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| and it will carry a lot of gear too.. pretty quickly door to door... granted it's a station wagon... but at least it was one of the fastest production wagons built at the time
1996 Volvo 850 turbo R
fully decked same as this one but in better shape..
sure beats the Accord..(which is now Shannon's)
pick it up Monday after we get the insurance/registration transferred.
anyone have an Ovation emblem off a case? I need one for the back gate...
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Location: Phoenix AZ | HEY! Don't make fun of station wagons. I drive an Audi S-6. Absolutely correct about hauling lots of guitars in the back. I also carry my bicycle in the back. Wife refuses to drive it because it's a "wagon", so she has her own toy. That's fine with me.
Enjoy the new rig. That's a real nice one. Shoot me your mailing address and I can send you a case emblem. I've got a whole pile of thm somewhere.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | HEY! Don't make fun of station wagons. I drive an Audi S6 wagon and love it. Absolutely correct about hauling lots of guitars in the back. I also carry my bicycle in the back. Wife refuses to drive it because it's a "wagon", so she has her own toy. That's fine with me.
Enjoy the new rig. That's a real nice one. Shoot me your mailing address and I can send you a case emblem. I've got a whole pile of thm somewhere.
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | hey, a Merc Mountaineer doesn't count as a station wagon does it?! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Not Big Enough...(for me)...just ask BegginJM...lol
But for you Glenn, its great! Seriously, its a very nice ride!
Blessings... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Explorer's, Mountaineer's, etc.... just a re badged station wagon. (I've got an Explorer too Jim) :D
Hey Glen, got the book, thanks again. Any update on Char? |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Wagons are cool! IMO [depending on the make of the car] they even tend to be sportier looking than their sedan type siblings. There are two cars in my household, and one of them is a Subaru Impreza wagon that dates back to my college days. It has/had hauled my guitars for years, without any problems. I'll admit that the car had its share of maintenance and body repairs in the 14 years that I owned it -- but performance wise -- it never broke down on me [not even once!], and it always pass the state inspection with flying colors every year. The most recent inspection took place just 3 days ago. Might I add that this car loves the snow, that it was [and still is] the only vehicle that manages to get out of the driveway during extremely bad winter conditions.
Before the Subaru, I once drove a Colt Vista wagon. I think it's a Mitsubishi-manufactured car with Chrysler badges on it. I loved the looks and the amount of room it had, but it kept on breaking down on me, that I traded it in for the Subaru three years later. This year, my wife and I decided that the time has come to retire the Impreza, so we are currently looking at dealer lots for deals. Most likely, because of the good luck I had with this tiny wagon that runs on a puny 1.8 liter, 4 cyl. engine, I just might get another Subaru ... perhaps the Forester?? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | How about a Suburban, fit a lot of guitars in that! |
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Location: SoCal | We've had a Toyota Camry wagon in the family for the last 12 years. My wife drove it for 11 and I've had it for the last year. It's a great car. Now, I'm about to downsize but to another wagon, a Mazda 3 5 door, and my kids will get to use the Camry. Wagons are great.
From the mid 90's to just a couple of years ago, nobody made a wagon (or would admit to it). The choices were either SUV's or minivans. Now wagons are back with a vengence but they're called cross over vehicles or sport wagons, not station wagons. I don't care what they call them.... |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Sportiest little thing I've driven in a while was a Pontiac Vibe we rented on vacation a couple years ago. Can't really call it a wagon - too tiny - but it was peppy and held a lot of stuff (baby, stroller, 4 suitcases, guitar, playpen, and us).
I'm just selling our Santa Fe - going to be wierd not having an SUV or 4wd for a while. I'm still driving my 10-year-old Sable, which I can cram 8 guitars in cases into. Talk about space conservation! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Station Wagons are cool! But now nobody makes real wagons any more, except Audi, BMW, and other spendy European companies.
A TRUE Station Wagon should have a long-enough cargo area so that you can flip-down the rear seat and fit a twin-sized mattress in there.
Then you can live it the sucker.
At bedtime, you just throw all the your crap in the front seat, turn-on the camp TV, and grab a beer from the cooler. And make yourself at home in K-mart's parking lot!
:cool: The voice of experience...
Plus, Grocery-Go-Getters are good camouflage! |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Music needs a semi! To quote Al "'nuf said!" |
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Location: Tennessee | The only station wagon I've ever owned was my first car, a '64 Nova wagon. This was before I took to hauling around guitars ... but it hauled around a lot of surfboards and ho-daddies. And the occasional California Wahine. :cool:
Glenn, those Volvos are really sweet. I've driven a recent 300-hp V70R with AWD and six-speed manual. Standard equipment should include a radar detector .. you're gonna need it. |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
But now nobody makes real wagons any more, except Audi, BMW, and other spendy European companies.
And Dodge.
Oh wait, they're German-owned now. |
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Location: SoCal | Chrysler was German owned. Mercedes sold their stake in Chrysler to an investment group..... |
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Location: Texas | Station wagons rule!
I have a VW Passat wagon, it is my family car, tour car and overall cool vehicle.
Welcome! :cool: |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | My buddy did get on of them Magnum Wagons, without the Hemi.
[But how fast do you really need to go in Portland?]
That is a fine Rock-n-Roller's ride.
But I'm not sure if you can camp-out in it. And it has NO camouflage-value.
It turns-heads where-ever it goes!
[And it might have been Dr. Z's idea...]
I do like that Volvo, but I ride the bus. |
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Location: NJ | In my PTCruiser, I can fit:
Two Peavey trapezoidal cabinets wit a 12" and a horn in each.
"Natalee" - a 4' long black nylon duffel packed with mic/speaker stands & cables.
An anvil case containing a 16-channel powered mixer.
Another anvil case containing pedal board & ancillary cables.
A lighted music stand.
Four guitars in Ovation HSC's.
A Pelican Case of microphones.
A gig bag of sundry gig supplies.
Assorted fans, sandbags, and a rolled-up 4'4' banner.
. . . along with room for another passenger upfront, and still have the ability to see out my rearview mirror . . . |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | ... and as soon as the elephants clear off the stage, 24 clowns emerge from the Cruiser.
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Location: Vermont USA | "along with room for another passenger upfront, and still have the ability to see out my rear view mirror"
Must be one of those inflatable types.
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Location: NJ | . . . those elephants are a hard act t'follow . . . |
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| I gotta station wagon too. |
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Location: NJ | . . how IS that pizza-delivery thing going, btw?? . . . |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | "I drive a rambler." |
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| You're a bad person who should have more respect for his elders.
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OT: Grandpa and Grandma got a new baby hauler!!
