I've been shopping used cts 3.6 wagons and have been very suspicious of that hatch opening and low roofline. I'm guessing the usable volume is probably no better than my Protégé 5 and my Outback would blow it away. Sure looks sexy though.

How much lumber can it carry? Will it take a 4x8 sheet of plywood?

I'm a big fan of these Shelby s, particularly the turbos, but theses are all just garage art. And not the kind that's worth 120 large. Not even close.

That was from last year and the only pic I had handy. A better pic would have been after Christmas when I strapped the un-bundled tree to the top headed to the recycling center. Or when I put the Yakima Loadwarrior basket on top for a trip to the home improvement store. It actually makes a pretty good beast of burden.

Here's a picture of mine. Just for giggles, I crunched some numbers figuring what I've spent on it. Adding up everything except insurance and registration, and FULLY depreciating it, it has cost me like 35¢/mile over 45k miles. Now has 72k and change on it.

Got a P5 myself. Went looking for a beater with the intent of keeping it a couple of years while I paid off the wife's car. Ended up finding a low mileage, but slightly riced-out (fart can muffler, after market lights, ugly wheels) example. Bought it, de-riced it and have had it for six years now. It's been the…

Good episode. LOTS more car time than previous ones. Be interesting to see if future episodes follow suit.

NP.... no doubt.

Winner winner chicken dinner!

I agree on the NP, but I don't think "slow" even begins to describe the performance. A riding mower with four flat tires could probably out run this thing.

I'm not suggesting they are bad cars at all. I've even considered purchasing a Sportwagen, but for the utility and economy. Not for the fun factor. Anyone that considers a tdi to be fun needs to get out more.

I thought "fun" was part of the requirement?

I'm prepared to drive with no A/C and the windows up until the inside feels like a discarded pair of cycling pants in downtown Dagobah. I'm also prepared to use a special secret technique/tool I brought along that I'm not totally sure is against the rules, so I'm keeping it quiet, for now.

The Barfly anthem of my generation. Great tune.

Owned an '03 IS for about 25k trouble free miles before family needs necessitated trading it. Mine had the MT. Never got 30 mpg. Mid to high 20's was the norm. They're geared pretty short. Premium fuel recommended if memory serves.

*large dog... not large do.

This it not a wagon.

If one of these hypothetically had the maintenance and repair cost of an Accord, factor in fuel economy, frequent tire replacement.... and bail... still way more expensive than an Accord.

Judging by the door panels, and the Satellite grille, that's a Satellite masquerading as a Road Runner. Stripes are wrong too. Quarter/roof stripes weren't packaged together with the fender/hood stripes. I could go on...

"Please be careful when opening overhead bins as items may have shifted in flight. "