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/o/ I'm a noob and I need advice.
I love station wagons, estates, whatever you call them. The selection in the US isn't that great though. Most of the "performance" models start around 45,000 new, and that gets you a 3-series, or an a4 all road.
I'm looking more at the prospect of getting the VW sportwagen and putting in a higher end turbo. Maybe doll up the exhaust a little too, but mainly focusing on bringing it up from the stock 170hp to around 250.
Is this retarded? Would I be better off buying a used wagon that was initially intended to have more stock performance?
Also performance wagon appreciation thread
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>>17842861
>sportwagen
that's not a performance car
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VW has an R line golf wagon in Germany that I wish they'd bring stateside. Essentially just the IS30 out of the regular Golf R with awd
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>>17842867
I know it's not meant to be performance, but would adding performance parts be enough to make it one?
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>>17842861
get a used e63 wagon.
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>>17842879
No... Just buy an Audi. Once you void your warranty with a bigger turbo you'll be fucked anyways.
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>>17842880
I would if I had that kind of money.
>>17842893
Damn, I guess you're right. Was enjoying the idea of a "late to drop the kids off" sleeper
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I'm sorry anon.
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>>17842861
Do it. It's a steal nice car. Stage 2 tune on stock turbo is really spunky with about 220 wheel hp and 300 torque. GTI turbo with Burger Motorsports JB4 or APR tune can give you 280 wheel with 320 torque. Some are over 300HP. Amazing platform. One of the best deals for cheap speed.
Is38 turbo from R gets you 320-350 hp.
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>>17842920
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=465919428
if you can spend 30k a sportwagen you can spend 30k on this.
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>>17842861
For between $1000-$3000 you can get an old Honda Accord wagon or Toyota Camry wagon and then spend a couple grand putting in a JDM engine and tranny or having a performance rebuild done with a new tuned ECU, ported intake, custom exhaust and maybe a turbo or supercharger.
You'll save a couple thousand getting an older wagon and modifying it, I drive a '94 5spd Accord wagon and its very fun to drive, has great gas mileage, and is cheap to maintain.
I'm planning on restoring it to stock factory status, having the engine rebuilt, restoring the interior and painting it the original color.
I know this will cost nearly as much as getting a new car, but this is /o/, if you don't love shitboxes then gtfo
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>>17842861
Get any subaru wagon and tune it...
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>>17842861
The answer is polestar...
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>>17842879
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WRX Estate
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>>17845587
>marketing names
>relevant
Choose one
They also had "Syncro"
It didn't synchronize shit.
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>>17845431
This OP. tuned Subaru wagons are common up here in the northeast/
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>>17845587
there's a difference between wagen and wagon. Learn it.
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>>17845625
are you retarded?
that was exactly my point
I'm not the one who called a fucking station wagon " sports car "
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>>17842861
Holden commodore SS stationwagon.
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