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Old 20 February 2018, 09:58 PM
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Old 20 February 2018, 10:20 PM
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Of course !
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More useful too
Old 21 February 2018, 11:24 AM
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Can't argue with that!
Old 21 February 2018, 12:22 PM
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Wagons with saloon front and rear arches look even better! few on here if I recall.
Old 22 February 2018, 01:18 PM
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^^^^^^^

do like a wide arched wagon!!

quite a lot of performance cars look decent as wagons, b5 rs4, rs2, e36/e46 m3 conversions (there's a nice e92 m3 touring on the bay at the mo) old escort combi rs turbos
Old 22 February 2018, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by beef-on-the-bone


..there's a nice e92 m3 touring on the bay at the mo..


Just found that, it's lush!
Old 22 February 2018, 02:13 PM
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Wagons rool!
Old 22 February 2018, 02:18 PM
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I love my wagon. Not loads of room for passengers in the back seats but it takes 2 seconds to fold the seats down for this massive space for transporting stuff.

Just a shame there wasn't a proper STI wagon done for all markets, unless I'm mistaken on that.
Old 22 February 2018, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Fishbowlhead
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Just a shame there wasn't a proper STI wagon done for all markets, unless I'm mistaken on that.
I'd second that.
It would've saved me about £10k trying to build my own newage STi wagon.
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Originally Posted by SouthWalesSam
I'd second that.
It would've saved me about £10k trying to build my own newage STi wagon.
Pics please 🙂

Edit. Thinking on it. I suppose the underrated hatchback is the logical step onwards from the wagon which of course does have an sti version.

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Old 22 February 2018, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Fishbowlhead
Pics please 🙂 ....
Okay, some pics of my WRX wagon to 'STi+ wagon' build:


















Old 22 February 2018, 04:54 PM
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Crikey you've spend some dough there specking everything up to sti standards.
Old 22 February 2018, 10:57 PM
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you can buy sti wagons, just not many around
Old 22 February 2018, 11:18 PM
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Amen to that

Fully forged 2.5 Blob wagon, once I have AP front brakes and whiteline ARB’s fitted, saloon front end conversion will be next
(Got all the parts, need to get fitted!!!)
Old 23 February 2018, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Fishbowlhead
Pics please 🙂

Edit. Thinking on it. I suppose the underrated hatchback is the logical step onwards from the wagon which of course does have an sti version.
I replaced my blob wagon with this, after viewing a couple of tired sti wagons. Hatches handle alot better than wagons, even after mods. But I still miss the blob!
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They made Bugeye Wagons although they are a bit of a half-way house as they still maintain the WRX track width IIRC.

I have wondered whether it would be easier to convert an STi saloon into a wagon, rather than swap everything across from an STi saloon to a wagon? Presumably the body only changes past the C pillar? Is the tailgate and saloon boot the same dimensions? Can't be a massive amount of work to cut the wagon tailgate section post C pillar and graft it onto a saloon.
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Originally Posted by hedgecutter
I replaced my blob wagon with this....

Tres artistique.
Old 23 February 2018, 11:47 AM
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Thank you, I am an artist, but not that kind😉
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Can confirm, though i do like the hatches quite a lot too! If i move on from the blob it'll likely be to a JDM hatch.
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The nicest looking wagon I've seen



build thread - https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-4...ide-wagon.html
Old 23 February 2018, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Don Clark
The nicest looking wagon I've seen



build thread - https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-4...ide-wagon.html
That's a beautiful colour for sure. I'm not really a fan of the saloon wings though but to each their own.
Old 23 February 2018, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Don Clark
The nicest looking wagon I've seen



build thread - https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-4...ide-wagon.html
Thanks Don, I hadn’t seen this before, what an absolute beauty
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Meet nobby stands up quite well i think
Old 23 February 2018, 09:16 PM
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Some days i prefer wagons other days saloons, must depend on the time of the month :-D
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Even a Legacy.



And used properly, not garage queens.

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Thats in for me, wagon on steroids..........



you a budding artist too
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Originally Posted by Don Clark
The nicest looking wagon I've seen



build thread - https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-4...ide-wagon.html
That's a Herculean effort right there. Amazing what people are capable of.
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Would rather have another Forester STi
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Thanks for the above comments on mine, got a few more little bit to do on the exterior but going to start on the engine side of things soon as it’s now at 130km and has started to loose a few ponies from under the bonnet.







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