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re: Crossover SUV 's are Station Wagons
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:26 am to TheCaterpillar
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:26 am to TheCaterpillar
Station wagons and minivans...it's the aftermath of your wife draining all the dignity and self respect from your body.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:26 am to TheCaterpillar
Did Dodge quit making the Magnum Wagon?
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:27 am to Restomod
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Station wagons and minivans...it's the aftermath of your wife draining all the dignity and self respect from your body.
Minivans are pretty badass.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:28 am to WMTigerFAN
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Right?
What else would they be? They're not a substitute for a truck or a "real" SUV - they're a substitue for a sedan.
You see, CAFE standards changed and that (ultimately) over time virtually killed the RWD sedan - a few survive, but they used to be the benchmark. Trucks (and a loophole for SUVs) were exempt, and, even outside the south, light trucks and SUVs replaced the family sedan, particularly the even heavier "station wagons" about 20 - 25 years ago. Well, they're gas guzzlers. So, to introduce car technology back into that market, they started making modular, car-based SUVs - combining the better aspects of both designs. (ETA: And, yes, the makers recognized that SUVs look "cooler" than either station wagons or minivans. Makes it an easier sell to dad, who is desperately trying to hang onto his balls.)
Viola, the station wagon was reborn! The market tries to adjust, despite all governmental interference to the contrary.
This post was edited on 11/20/14 at 9:31 am
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:30 am to WMTigerFAN
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Other than the Subaru Outback what are some other wagon options? I'm looking for a nice hauler that doesn't come across as just a woman's vehicle.
Accord Crosstour
Toyota Venza
The new Golf SportWagon
This post was edited on 11/20/14 at 9:56 am
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:36 am to Restomod
What's emasculating about an awd station wagon? Hell even the Volvo wagons are bad arse practical vehicles.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:37 am to thesoccerfanjax
Audi RS6 Avant. Not your dad's station wagon. 0-60 in 3.9 seconds.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:37 am to WMTigerFAN
I for one miss the full size station wagon. The 90's caprice wagon sat seven people in comfort and could make it from Austin to NOLA on a single tank of Gas doing 80mph the whole time.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:38 am to VABuckeye
I like that BMW better, though.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:42 am to SabiDojo
Europeans like station wagons because they get the good ones over there. We get crap compared to the Euro models.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:44 am to WMTigerFAN
We will be in the market for one next year. Want comfort and utility.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 9:50 am to VABuckeye
Does Audi even sell a wagon in the US market anymore?
Posted on 11/20/14 at 10:05 am to thesoccerfanjax
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What's emasculating about an awd station wagon? Hell even the Volvo wagons are bad arse practical vehicles.
Because it's a fricking station wagon. It advertises you have lost the fight and allowed your wife to be head of the household and decision maker no matter how demeaning.
It's akin to her making you hold her big hot pink purse why she shops at the mall. Nothing worse than the sea of pathetic husbands who must sit in the rest area of the mall holding her purse.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 10:08 am to WMTigerFAN
Posted on 11/20/14 at 10:39 am to Restomod
ford flex limited/platinum with the ecoboost v6's are pretty badass.....for a wagon.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 10:39 am to bigrob385series
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ford flex limited/platinum with the ecoboost v6's are pretty badass.....for a wagon.
Got a pic?
Posted on 11/20/14 at 10:55 am to Restomod
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Because it's a fricking station wagon. It advertises you have lost the fight and allowed your wife to be head of the household and decision maker no matter how demeaning.
Wtf is this shite?
I have been wanting a Subaru Outback for 10 years, long before I even met my wife (got married a month ago)
Posted on 11/20/14 at 11:01 am to NewIberiaHaircut
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Does Audi even sell a wagon in the US market anymore?
Just the All Road wagon. It's a shame but Americans don't generally go for wagons so I can't blame Audi. Financial decision.
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