I love me a powerful AWD wagon.
Though the CTS-V and Mercedes E55 AMG wagons are about as great as wagons get.
Though the CTS-V and Mercedes E55 AMG wagons are about as great as wagons get.
Full Sized Trucks--When Will The "Size War" End?
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That would be the one I'd want if I were aiming modern, and I'll even give it a pass for no woodgrain. Its a pretty bad-ass machine.
I think new methods of extraction have caused a fundamental change in the oil market and prices will stay low for quite some time, possibly for as long as people will (or still) use oil.
I think SUVs <are> station wagons.
I agree, Drove a Mazda6 SportWagon for 10 years. Great Car! When it came time for a replacement, couldn't find anything that I considered as good or better for a reasonable price. Mazda decided not to import their next gen 6 wagon to the USA, as they felt the market here is for SUVs.
Buick is trying with the Regal TourX wagon. Looks like a sweet wagon, but appears to be struggling to find customers. Read that you can find them for $10,000 off MSRP.
https://www.buick.com/crossovers/regal-tourx-luxury-wagon
Buick is trying with the Regal TourX wagon. Looks like a sweet wagon, but appears to be struggling to find customers. Read that you can find them for $10,000 off MSRP.
https://www.buick.com/crossovers/regal-tourx-luxury-wagon
Station wagons that sit higher, yes. Don't tell SUV owners they are driving grammy's station wagon though.
Personally I'd really love one of these
Station wagon, woodgrain, 4x4, and weird all in one package.
rickiroo
Active Member
Yes they do sell. And the new owner is usually laid away for a seven or eight year loan. OUCH!!!
55Redneck
Canadian Redneck
Just an observation here be it right or wrong. Trucks really started getting bigger when the Japanese auto makers finally started making full sized trucks, then the US makers thought, we can't have this, we need a bigger truck than the imports, and it's been going on for quite a few years now. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
savatage1973
Addicted Member
This is the truly scary part of the rapid rebound in sales of gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs. The minute that fuel prices dropped, EVERYONE ran out and immediately bought a huge gas-guzzler. In the event that fuel prices do rise to all-new highs, all these poor suckers are still going to be paying on a vehicle that they can't afford to drive, and there is no real way out, because re-sale and trade-in values of those vehicles will take a serious hit, as well.
savatage1973
Addicted Member
Interesting observation, and I think you might be onto something, because chronologically, it does seem to bear out.
55Redneck
Canadian Redneck
This huge truck phase we're going through now doesn't really bother me. One thing that does bug me however is the SUV craze that's been going on for a while. I could end up with one in my driveway though, because 25 years ago I said I'd never own a wagon and there's a picture in this thread of my wagon (which I really liked). A few years later I said I'd never own a minivan and after my FIL passed my MIL gave us their high milage 99 Chevy Venture minivan which was a great all around vehicle for my work (tile installer) and a family of 4. I still have the van with many many miles on it now but it got parked after we bought our 01 Silverado, so I'll never say never when it comes to vehicles. Believe it or not I've actually owned a couple of Fords in my lifetime but I don't see that ever happening again after those two POS's.
Luckyorleans
Super Member
.. you can't find a station wagon but you can by a 4 door hatchback..... still not as big in the back end as a big old station wagon though.
Luckyorleans
Super Member
Oop, double post.
