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YS1624@reddit

You might consider station wagons from Peugeot in particular. Damn they are ugly. And while you're at it all station wagon cars from any brand. If you have too much money and absolutely no taste, those are the ones to go 😁

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popcornfart@reddit

A few more shooting brakes:

Volvo c30 Mgb gt Jensen gt Ferrari ff

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Elvis1404@reddit

Lancia Beta HPE https://images.app.goo.gl/MUSLApFwjZ2vbYCd7

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iamasharat@reddit (OP)

Wow! Super cool!

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Elvis1404@reddit

There was even a supercharged 2.0L version, called "Volumex"

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DakarCarGunGuy@reddit

Both hideous and glorious........it has to be a crazy color to pull that off. It has a "Step into my office" look to it. Not sure I'd trust that type of person.

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iamasharat@reddit (OP)

Damn, that IS amazing!

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Comprehensive-Cry636@reddit

OP said affordable and you pulled up the FF lol

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xrelaht@reddit

They ain’t that pricey (for a Ferrari).

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time_to_reset@reddit

He left off the GT4C though

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Dickcheese-a1@reddit

He missed the bloody Reliant Scimitar ,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Reliant_Scimitar_GTE_(1975)_-_14041277835.jpg

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travelingbeagle@reddit

It’s affordable if you’re rich.

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Mokumer@reddit

The Volvo c30 is actually a very pretty car from all angles and very practical.

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coppertech@reddit

The interior, tho, they made it look like it was cut from cereal boxes.

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Mokumer@reddit

True, as with most cars from that era.

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Vecna_Is_My_Co-Pilot@reddit

I love the look of the back end on it. I hear the narrow hatch is not as convenient as a full lift gate, but it does look good.

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LtDarthWookie@reddit

I love my volvo c30. It's such an awesome car.

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ScissorNightRam@reddit

Cool cars!

In a weird way, I want that C30 eDrive. The hyper miler special. Lightweight, 1.6 diesel, manual only, skinny tyres. Not sure why, but it seems like it would be fun and characterful

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EastLimp1693@reddit

Dont get drive, get d2. First had 16 valve engine, way less reliable than latter upgraded 8 valve in d2. Had v50 d2 manual for couple of years, awesome car. 737k km on the clock when i sold it to a friend.

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LtDarthWookie@reddit

I've got the 2.5 turbo 5cyl and it is an absolute joy to drive. I just wish I had the manual. Although I sold a manual Mazda to get it because of the commute I had which was full of stop and go.

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7LeagueBoots@reddit

I had an MGB GT for a while. Blast to drive, but they need constant maintenance.

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PigSlam@reddit

I always wished I had a reason to have a C30.

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mostly_kinda_sorta@reddit

"because I want one" seems like a good enough reason unless it doesn't work for your needs.

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PigSlam@reddit

Yeah, I didn’t have a need for one, a place to keep an extra car, or the money to buy it, so I didn’t, but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t want one.

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iamasharat@reddit (OP)

Wow, Jensen GT! Love Jensens!

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KeeganY_SR-UVB76@reddit

My dad used to race in an MGB GT.

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tomjoad2020ad@reddit

Man, that Pulsar fastback always makes me yearn whenever I see one

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xaxiomatikx@reddit

I always loved the looks of these when I was a kid. Only ever saw them with the coupe roof. Several years ago I stumbled across one parked on the street. Stopped to snap a pic and ended up chatting with the owner. It was for sale, and he even had the super rare wagon roof. Unfortunately, he had painted it an awful color, and I already have enough projects. I did end up buying some 300zx brakes from him.

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steavoh@reddit

It looks like the car from the original Inspector Gadget cartoon.

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Crazycoallover@reddit

Is that a shooting brake?

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nrfx@reddit

These all are afaik.

Shame they're virtually extinct.

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chairman_mooish@reddit

I am going to disagree. There is a definition of a shooting brake that suggests that the measurement between the rear edge of the front wheel arch and front of the door must be greater than the measurement between the rear of the door and the front of the rear wheel arch for it to be considered a shooting brake.

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rally91@reddit

I know someone that has one, its 4AGE swapped, pretty rad.

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ShaggysGTI@reddit

Found one in a junkyard once. Tools everything in me not to go into debt buying that top.

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BusyBullet@reddit

Me too. I wanted one of these when they came out.

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Mobile619@reddit

My 2nd grade teacher had one with the hatch, and I thought she was cool. The modular design was pretty innovative and different.

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lavardera@reddit

my second grade teacher had an E-Type. Does that count as a shooting break?

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MilleniumPelican@reddit

shooting brake

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Rooby_Doobie@reddit

I think the 2+2 definitely does

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Dr_Adequate@reddit

I had one, it was super cool to me, fun to drive, and super practical. As far as I know the SportBak only came in grey, but there used to be a guy around where I lived who painted his black to match his car. It looked so good.

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YYCDavid@reddit

Agreed. I really liked the concept of a modular car

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BlvdBrown@reddit

When I was a little kid in the 80s, I drew a car catalog where you order all the modular pieces to assemble a complete car. It's a fun idea

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2ManySpliffs@reddit

I had the Volvo 480 in the 1990s and it was a decent car for weekend touring, not as quick or sharp handling as a Golf GTi but more comfortable and better looking imho.

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kilertree@reddit

Does the Mercury Capri with the bubble hatch count

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thejesterofdarkness@reddit

My personal ‘87 Nissan Pulsar NX equipped with a CA18DET & SportBak.

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iamasharat@reddit (OP)

Wow! It's a beauty!

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thejesterofdarkness@reddit

Thanks. It’s fun as hell to drive, that DET engine is what SHOULD have been in it in the first place.

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juttep1@reddit

Honda crosstoursnare fairly undesirable at this point and I'm sure you could pick up a reliable more modern clown shoe for cheap

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lucian1900@reddit

Smart Roadster Coupe.

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Odd_Possibility_2277@reddit

How is a z3m affordable lol

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delicate10drills@reddit

There’s a few on CL right now for under $30K.

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Odd_Possibility_2277@reddit

That's about 18/20k for a 20 year old car that's not affordable lol

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Scoopdoopdoop@reddit

My stepdad had one for a bit and it was ridiculous and I loved it. He sold it and I'm still pissed. He ended up getting a Volvo t5 and he also had the coupe version of the Volvo pictured above.

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delicate10drills@reddit

Get a job you lazy hippie!

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Thijm_@reddit

1 shooting brake 2 clown shoe 3 shooting brake 4 hatchback

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SiskiyouSavage@reddit

Shooting brake cars. There is some good looking ones.

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EdBarrett12@reddit

Always loved the Ferrari FF despite it looking a bit like a swollen thumb.

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FlyingVentana@reddit

the gtc4lusso looked better imo

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SiskiyouSavage@reddit

Negligible differences. A few HP, different grill, 4w steering on the lusso. Same motor and body.

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FlyingVentana@reddit

the rear is a bit different too iirc, i couldn't stomach the ff but when i saw the gtc4lusso i went "that's exactly how it should have looked from the beginning"

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DeadFuckStick59@reddit

dont care what people say. that car is rad as hell

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Vecna_Is_My_Co-Pilot@reddit

One of the lost boys - along with its sibling, the tall wagon.

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Agreeable_Proof2760@reddit

Honda Accord Aerodeck, MK3 VW Scirocco, and the Volvo C30 come to mind- most other "shooting brake" cars are exotics like the Ferrari FF / GTC4Lusso and the Zagato Astons.

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jmachee@reddit

I'm still mad we didn't get the Mk3 Scirocco in the US. >:(

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LtDarthWookie@reddit

Have a c30 and love it. I also absolutely love that accord.

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AlfaZagato@reddit

Aerodecks are pretty exotic anymore anyways.

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AdjunctFunktopus@reddit

VW Fox

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Funkgun@reddit

And it’s sibling the Dasher.

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FukkYourGod@reddit

That Volvo is sick

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ScottaHemi@reddit

Geo Storm wagon?

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delicate10drills@reddit

That Volvo is easily the best looking of them all.

Chevrolet Vega Wagon was pretty good looking too, but in safely driving condition they’re probably more rare now than the es1800’s, yet likely half the going price too.

BMW e36 ti’s are functionally very clown shoe, but look like a coupe with the tail chopped off.

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max_pin@reddit

There are two Volvos, but I think I know the one you mean.

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delicate10drills@reddit

The P1800-based one, omg. They’re so pretty that I’d be happy to have one even if it came to me stickerbombed & drift-car converted or camo wrapped & stanced to oblivion by some dumb rich teenager.

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xrelaht@reddit

A drift missile built on an 1800ES would be fun to see. Take a rare combination of taste to end up with one.

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Long_Audience4403@reddit

My dad has built (and then sold) a few p1800s as a hobby over the last 30 years and I'm so covetous. Never done a wagon tho.

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ibetterbeonmyway@reddit

Ya, love that shade of green

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delicate10drills@reddit

Not the fwd hatchback.

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legal_stylist@reddit

Reliant scimitar GTE.

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Opinionsare@reddit

I disagree: jacked up oversize pick-ups are clown cars.

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Subtraktions@reddit

Honda Civic si from the 80's?

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Subtraktions@reddit

Depends on your definition of affordable but the Lotus Elite type 75 from the 70's is one on the coolest Shooting Brakes.

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Willing_Log6096@reddit

Mazda 3 Hatchback

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MatHoffmann@reddit

I wish they made a 3-door version

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b000mbox@reddit

BMW 1 series from 2005

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Razo-E@reddit

Geo Storm

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Novogobo@reddit

isuzu impulse

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Voronthered@reddit

Oh I do love a shooting break! Love the Volvo's, may I add to list

The Reliant Scimitar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliant_Scimitar

Jaguar XJS Lynx Eventer https://www.aronline.co.uk/the-converters/lynx-eventer/

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testing123-testing12@reddit

I can't believe no-one has mentioned the smart roadster coupe yet

https://www.topgear.com/sites/default/files/2023/12/083325100_1231347033.jpg

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Venator2000@reddit

The front bumper of the last one sticks out so far you could use it as a table.

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burgonies@reddit

I love that goofy-ass BMW so much

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Berry_Togard@reddit

Isn’t the clown shoe a nickname given to the bmw m roadster? I haven’t heard of any other car with that nickname. Proper name for that style of car body is shooting brake.

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delicate10drills@reddit

Yup. There’s three things in this post: 1) two hatchbacks 2) a Shooting Brake 3) The Clown Shoe

And in the thread theres a number of people talking about their favorite Hatchbacks and most of the others are talking about Shooting Brakes with a small remainder talking about Die Turnschuh produced by BMW M from 1998-2003

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ScissorNightRam@reddit

Toyota did quite a few 2 and 3 door wagon-coupes in the late 70s and early 80s

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djscoots10@reddit

I want them!

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thisismeingradenine@reddit

That first one looks like it’s stuck halfway through an Inspector Gadget transformation.

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iandix@reddit

If you can find one not rusted back to Mother Earth a Honda Accord Aerodeck. Had one in the 90's and loved it!

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mmceorange@reddit

My first car was an 86 Mazda 323 LX wagon with manual

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PoofBam@reddit

I love the Pulsar and the ugly BMW.

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Rare-Parsnip5838@reddit

Don't know your definition of affordable but I love em all ! Very much a sucker for any long roof or shooting brake. Esp 2 door.

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MMRIsCancer@reddit

John Dodd's The Beast

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5_wordsorless@reddit

Reliant Scimitar

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iamasharat@reddit (OP)

Those are cool! Though hard to get in the US

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ForeverInThe90s@reddit

I’ve always wanted to build a Volvo P1800 Sports Estate with a Nissan SR20DET under the hood.

Unfortunately, the costs of both have just gone a bit high for me to make it makes sense(some sense).

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iamasharat@reddit (OP)

Yeah...that would be one hell of a car!

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Tantaroba-the-fat@reddit

Polo 86c steilheck

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iamasharat@reddit (OP)

oh! those are cool!

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Upstairs_Principle48@reddit

Shooting brakes are cool

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Pattern_Is_Movement@reddit

they have a name, shooting brake... don't be disrespectful calling them clown shoe cars.

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Street-Dependent-647@reddit

CRX? Taycan Cross Turismo?

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iamasharat@reddit (OP)

Oh! Forgot about the CRX. I prefer the two doors, so Taycan is out for me. But overall, beautiful car.

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Street-Dependent-647@reddit

Cool, yeah it’s probably more of a wagon. Lots of love for the C30 here I would absolutely drive one of those, but probably the pre-facelift model for that true Volvo flavor.

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GoNe2heLL@reddit

89-92 Dodge Colt

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JARDIS@reddit

Oh weird. We never got that horrendous wagon style EXA in Aus. The standard coupe is so much cooler.

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Irrebus@reddit

Always wanted a Pulsar or 2000

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Kotukunui@reddit

My brother in law has three Volvo 480 hatchbacks. They were given to him as unroadworthy, and he is fixing them up as a fun project. He will sell two of them.
The third one is being worked. He has just about finished transplanting a Lexus V8 into it. He has upgraded the gearbox, suspension, and brakes to match. It also involved quite a lot of cutting and welding bodywork to fit everything. The engine install looks beautiful, and it's going to be a wolf in sheep's clothing road burner.

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GoldPhoenix24@reddit

2 bmw wagon, was so close... its like uncanny valley for a beautiful wagon... something about the back and that back of the roof line is not right. could have been a 10.... but its weird like they did 80% of the car and left the back for some intern to do at the last minute.

3 volvo wagon, is sexy af.

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L00pback@reddit

Geo Storm wagon

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benmarvin@reddit

Some older Civic hatches might fit the category.