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Old 16-10-2011, 07:46 PM   #1
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I have to say I do like it.

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Old 16-10-2011, 07:55 PM   #2
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What is it ?
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Old 16-10-2011, 07:58 PM   #3
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mmmmm now to win tatts and then wait for that thing to be released

how hot is the side view

just showed the pics to the wife and she was wow ( and she is not a car person )( she hates the holden sports wagon but likes this one )
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Old 16-10-2011, 08:12 PM   #4
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Now that... even hidden under the covers... looks dam hot for a wagon!
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Old 16-10-2011, 08:13 PM   #5
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Now that... even hidden under the covers... looks dam hot for a wagon!
Agreed. Sums it up well.
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Old 16-10-2011, 08:39 PM   #6
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Never seen a diaper on a car before - though it suits it since it looks like %^#$!

Clearly I'm against the grain.
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Old 16-10-2011, 08:49 PM   #7
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Yeeeeuuuuccckkkkk!!!!!!!!!!

Someone give it a proper rear end, it looks like poop.
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Old 16-10-2011, 09:03 PM   #8
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You guys realise the covers are there so that the new rear end is hidden as its a new model car????
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Old 16-10-2011, 09:10 PM   #9
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Old 16-10-2011, 09:17 PM   #10
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Ohhhh Mercedes .. reichhtt . I thought it was the FG Falcon Series 2 Eco Wagon in camouflage ?
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Old 16-10-2011, 09:50 PM   #11
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Hmmm, I don't think much of it at all.
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Old 16-10-2011, 10:24 PM   #12
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You guys realise the covers are there so that the new rear end is hidden as its a new model car????
Aw don't spoil it for them, they probably thought it was a feature

Although if it has AMG on it it probably goes bloody quick in reverse as well, so it would need a car-bra on the back !
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Old 16-10-2011, 10:46 PM   #13
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Looks like poo, they'll probably sell heaps of them though.
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Old 16-10-2011, 11:06 PM   #14
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Aweful.
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Old 16-10-2011, 11:19 PM   #15
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Hiddeous.

Is it a CLS with a boot?
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Old 16-10-2011, 11:20 PM   #16
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yeah, not a fan. looks like a merc go it on with some weird renault...

i do like the ultra slim side glass, but pity the roof line doesnt follow the same lines.
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Old 17-10-2011, 12:21 AM   #17
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Looks like poo, they'll probably sell heaps of them though.
Yes they prolly will sell heaps, but prolly not in this country though!!!
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Old 17-10-2011, 12:25 AM   #18
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I love it.
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Old 17-10-2011, 03:51 AM   #19
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traditionally, a "Shooting Brake" isn't just a wagon, it's a...well...sports wagon...usually built on a sporting chassis or a prestige car chassis. It's an old English term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_brake

They've always been very popular...and don't smack me, but the closest thing we have in Australia to one would be something like a Calais V or SS Commodore Sportswagon...
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Old 17-10-2011, 03:59 AM   #20
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I love it.
and.. my sister looks pretty good after 59 beers.......
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Old 17-10-2011, 04:07 AM   #21
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Hiddeous.

Is it a CLS with a boot?
Hideous isnt nearly strong enough a word . Ugly beyond description .
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Old 17-10-2011, 10:23 AM   #22
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traditionally, a "Shooting Brake" isn't just a wagon, it's a...well...sports wagon...usually built on a sporting chassis or a prestige car chassis. It's an old English term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_brake
They're also supposed to be used by hunters and have room for their guns, dogs and game. Perhaps Germans go hunting nowadays with pistols, use dachshunds and catch rabbits?
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Old 17-10-2011, 10:43 AM   #23
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They're also supposed to be used by hunters and have room for their guns, dogs and game. Perhaps Germans go hunting nowadays with pistols, use dachshunds and catch rabbits?
Originally, yes, but it morphed into a "sports wagon". That Wiki article has pictures of cars I'm talking about and what is usually now known as a Shooting Brake...the Volvo P1800ES wagon, the Reliant Scimitar wagon, Ferrari, Audi, etc. It's one of those ideas that has adapted to newer types of cars.
They're now a car for people who want some extra carrying space (but don't need craploads of extra space, just "extra room") and at the same time don't want to give up a performance car...sort of having a foot in each camp.
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Old 17-10-2011, 10:51 AM   #24
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and.. my sister looks pretty good after 59 beers.......
I love beer too.
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Old 17-10-2011, 04:20 PM   #25
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traditionally, a "Shooting Brake" isn't just a wagon, it's a...well...sports wagon...usually built on a sporting chassis or a prestige car chassis. It's an old English term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_brake

They've always been very popular...and don't smack me, but the closest thing we have in Australia to one would be something like a Calais V or SS Commodore Sportswagon...
True, although I always thought a shooting brake had two doors (three if you include the boot), otherwise to me its just a wagon. We went through this when the Ferrari FF was shown.
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Old 17-10-2011, 04:42 PM   #26
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Kill it with fire.

I usually like creations from the three pointed star. This I do not.
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Old 17-10-2011, 07:51 PM   #27
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and.. my sister looks pretty good after 59 beers.......
That is wrong on so many levels.

59 beers won't make this car look any better.
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Old 17-10-2011, 07:58 PM   #28
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It looks like a hearse. I'll pass on it.
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Old 17-10-2011, 10:31 PM   #29
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not really a fan of the look. The way the whole car kinda curves just makes it look awkward. The front quarter angle shot makes it look long and chunky...like a hearse as said before.
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Old 17-10-2011, 10:46 PM   #30
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Sorry, the lines are all over the place. Not my taste and that's saying something from "many a wagon" owner.

Reminds me a bit of Federation Square in Melbourne (aka Jigsaw Puzzle).
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