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Old 07-12-2016, 10:46 AM
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Yes, I said stationwagon....
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I love you too, buddy...
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That's minivans asshole.

Stationwagons are for guys who don't have the balls to drive an SUV.
Maybe in California (the land of fruits and nuts), but here in 'Murica, no one drive minivans. They drive SUVs.
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But the cool thing about a wagon is all the groceries you can fit inside.

Also, J, I feel that way sometimes. The Explorer is big and wider then the Accord of course. So if we are just doing errands around town, I don't even feel like pulling it out. So we just jump in the Accord and go.
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Kev...
tried to convince her to SQ5 but she wanted to check out lease on the Q5...BMW, no plan...just went there cause audi closed...and then they were too. Went to Lexus...RX...after waiting for 15 minutes with the baby getting grumpy she said "let's go, I'm getting cold feet...i lvoe my cadillac".
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Originally Posted by cu2wagon
Maybe in California (the land of fruits and nuts), but here in 'Murica, no one drive minivans. They drive SUVs.
I need sliding doors though.
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Oh we know you don't ever feel like pulling out.
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Originally Posted by Flipster23
But the cool thing about a wagon is all the groceries you can fit inside.

Also, J, I feel that way sometimes. The Explorer is big and wider then the Accord of course. So if we are just doing errands around town, I don't even feel like pulling it out. So we just jump in the Accord and go.
You can fit a lot of groceries in the station wagon. It's true. Especially if you get a cargo net to hold it all in place... Man, the tetris like stacking precision. It's intense.
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Q5 is 5 seater, huh?
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Oh we know you don't ever feel like pulling out.
Nope, last night was hard...
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Well, imagine...twitchy stage 3 clutch...75A motor mounts...and some decent power.
The car is built for a sporty 25 year old with no attachments or responsibilities. and me.
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A station wagon is LITERALLY, that kind of thrill.
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You can fit a lot of groceries in the station wagon. It's true. Especially if you get a cargo net to hold it all in place... Man, the tetris like stacking precision. It's intense.
It's lovely for those Costco trips.

In the Accord I can fit 2 cases of water in the trunk and a couple of Wheat Thin boxes.
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Yeah...2017 MDX is nice...and a 7 seater...but B isn't a fan. She says she hates the jewel LED headlights.
Damn...sitting looking at a red S4 in traffic ahead...looks so good.
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Almost went to test drive a 6MT CTS-V sedan yesterday...right color, right price...6mt...
but my favorite confirmed my suspicions...guy mentioned mismatched mileage on carfax then never responded with the vin.
Fk that...if it's too good to be true, it is.
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
Well, imagine...twitchy stage 3 clutch...75A motor mounts...and some decent power.
The car is built for a sporty 25 year old with no attachments or responsibilities. and me.
dont forget coilovers! And you say my car is stiff
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Not always...
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Honestly, my thought if she leased the Q5 would be for us to get a taste of german ownership without maintenance being on my dime. See how it holds up...
then go from there.

i know to a certain degree the whole german is not reliable thing is like the don't swim in the water in florida cause of sharks. they're there...people get bit...but not every person gets bit. Not every single time they get in the water.
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I just bought a cheap CTS-V 6MT, right color, right price, minor carfax issue. Glad I beat (off) other buyers.
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My coils ride smooth as butter, buddy...BUTTER. Twin tube design...
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Fuck.
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Originally Posted by Majofo
I just bought a cheap CTS-V 6MT, right color, right price, minor carfax issue. Glad I beat (off) other buyers.

you snagged it for me?!
You're the damn best, man. Thanks!
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I know for a fact if you were gonna upgrade it wouldn't be the transmission, you'd go to the wagon!
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plus, you won't walk on that warranty you got from God himself.
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Alright I'm out of here motherfuckers.. fuck you, you know who, yard of the month motherfucker.
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Have a nice day!
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The Q has been out for a while now. The engine is used everywhere. The transmission is used everywhere. The issues are known, the kinks worked out. Fear not my friend.
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Last time I looked at a Q5, about 4 years ago I think, I found the exterior to be nice, but the interior seemed like it was really lacking. Just didn't feel like a 65k(CAN) SUV.
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Originally Posted by Majofo
Alright I'm out of here motherfuckers.. fuck you, you know who, yard of the month motherfucker.

he's talking to me!
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Didn't they just recently update the exterior?
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he's talking to me!


The hell do you have to do with yards?
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Maybe the 2017s had a refresh and use the turboed engines. Not sure.
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yeah....2.0T
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Yea $6/month hits the pocket hard.
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in that case; did you get everything you needed for YOTM?
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Cant you just buy a YOTM on Amazon today??
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Justin, does your mom pay you to mow her lawn? I hope so. Maybe then you can afford to QD your TL.
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Hmmmm... I'm wondering if you planted them wrong. Yeeeup. I did it this year. Had to replant 12 trees and about 30 shrubs, as they all looked like death and getting worse

What we missed was using potting soil, mixed with top soil, when putting them in the ground. That, and a "transplant" nutrient. And we made the holes in the ground bigger. Once we replanted them, we water maybe once every 4 days, for like 20-30 seconds each, and that's it. They look happier than ever now. Lots of new leaves coming in... this one tree in particular, we thought was done for. it lost 75% of it's foliage.
I did use top soil, but to be honest, I think it was probably more a lack of watering, than anything.

Not sure they can be saved, they are pretty yellow right now.

So, I know my wife doesn't want more trees, but I would be willing to do it one last time and make sure I water it, because it looks better with the 4 trees than it would with shrubs.
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Justin, does your mom pay you to mow her lawn? I hope so. Maybe then you can afford to QD your TL.
she pays me to wash her car.

every week
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yeah....2.0T
They come in 2 liter turbos or the supercharged v6 that I have. Unless they upgraded to the new turboed 6 in 2017 like the 5 series did.
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she pays me to wash her car.

every week
That's great man. Save those pennies!

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