wagon lovers?

I have only seen a few TSX Wagons in the year we have had ours. But in Europe last month I saw a ton of them (badged as Honda Accord Tourer), and all the ones I saw were turbo diesels with the manual transmission.
 
We recently took a 2800 mile road trip in ours. We bought a wagon because we tended to drive the 4Runner 90% of the time due to the amount of space inside for our things. We wanted a wagon so we could still camp and haul outdoor gear, but also get 30+ MPG.

662 miles the first day of travel across Hwy 50 to Utah.
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Twisties on Hwy 50
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Spotted an unusual 22-degree sun halo on our trip. The sun halo is caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals in cirrus clouds within the atmosphere. The crystals bend direct sunlight, projecting it elsewhere into the sky, and at precisely 22 degrees, forming a halo around the sun.
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The car averaged 35 mpg the entire trip.
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Kodachrome State park
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We had a 1,177 mile trip home that we planned to spread across two days, but the car was so comfortable we soldiered on and did the entire drive in one day. The seats in this car are amazing.
 
paddlenbike said:
We had a 1,177 mile trip home that we planned to spread across two days, but the car was so comfortable we soldiered on and did the entire drive in one day. The seats in this car are amazing.
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wish i can convince my wife to sit thru 1177 miles. If i could next vaction would be to yellowstone!
 
gshadow325 said:
wish i can convince my wife to sit thru 1177 miles. If i could next vaction would be to yellowstone!
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We did 662 miles in one shot to get to Utah, and I thought that was a lot. It was actually my wife that proposed we do the 1,177 miles back and my first thought was "no way!" I only drove 1 hour of that trip, she did nearly the entire thing! The seats in this car are very comfy.
 
paddlenbike said:
I wish it were. The TSX sedans are available with a manual, but not the wagons. Acura correctly assumed that 1) the wagon wouldn't be a big seller in the U.S. and 2) the only manual wagons they would sell in USA would be to myself, gshadow325, and maybe four others.
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Tons of people would buy them, unfortunatley all of those people would buy one in 2-10 years, not a new one, no one who likes manuals buys a new car, which makes it difficult for me to find certain vehicles when only like 5% were sold with a standard trans.
 
Sorry to bump an old thread but [MENTION=9596]paddlenbike[/MENTION] how is the tsx wagon holding up? I'm getting a new daily driver in a couple of months and am considering a tsx but can't decide if I want a wagon or the sedan with the V6.
 
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PhdNPrerunners said:
Sorry to bump an old thread but [MENTION=9596]paddlenbike[/MENTION] how is the tsx wagon holding up? I'm getting a new daily driver in a couple of months and am considering a tsx but can't decide if I want a wagon or the sedan with the V6.
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It's a great car. It has good power, great mileage, excellent build quality, but my favorite feature is the handling...it feels like an Integra in the corners.

As great of a car as it is, I will be putting it up for sale this week. It was my wife's car and I just lost her to cancer.
 
paddlenbike said:
It's a great car. It has good power, great mileage, excellent build quality, but my favorite feature is the handling...it feels like an Integra in the corners.

As great of a car as it is, I will be putting it up for sale this week. It was my wife's car and I just lost her to cancer.
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Sorry for your loss, i wish you all the best.
 
paddlenbike said:
It's a great car. It has good power, great mileage, excellent build quality, but my favorite feature is the handling...it feels like an Integra in the corners.

As great of a car as it is, I will be putting it up for sale this week. It was my wife's car and I just lost her to cancer.
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I'm very sorry for your loss
 
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I have had two wagons. Both were Subies, first was a 1987 GL, the second was a 2002 Forester. I loved them both. I drove the 87 for 10 years. Parked with over 300k. I traded the 02 and a 03 Silverado for my 12 T4R. Great trade.
 
In my honest opinion, older wagons are some of the best looking cars out there. At some point in the future, I would love to add an old Outback to my fleet of cars as they are my favorite
 
Buick has a Regal wagon (three trim levels) that gets good reviews and is roomy. I'm a die-hard Toyota guy, but I've seen a few of these on the road and they really look nice!
 

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I bought the 4runner (for me) because 'our' Dodge Magnum (wagon) developed $4,000 transmission issues.

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WillK said:
I like wagons too, but I really don't care for any of the current models. But you can't go wrong with an Acura. I had a TL and loved that car.

I used to have a 1989 Volvo 240 Wagon and that thing was a tank! It was indestructible and I could haul stuff with it. Some of the current CUV's (Honda Crosstour and Acura ZDX) look interesting, but would probably grow tired quick.
If I had the money, I'd get the Audi A7 hatchback.
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I also love to drive it. I have driven mostly all wagons vehicles. I & My friend also looking for a new car which will arrive this year. I have seen the picture of that on Omegle. If anyone knows which one is coming soon model then DM.

Love from Germany.
 
We have an 05 Dodge Magnum that runs but doesn't start.
Needed something to replace it right away so we bought a Jeep WJ.
Too many other projects that occupy my 1½ days off.
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