Americans HATE station wagons - Page 3

Ken Cravillion · 07-15-2009, 09:56 PM

I want this:

EvilDan · 07-15-2009, 10:00 PM

Ohhhhhhh. ;)

Ken Cravillion · 07-15-2009, 10:11 PM

/\/\/\/\/\=sex...

TSi+WRX · 07-16-2009, 05:16 AM

It's really a crying shame that wagons get no love, here - particularly performance wagons.

The Audi RS6, Volvo R, Mercedes-AMG...I practically keel over and drool when I see them, yet there's such a limited following that barely anyone else, with the exception of their owners, seem to share the same enthusiasm that I do about them.

A friend of mine from the LegacyGT.com Forums owns a rather nicely upgraded white '05 Legacy GT wagon, 5MT, and as I've told him on countless occasions, had I more foresight when purchasing my beloved Winky - an '05 2.5GT sedan, also 5MT - I'd have gone for the wagon variant. The wagon would have been *such* a sleeper, and would also have given me much more utility as a family vehicle.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pleiad7

Too bad Subaru is snubbing wagons these days too... The Outback is the only one remaining in their model line-up (even though it's now technically a "light truck" for CAFE purposes). No more Legacy GT wagon, the Forester is now a tall crossover cute ute, and the Impreza wagon is gone too... replaced by a "5 door" version. Who would've thunk that Subaru of all car makers would go out of their way to avoid the "w" word...

^ Yep.

Even in the latest SubieSport review of the '10 Legacy (REF: 2010 Legacy: No more excuses|Subiesport Magazine) -

Quote:

If you want ... a wagon version, you’re out of luck. The 2.5GT is only available as a sedan .... Subaru claims that the performance customers shopping for the GT wouldn’t pull their wallets out for ... the wagon or an automatic. Based on past sales performance, we’d have to agree with this logic.

I currently plan on keeping my '05 Legacy 2.5GT for quite a while.

I even entertain the thought of, perhaps, little Anna, some 13 years from now, taking the keys from me, as her first car.

But yes, I've been eying the new '10s - and yes, if they bring a true-STi variant over across the pond, I'd be very, very tempted to go that way, particularly if they managed to somehow pair it with a semiautomatic - which would allow my wife to also drive the car. But even given the new '10s drastically enlarged interior, I'd still like more room, now that I've been spoiled on that by our '09 FXT.

If they could only do it all with a wagon, I'd be sold.

Duderotomy · 07-16-2009, 05:44 AM

I love that Volvo!
My sister just bought an XC70 last month... to replace her '06 Impreza wagon

07-15-2009, 09:56 PM	#31 (permalink)
Ken Cravillion Teh Fotografer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 1,352 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 9 reviews	I want this: __________________ A turbo: Exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens, and you go faster.

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EvilDan Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 584 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ohhhhhhh. ;) __________________ 2004 Subaru Forester XT. 5MT Java Black Pearl.

07-15-2009, 10:11 PM	#33 (permalink)
Ken Cravillion Teh Fotografer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 1,352 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 9 reviews	/\/\/\/\/\=sex... __________________ A turbo: Exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens, and you go faster.

07-16-2009, 05:44 AM	#35 (permalink)
Duderotomy Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pointing Out The Obvious Posts: 7,935 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 11 reviews	I love that Volvo! My sister just bought an XC70 last month... to replace her '06 Impreza wagon __________________ MY07 FSXT MT VF43'd '90 Nissan Skyline GTS-t

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