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2/22/13, 08:54 AM
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Far better to be "that guy," the performance car guy who is clever enough to drive a car that is both practical and that also has the same performance dynamics as his neighbors hot performance sedan rather than his kids school bus. Seems like a Power Wagon represents a "best of both worlds" / "having your cake and eating it too" / "killing two birds with one stone" type deal to me.
Believe me, I do know about SUVs having put many thousands of miles behind the helm of perhaps the Uber SUV: a (late) Ford Excursion with AWD, tires off a pit-mine ore hauler and a massive 7.3 liter turbo diesel that was machined whole from an ingot of iron giving it a torque rating more commonly found on midsize tramp steamers at double-digit rpm. This immense beast made Chevy Suburbans seem a bit effete.
Certainly better than being "that guy," somehow insecure in his manhood, wallowing around his obese, lumbering land barge, aka, an SUV with the performance dynamics of the garage it can't even fit in. I'd far rather be the dad that drives the performance equal of a hot muscle-car/performance sedan than to resign myself to the performance desert limping around in some insipid minivan or oafish SUV. Junior could watch both receding quickly through the wagon's rear-hatch window as dad catches a bit of rubber pulling off a flawless 2-3 gear shift.
2/22/13, 02:49 PM
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A Man Just Needs Some....
Far better to be "that guy," the performance car guy who is clever enough to drive a car that is both practical and that also has the same performance dynamics as his neighbors hot performance sedan rather than his kids school bus. Seems like a Power Wagon represents a "best of both worlds" / "having your cake and eating it too" / "killing two birds with one stone" type deal to me.
Believe me, I do know about SUVs having put many thousands of miles behind the helm of perhaps the Uber SUV: a (late) Ford Excursion with AWD, tires off a pit-mine ore hauler and a massive 7.3 liter turbo diesel that was machined whole from an ingot of iron giving it a torque rating more commonly found on midsize tramp steamers at double-digit rpm. This immense beast made Chevy Suburbans seem a bit effete.
Certainly better than being "that guy," somehow insecure in his manhood, wallowing around his obese, lumbering land barge, aka, an SUV with the performance dynamics of the garage it can't even fit in. I'd far rather be the dad that drives the performance equal of a hot muscle-car/performance sedan than to resign myself to the performance desert limping around in some insipid minivan or oafish SUV. Junior could watch both receding quickly through the wagon's rear-hatch window as dad catches a bit of rubber pulling off a flawless 2-3 gear shift.
Believe me, I do know about SUVs having put many thousands of miles behind the helm of perhaps the Uber SUV: a (late) Ford Excursion with AWD, tires off a pit-mine ore hauler and a massive 7.3 liter turbo diesel that was machined whole from an ingot of iron giving it a torque rating more commonly found on midsize tramp steamers at double-digit rpm. This immense beast made Chevy Suburbans seem a bit effete.
Certainly better than being "that guy," somehow insecure in his manhood, wallowing around his obese, lumbering land barge, aka, an SUV with the performance dynamics of the garage it can't even fit in. I'd far rather be the dad that drives the performance equal of a hot muscle-car/performance sedan than to resign myself to the performance desert limping around in some insipid minivan or oafish SUV. Junior could watch both receding quickly through the wagon's rear-hatch window as dad catches a bit of rubber pulling off a flawless 2-3 gear shift.
Ill keep my big SUV because it has great room and comfort. Great for traveling. Great for big cargo. Excellent ground clearance. And I could care less about fuel economy. My performance car is sitting in the garage waiting for me when I'm ready to go fast.
2/22/13, 02:58 PM
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I like fast wagons . . . . and tacos! I like tacos too . . .
Maybe I will start a wagons thread . . . After I get some tacos.
Maybe I will start a wagons thread . . . After I get some tacos.
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2/22/13, 03:08 PM
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Yup . . . . bout sums up what we all feel! Good on you! And da** shame what happened to Selena!
2/22/13, 03:19 PM
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2/22/13, 04:40 PM
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Whatever makes you feel better about yourself pimping a station wagon. Church it up all you want, you're driving a station wagon. I'm not saying I don't like wagons but I'm also not gonna cruise one because its a great performance wagon. The cargo area in a wagon is meant for groceries. Period.
Ill keep my big SUV because it has great room and comfort. Great for traveling. Great for big cargo. Excellent ground clearance. And I could care less about fuel economy. My performance car is sitting in the garage waiting for me when I'm ready to go fast.
Seriously though, both are excellent options for somewhat different needs and wants. I guess the subtext of my argument is that too many people, especially performance enthusiasts, needlessly overlook wagons as perhaps the better solution to their needs and interests than are SUVs in many, perhaps even most situations, especially if you're a car guy with a one vehicle option. I think both wagons and hatchbacks suffer from dated, simplistic and unfair associations in the U.S. To dismiss a wagon that can crack off 12 second quarter miles and lap a road course with all but the hottest full on performance cars is needlessly overlooking a vast amount of goodness.
That said, minivans still equal mommy mobiles!
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