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Two adults, two kids in car seats, and a dog. With that, even a mid-size SUV has no space for cargo. If you drive a sedan, you have to leave the dog at home.
by 4death4 3y ago
Two adults, two kids in car seats, and a dog. With that, even a mid-size SUV has no space for cargo. If you drive a sedan, you have to leave the dog at home.
- neuralRiot 3y agoMaybe if they don’t put a foot-wide console in the middle there would be more space for people and cargo.
- IlPeach 3y agoThat's why station wagons and vans exist. SUVs do not provide more space, they just occupy more (on top of being dangerous to others)
- nradov 3y agoLarge station wagons no longer exist in the US market. The biggest one remaining is probably the Volvo V90, which is a nice car but can barely fit 5 people, and if you put a dog in the back then there's no room for cargo. It's also too expensive for most families; several large SUVs are actually cheaper. Minivans are a good option for some families. But they suck for towing trailers, and the ground clearance is terrible if you ever have to drive on a dirt road.
- doubleg72 3y agoYeah really, like I’m gonna drive a minivan or station wagon out in the woods, or drive my four wheeler into the back when I need to take it somewhere.
- cnasc 3y agoWell, this is why A6 Allroad and the newly bastardized E-Class wagon exist.
- xbar 3y agoRight. I am all in on retrofitting a 1973 Ford Country Squire faux-wood-panel-in-green station wagon with a set of Kia uniwheels.
- steve_gh 3y ago>> the Volvo V90, which is a nice car but can barely fit 5 people It's a lot bigger than my Prius, and that happily takes 4 (5 with a squeeze) climbers with all their gear!
- IlPeach 3y agoThis sounds like a very US related problem that is unfortunately expanding to Europe due to car manufacturers marketing strategy. I still find it crazy that no station wagon exists other than Volvo.. like Audi does not export their A4/A6/A8 estate version? Skoda, Mitsubishi, Toyota neither? I can understand if you live in an area where roads are not well maintained or mostly dirt, SUV is really alluring. But for city driving is a massive (literally) problem for everyone.
- nradov 3y agoThere are a few other station wagons still available on the US market. Audi in still sells the A6, but it's very expensive and has limited interior space. For most middle-class families a large SUV like a Chevrolet Tahoe is a much more affordable and practical choice. Most Americans don't spend much time driving in dense cities, so that's not a real problem worth worrying about.