So just because the rear glass is not of "traditional" shape? Even Car&Driver seemed confused.
Wagon superiority thread
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Are those scion tc wheels
These Are The New Rules Of What Makes A Car A Station Wagon - The Autopian
Many, many years ago, soon after I started my career as a Professional Automotive *******, I performed a colossal service to humankind: I codified the rules for what defined a station wagon. This was, to my absolute horror, a solid decade ago, and I’m realizing now that these rules need to be...
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Give these 2 rules a whirl and see how the Prius shakes out - I'm going with you don't have enough cargo area coverage. I'm not sure TBH but I can tell you...that thing ain't no station wagon
To me, it will come down to the r. roof's coverage of the cargo area and again, to me, unless there is a sedan or other direct relative in the lineup (as in same sheet metal without the rear extended cargo area), it's not a station wagon by most wagon afficianado's. I don't bleieve this vehicle was ever listed by Car and Driver etc. as a station wagon in their "here's all the station wagons you can buy in XXXX year". It just looks too short to me. I suggest you join Wagon Elitist Jerks FB group, post this, and watch how quickly it turns into a 200+ response thread complete with bans, threats of life/limb, etc.
Haha,,, that'd be a funny thing to do.
This is one of my parents early station wagons. Back when they were real tanks. Yep, that's me standing right above the white jug.
2012 Toyota Prius V Station Wagon: First Drive Review
Toyota executives will go to extraordinary, absurd lengths to avoid defining the body style of the new 2012 Toyota Prius V. Bob Carter, brand sales chief for Toyota Motors in the U.S., first responded with confusion over the question. Presented with a list of alternatives--sedan, hatchback...
I don't trust "greencarreports" as any authority on such a touchy subject. Any car mag that calls it a wagon then ok.2012 Toyota Prius V Station Wagon: First Drive Review
Toyota executives will go to extraordinary, absurd lengths to avoid defining the body style of the new 2012 Toyota Prius V. Bob Carter, brand sales chief for Toyota Motors in the U.S., first responded with confusion over the question. Presented with a list of alternatives--sedan, hatchback...www.greencarreports.com
My tastes vary all over, 68 or 69 AMC Ambassador, 80s Peugeot 505 turbodiesel with a stick, and my first Opel, a 69 Kadett 1.9 would be welcome here anytime.
Do it. It's fun to troll. Don't use a Facebook account with any pictures or addresses on it or they'll find you
A hatchback is almost a wagon….but not really. Wagons rule.
Yup, from 2005 Scion TC
What Is a "Wagon"? A (Sort Of, Kind Of) Clear-Headed Classification Rule in an Increasingly Murky Marketplace
For starters, wagons are longer relative to their height than crossovers. This is the foundation of their sleek proportions.
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Post in thread 'Wagon superiority thread' https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/wagon-superiority-thread.330650/post-5499741
Interesting. The Prius V seems to pass the "Two Rule" test.
Sweet as
’sWe lived in Asia when I was young and my dad liked to buy a new Volkswagen station wagon when we drove through Europe. He would pick them up in Stuttgart where they were built. This is my mom getting out of our new 1966 VW.
On our final trip through Europe he bought this 1968 and when we were done he shipped it back to the US. I remember driving this car on Colorado camping trips and through the hills of Missouri a lot.
W8 Passat all cleaned up and ready to roll down to the Tail of The Dragon for Wookies in The Woods 2024. Hope she makes it there/back! I've done a lot of maintenance over the last few mos so should be smooth sailing. Running HPL 5W40 in this one with Maxlife ATF for the TipTragic auto and Redline gear oils in the rear/center/front boxes. I got it in today and got a brake pad warning light (too thin), I have ~50% of my front pads left (looks like the sensor insert is at ~6mm/50% so probably just old/broke early) and these are ~$150 pads (4 per side!) so after inspecting it, just cut the wires to the pad sensor and jumped it. Warning light issue solved.
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