the late 60s and early 70s. My favorite was the 73 Pontiac Catalina Grand Safari Station Wagon. It had a 455cu V8 that would run 120mph all day long. I took my drivers test in it when I was 16. It was fun to parallel park that land yacht. This one looks a lot better than ours did. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78788/73Pontiac-2694189.jpg My family had one a couple years newer (rectangular headlights) and we did LOTS of road trips with it. That particular one was trash, having rust holes through the body by 1980, but the style and usefulness was pretty cool. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 9:10:51 AM EST
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One of my friends had a BMW diesel station wagon when he was stationed in Germany. That thing was so badass. Scary fast too
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Posted: 2/2/2023 9:11:15 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: None of us wore seatbelts either. Because the ones who died aren't around to say anything otherwise. 
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Posted: 2/2/2023 9:14:11 AM EST
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Would like a 68-74 Dodge/Plymouth B body wagon. I’d paint it a high impact color, give it a performance hood and a super charged 5.7 hemi with O/D and A/C
Easier to fit the kids and dog in it that my ‘70 Challenger |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 9:14:33 AM EST
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Meh... PEASANTS! Station Wagons are soo...1970s I would not be caught dead in one. Now, a Shooting Brake, that is what you need to be one with the upper crust.
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Posted: 2/2/2023 9:19:03 AM EST
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Posted: 2/2/2023 9:25:06 AM EST
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What no love for the 1976 Aspen in that awesome green color? That was my parents 1st brand new car.
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Posted: 2/2/2023 9:26:50 AM EST
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I went from the lumber wagon RWD 6.0 3000lb payload
 Attached FileTo the “sport” wagon LOL! Ain’t nothing sporty about it. It’s my grandpa cruiser.  Attached FileWhen my daughter leaves the house and we give the Toyota to her I’m going to look for a Benz or Porsche wagon  .
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Posted: 2/2/2023 9:31:53 AM EST
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The Jaguar XF wagon is amazing.
Hard to find in the States, though. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 9:33:09 AM EST
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I'd love to have a Subaru WRX STI wagon, black with a standard transmission please.
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Posted: 2/2/2023 9:36:50 AM EST
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One of these popped up for sale locally. I threatened my wife I was going to buy it, but I am getting ready to switch jobs and need to buy a new daily as I won't have my company truck anymore.
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