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Old May 20, 2025 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
I farted in the driver seat of that car.
Upped the resale by at least 10 racks
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As far as blue and v70r, yes sir...but no, the car in the video is currently parked at my job.
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Those V70 R wagons were no joke. Had an officer I worked for years ago had one like this, but it was the predecessor, 850R

Supposedly P2 platform was a huge improvement over the 850R but I like how boxy it is and obviously everyone knows the livery of that monster track car that makes
you think Vulva wagon beast...
that looks like a pretty cool spec!

I would love to throw some money at it one day, new clutch, refreshed (bigger?) turbo....clean up the suspension bits...
it's a very strange and unique and weird and odd vehicle to own. And I drive it like I'm competing at the WRC most of the time
which must be a spectacle for other's on the road.
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Old May 20, 2025 | 07:57 AM
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Only has 210-215 horses, but I would def DD this.

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/37L...300-sportcross






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Old May 20, 2025 | 08:03 AM
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^ If only Toyota had thought to offer the Sportcross with a manual.
My aunt had a 5MT sedan, loved that little car.
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Old May 20, 2025 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
^ If only Toyota had thought to offer the Sportcross with a manual.
My aunt had a 5MT sedan, loved that little car.
Yeah, that woulda been sweet, but def no business case for a 5MT Sportcross, sadly.

Test drove a used sedan years ago (pre-pandemic) and loved it. Too bad the wells in the trunk were full of water! Hard pass.
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Old May 20, 2025 | 08:08 AM
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It's also a pretty tight interior, if you regularly have passengers.
I've seen a few manual swapped Sportcross, but odds are those are not lightly driven.
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Old May 20, 2025 | 06:21 PM
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*putting on fire suit* The IS300 wagon is one of the few cars I don’t prefer in wagon form. Rear window is too raked and the shape of the last windows make it look like it’s curving its butt up.
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Old May 21, 2025 | 10:23 AM
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That Lexus IS beyond FUGLY.
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Old May 21, 2025 | 08:07 PM
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Looks like a Forester.
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Old May 22, 2025 | 05:48 AM
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I see those here, although there were a lot more my first go round (2004-2011). Over here it's called the Ghia. Kind of odd, and honestly a bit "meh."

On another note, this little guy went for $5800. A bit modified, not much interior, but pretty cool. 1975 Datsun 710 Wagon



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Old May 22, 2025 | 06:47 AM
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I'd prefer a 510, but that's not bad looking either.
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Old May 23, 2025 | 02:49 PM
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Minivan?!? We don't need no stinkin' minivans!






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Old May 25, 2025 | 04:41 PM
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Old May 26, 2025 | 01:59 PM
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For sale on BaT ....

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1996-volvo-850r-13/













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Old May 26, 2025 | 11:42 PM
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saw this zip by today, I wasn't fast enough to get the front...


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Old May 27, 2025 | 05:48 AM
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^ Is it the camera angle or does it look like that front door and fender are a bit darker? The Legacy GT was always a favorite of mine.
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Old May 27, 2025 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mrmako
^ Is it the camera angle or does it look like that front door and fender are a bit darker? The Legacy GT was always a favorite of mine.
it zipped by pretty fast, I didn't notice a different color on the door... it's probably just the angle OR maybe some weird stuff happening when I added a filter into the picture
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Old May 28, 2025 | 06:39 AM
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Or, it's & mas a bit of color mismatch due to age or a prior respray/repair.
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Old May 28, 2025 | 10:15 AM
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JDM spec, 53k mi on the clock, up for auction on C&B

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/30Q...egacy-gt-wagon






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Old May 28, 2025 | 08:29 PM
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I was at the Subaru dealer having the Levorg looked at (misfire on cylinder 3) and saw the new 2025 Forester. Not a wagon anymore, but could be if lowered about 5 inches.





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Old May 28, 2025 | 09:50 PM
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it's been a SUV for a while, in the class of the CRV, Rav4, CX5
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Old May 28, 2025 | 10:05 PM
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My first thought it looks like every midsize SUV. They all look similar these days.
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Old May 29, 2025 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by PhilB81
*putting on fire suit* The IS300 wagon is one of the few cars I don’t prefer in wagon form. Rear window is too raked and the shape of the last windows make it look like it’s curving its butt up.
Fast forward to today and pretty much every wagon (with sporty intentions) has a raked hatch. The A6 Allroad/RS6 is especially useless IMO.
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Old May 30, 2025 | 07:40 AM
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Love those monoblocks.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-c43-amg-43-2/






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Old May 30, 2025 | 07:49 AM
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Would DD
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Old May 30, 2025 | 07:58 AM
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Old May 30, 2025 | 08:16 AM
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The back isn't the best looking, but I've always liked the W202, apart from the biodegradable wiring harnesses . Would have a C36 any day.
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Old May 30, 2025 | 07:10 PM
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My favorite of the C63 Line.... A waste where I live now driving at 100 km/h




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Old May 30, 2025 | 08:01 PM
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I really wish the W205 wagon was offered here. Loved my sedan, but would've really been hard to give up the wagon
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Old Jun 1, 2025 | 11:01 AM
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Vid = "Meh. Bit of a pig."
















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Old Jun 1, 2025 | 11:07 AM
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Not exactly a looker either
I think the RS6 looks better
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
Not exactly a looker either
I think the RS6 looks better
the hardest thing is to decide if the interior or the exterior is the worse.
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Old Jun 2, 2025 | 03:49 AM
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the hardest thing is to decide if the interior or the exterior is the worse.
Lipstick on a pig, is still a pig. But this one forgot the lipstick.
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Old Jun 2, 2025 | 06:13 AM
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Problem is, BMW will say "you wanted it, we offered it, you didn't buy it" and never bring it back to the US
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Old Jun 2, 2025 | 09:00 AM
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Yep, but also, in my area, I didn’t see many new m5 or even that many new 5 series.
plenty of x7 though.

Anyways, I’m about to head to Europe for a holiday and my rental is/should be a wagon, so I’ll post some pics in a week or 2.
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Old Jun 2, 2025 | 09:17 AM
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I see far more 3er sedans than 5er by a large margin.
Midsize, I probably see/notice more E-Class Mercs than 5er or _6 Audis.
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Originally Posted by PhilB81
the hardest thing is to decide if the interior or the exterior is the worse.
Yes.
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Old Jun 3, 2025 | 04:04 AM
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Funny enough, here I am on a small island with a short expressway (fastest by "speed limit" so 80 km/h) of about 65km. But when I leave the gym, at a local kindergarten I see parked a new G-wagon (AMG), a GLE AMG, and an AMG GT. And I'm thinking there is no way those vehicles can't have maintenance issues when you can not actually exercise those engines.
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Old Jun 3, 2025 | 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by mrmako
Funny enough, here I am on a small island with a short expressway (fastest by "speed limit" so 80 km/h) of about 65km. But when I leave the gym, at a local kindergarten I see parked a new G-wagon (AMG), a GLE AMG, and an AMG GT. And I'm thinking there is no way those vehicles can't have maintenance issues when you can not actually exercise those engines.
it's kinda like around here in Vancouver (or actually probably all over the world), I see a lot of G-Wagons (almost always an AMG), yet... probably 99% of them will never see dirt... it's such a waste because they're actually super capable offroading beasts (except the exhaust placement totally fucks up the breakover angle )
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Alright, I just picked up my rental. I initially thought I would have a 5 series touring, but it ended up being an A6 avant. Initial impressions are just ‘ok’. I didn’t find a seating position that’s completely comfortable for my back and both kids complained the rear headrests are too far forward. Also, I’m disappointed the rear glass doesn’t open like it did on the 5 series we had 2 years ago. The ride is pretty good though and I really like the shape and size of the steering wheel. Here are a few pics of the outside.




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Old Jun 8, 2025 | 09:38 PM
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Some wagons I saw at cars and coffee








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