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dremd · 01-06-2010, 11:48 PM

I just wanted to get a thread going about "all" of the times everyone here on EcoModder wished their car was just a little bigger.

Versus all of the times you looked around and saw wasted space (99% for me)
For Me twice

1)
6 Big guys + 4 peoples luggage for 4 nights in the Golf to pick up Fast Food in Collage station. Good Lord was it crammed, Bump stops just about all the time, only scary part was when we didn't think we were going to make it back in after a round of Ultimate Cheese Burgers at Jack In The Box

2)
6 Tires smallest of which was 275 35 R18
1 MKIV Supra interior (short carpet, Dash, and drivers seat)
Enough Tools to swap a head gasket in a parking lot ( 2 Jacks, assorted hand tool sets)
Luggage for 3 people for 4 nights
Quite a few spare parts including Turbos, gaskets, hoses, belts, brake pads, etc
Enough fluids to cause Exxon Valdeze 2.0 (3 kinds of brake fluid, 2 kinds power steering, gallon of Mobile 1, Gallon of ATF, Gallon of Toyota Red, 2 gallons of water
Small Ice Chest
Driver + Passenger

No Clue how I got all of that in there, I think there are still parts in my Golf for Supras I don't own.

Anybody else?

01-06-2010, 11:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
dremd EV OR DIESEL Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 1,758 FarFarfrumpumpen - '03 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon GLS Premium Quorra - '12 Tesla Model S P85 Thanks: 57 Thanked 113 Times in 86 Posts	How many times have you wished your car was bigger than it is? I just wanted to get a thread going about "all" of the times everyone here on EcoModder wished their car was just a little bigger. Versus all of the times you looked around and saw wasted space (99% for me) For Me twice 1) 6 Big guys + 4 peoples luggage for 4 nights in the Golf to pick up Fast Food in Collage station. Good Lord was it crammed, Bump stops just about all the time, only scary part was when we didn't think we were going to make it back in after a round of Ultimate Cheese Burgers at Jack In The Box 2) 6 Tires smallest of which was 275 35 R18 1 MKIV Supra interior (short carpet, Dash, and drivers seat) Enough Tools to swap a head gasket in a parking lot ( 2 Jacks, assorted hand tool sets) Luggage for 3 people for 4 nights Quite a few spare parts including Turbos, gaskets, hoses, belts, brake pads, etc Enough fluids to cause Exxon Valdeze 2.0 (3 kinds of brake fluid, 2 kinds power steering, gallon of Mobile 1, Gallon of ATF, Gallon of Toyota Red, 2 gallons of water Small Ice Chest Driver + Passenger No Clue how I got all of that in there, I think there are still parts in my Golf for Supras I don't own. Anybody else? __________________ 2016 Tesla Model X 2022 Sprinter Gone 2012 Tesla Model S P85 Gone 2013 Nissan LEAF SV 2012 Nissan LEAF SV 6 speed ALH TDI Swapped in to a 2003 Jetta Wagon Last edited by dremd; 01-07-2010 at 12:20 AM..