Maverick featured in Texas anti-speeding commercial

[NJBob]

I had a 2006 Dodge Magnum. The Magnumswere made 2005-2008. Dodge advertised them the first year and then it was like nothing. Many people didn't even know about them or the fact that you could get them with AWD. I had a 2006 for about 4-1/2 years. Several times people would come up to me and ask "what is that?"

Another car I always wanted. Last of the station wagons.

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[Bushpilot]

I'm thinking the biggest problem for this young man was the Area 51 color. If the Maverick had been a cactus gray, the patrolman would have been checking out the cool color and not noticed the speeding.

He forgot to used the (unadvertised) cloak mode of the Area-51. Actually, none of us really use it, as the color is so cool, we like showing it off.

 

[BlueSnake77]

Another car I always wanted. Last of the station wagons.

Not exactly. There was the Cadillac CTS-V wagon (2010-2014) and most recently the Buick Regal TourX (2018-2020). If I ever were to win the lottery I would try to find a garage queen CTS-V. Those are the fastest station wagons ever made in the U.S.

I had a 2006 Magnum SXT RWD with the 250 hp 3.5L V6. Damn thing was a money pit. Had to keep replacing the crappy Mercedes front suspension parts. Control module (Mercedes) went out in the transmission. Brake rotors were expensive ($100 each). With the V6 I was getting 25-26 mpg hwy. Performance for the 3.5L was 0-60 mph in 7.5 secs with a (limiter) top speed of 117 mph. It's rare to see a Magnum now. Think most owners that have one in good shape, especially with the Hemi's, are keeping them as garage queens and putting little miles on them.

 

[NJBob]

Did not know about those vehicles. What I don't get is that some of these suv's are essentially raised station wagons. And yet the station wagon had a stodgy reputation. But I guess the minivan was a big contributor to the station wagon demise.

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