Sportwagen's Family Fleet

"Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen" (sportwagen) 09/01/2014 at 21:30 • Filed to: Fleets, Fleet

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Okay, so this is awkward... I have the only wagon in the family. Oh well!

Newest to oldest:

Our 2014 Honda Oddysey (we picked it up on 8-30 and proceeded to drive it 400 miles in 2 days LOL) (mom's dd)

My 2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDI w/ three pedals ;) Got kicked out by Ms. Piggy and is sitting in the rain currently :(

Sister's 2008 Chrysler 300 Touring (miss Piggy to me, Steve Rogers to my sister LOL) So big it wouldn't fit in the frame!

Dad's 2006 Jeep Liberty CRD (it's got issues, sometimes it starts, other times it doesn't)(dad's dd)

Dad's 2006 Ram 2500 Megacab Cummins Diesel

And of course the 1980 Toyota Pickup with the 22R and 4 speed manual!

Bonus round, XZIBIT edition:

mazda616 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 09/01/2014 at 21:40

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Very cool truck. And your Jetta is my favorite out of all of those.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > mazda616 09/01/2014 at 21:41

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Which truck? lol the JSW is my favorite too!

mazda616 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 09/01/2014 at 21:43

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Oh, I forgot to specify. The Yota, of course. Haha

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > mazda616 09/01/2014 at 21:44

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Yeah it's awesome! Piss yellow original paint and a four on the floor with (basically) no power! It's fun to drive though cause you can rev the balls off of it! The engine is indestructible!

ly2v8-Brian > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 09/01/2014 at 21:53

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So does the sportwagen feel sporty?

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > ly2v8-Brian 09/01/2014 at 21:55

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Needs better tires, but other than that, yes! So much so that this happened:

Blacktop Nationals Autocross at Kansas Star Casino!

ly2v8-Brian > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 09/01/2014 at 21:59

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Looks very composed. Does it get good mileage if you drive it rough?

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > ly2v8-Brian 09/01/2014 at 22:01

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Very majestic lol! I always do, yes it gets good mileage! Worst AVG I've gotten so far is 35 !

ly2v8-Brian > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 09/01/2014 at 22:03

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Damn that's awesome. I drive my truck like a granny I may get 20.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > ly2v8-Brian 09/01/2014 at 22:07

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BTW, that's an average of city (40 MPH) and country (62 MPH) not instantaneous

ly2v8-Brian > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 09/01/2014 at 22:14

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Wow.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > ly2v8-Brian 09/01/2014 at 22:16

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That's the best I've gotten.. however my mom claimed to have gotten 54.1 avg one time with the A/C off (I always drive with it on LOL) and the windows down... without revving it over 2k rpm haha

ly2v8-Brian > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 09/01/2014 at 22:21

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How's the reliability? This is a car I'm interested in for sometime in the future.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > ly2v8-Brian 09/01/2014 at 22:24

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The only problem I've had is with the hatch latch (say that 5 times fast ;) dying on me and having to lock it shut... 2k miles out of warranty >:-/ $240 later it was replaced and fixed. Also, the tires I have on it are down to 30% tread after (I think) 25k miles while they were rated to 50k miles, but small problem. Also oil changes are ridiculous! Would you do them yourself or have a dealer do it?

ly2v8-Brian > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 09/01/2014 at 22:30

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I'd do it myself. I'm fairly knowledgable about Diesels. Thanks for the info.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > ly2v8-Brian 09/01/2014 at 22:35

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The car uses "special" "VW approved" oil that is like $10 a quart! That and you have to unbolt the fuel lines to get to the fuel filter! If you don't want to undo like 15 screws on the bottom of the engine (which let me tell you isn't easy to access without a pit or a full car lift) you need a sucker that you stick in the dipstick tube to suck the oil out!

ly2v8-Brian > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 09/01/2014 at 22:42

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I worked at a Jiffy Lube like 4 years ago, and VW diesel filters were (keyword apparently) easy to get to, but like every German car there were these PITA skid plates underneath.

But I have the tools to deal with it.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > ly2v8-Brian 09/01/2014 at 22:43

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Just get a little suction thing and suck it out the dipstick tube! We do it and it takes maybe an extra 5 minutes not including the time saved from not taking the plastic guard off the bottom!

ly2v8-Brian > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 09/01/2014 at 22:48

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That is, interesting. But it should work. That's how we changed out coolant at JL. Hmm

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > ly2v8-Brian 09/01/2014 at 22:52

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LOL we had to get creative after I tried to fit under the car without jacking it up (it has 6 inches of ground clearance under the engine lmao) I just could not fit LOL

MuchWagon > mazda616 09/02/2014 at 08:35

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I would call her Red Delicious and fill the back with apples.