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European manufacturers figured this out quickly and simultaneously started to produce sportwagons, you can have AMG Mercs, RS Audis etc. I think Alfa Romeo 156 was the original sportwagon giving the kick in the butt for everyone. Now there are sportwagons available from Cadillac, who would have thought. Pretty nice for a 20-yo design: I drive to Germany a couple of times a year. The leftmost lane on the Autobahn is occupied by Porsches, Lambos and wagons.

I'll get me Dremel.

The 2.0 Ecoboost is rated at 240 hp over here. That would be mindless fun in a TC.

That's why the passenger models have a liftgate and cargo variants come with barn doors. A liftgate would block a forklift access.

With regards from my former Kiss Bus

Of course they do.

So a plate is never issued without the existence of a specific car + owner it's stuck onto?

Fifty150, are you ex-military?

Why do they need to ship the plates separately in a week, don't the DMV have stock just to hand them over to you right away? Minus the wanker plates, of course.

The roof carries a lot more and there are heavy duty racks and baskets available, the limit is set this low to avoid people tipping their vans over when turning.

I have a factory tow bar (swan neck) and I tow weekly (or twice a week) with my 10' light trailer (1000 lbs payload) no brakes. The trailer is actually very durable and takes twice the payload without a squeak. I once loaded too much sand on it and the axle looked to be sitting really close to the spring bumpers. I calculated the sand weight by volume afterwards and it was 4000 lbs! Sand is really tricky, never thought it was this heavy.

Just wanted to suggest the source for the dual clutch information. Regarding the dual zone CC: this is normal UI, my two different Japanese vehicles act exactly the same, both also have "DUAL" button or just press "AUTO" to restore dual control from the driver side. Don't know about the Connect as mine has a manual dial A/C.

Diesel models have a Powershift dual-clutch automatic.

I would use Waze or *Maps and stop worrying. The built-ins are outdated anyway.

You'll get used to to the quick clear wire grid. I've had those since my '96 Escort and loving every minute of it. The defogging power of this solution exceeds any blower and even works in very wet and damp conditions, not to mention de-icing (not relevant in your case).

You really seem to like that Snapple, don't you :P

You don't want metal shavings fixed in the oil filter. A magnetic oil drain plug works just fine. It gathers the junk in the very bottom of the oil pan and draining the oil will remove all loose metal particles. You can just wipe the plug clean and refit.

No, the bottom red sections in the main tail light clusters.

Most cars sold in Europe are wagons for the obvious reason. Sedan has no function for family or hobby use.

Correct. The only minus is junkies getting interested in anything they can rip out of the car. Does your Pioneer "listen" to CANBUS signals on light switch position, speed etc?

Or stick these standard DRL LED strips in the bumper slits:

http://www.cheatsheet.com/automobiles/going-the-distance-7-cars-that-have-gone-1m-miles.html/?a=viewall

These were extremely popular here late in the 80s/early 90s: Toyota LiteAce, Mitsubishi Delica and Nissan Vanette were the most visible ones. Seemed boring to me back then but would like to have one right now.

Used one in the nineties. Worked ok. Not all phones stick to a magnet all that well.

So there is no relay socket at the dedicated spot in the fuse box at all?