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I sometimes tell owners of SUVs that their car is a descendant of the station wagon. They usually don't like to hear that for some reason.
by bityard 4y ago
I sometimes tell owners of SUVs that their car is a descendant of the station wagon.
They usually don't like to hear that for some reason.
- sbaiddn 4y agoDepends on the SUV. A Ford expedition, and other full size SUVs most certainly were not descendants of station wagons, but of covered full size trucks. Love my wagons, btw. Id love to have a subtle sport wagon.
- leviathant 4y agoI used to drive a Dodge Magnum - bought it for a road trip around the US and ended up really liking the car. Unfortunately, Americans hate station wagons (and it only really came into existence when Germans bought a controlling stake in the company), so the model only lasted 3 years in production. It only dawned on me that SUVs were tall station wagons when I learned that the current model Dodge Durango was originally going to be given the Magnum badge. I started looking at SUVs differently... But I still can't get on board with the format. Anyway, now we've got a Transit Connect, with shiny metallic blue paint. Unsurprisingly perhaps, this eurovan is also being discontinued in the US. The automobile market in the US is bonkers.
- avalys 4y agoI guarantee most of them don't give a shit, they bought an SUV because it's practical and convenient and the incremental increase in operating costs, fuel consumption, etc. is inconsequential.
- brewdad 4y agoThey don't give a shit because they don't know better. My wagon carries just as much cargo as a mid-size SUV but it gets 10-20% better mileage and can take a corner a hell of a lot more comfortably. It's just a much better driving experience. Their loss.
- cmrdporcupine 4y agothey're more like minivans without sliding doors