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I covered the rear most floor with a moving blanket that fits the width and then put the foam matting over that. Might get some Velcro to hold it down in the back. Either way though, this wagon continues to impress me. Think I'll 5 speed swap it if and when the auto trans goes though. The trans is at 177,000 miles now. The engine is not original and I have absolutely no idea how many miles are on it. I had a picture of the odometer of the car I removed the engine from years ago (95 Impreza), but I can't find it. This engine came out of the donor car and straight into my 93 Loyale no maintenance, absolutely nothing but an oil change. I beat the snot out of it in that car for a year or so and then it sat without being run for about 2 years. Then I got that car going again for one last hoorah and beat the snot out of it again for a few months. Then I put it in this wagon and changed the oil again and I've been daily driving it now for 4 months or so. Impressive.

Last weekend, trip to see family in New Jersey. Myself, my partner, our 2 year old son. Loaded with luggage, (to the point that the rear seat was split folded to fit more spoob back there from the floor to the ceiling could not see out the rear window) and two roughly ten foot tall cast iron porch supports on the roof. Clocked 596 miles in 4 days. Ice cold a.c. helped through the 90 degree heat.

Barely evens squats (that engine is around 600lbs) Ran this 30 miles back to work over the mountain doing 80 with the AC on.

The Dodge 4.7 V8 I think would have been a bit too heavy for the roof though.

I would like to take a moment to thank this early model legacy station wagon for it's one cargo cover retainer, the roof racks, and the windshield wiper switch I snagged from it. Thank you for your service.