@AK.16
Now everyone drives a huge pickup just to get their morning latte.
@matthewhealy4752
You know I used to hate station wagons, but as I get older they're totally practical for many things, they're basically a low profile van or truck. I would basically want a station wagon nowadays so when I go camping I can just sleep in my car and forgo the tent.
@michaelmechex
Wagons are still extremely popular here in Europe. VW Passat and Skoda Octavia combi are probably the most popular cars where I live, and it's for a good reason. An average person with a family never needs more car than that.
@JoJoJoker
You failed to mention CAFE standards. They exempt SUVs from fuel economy regulations.
@Jelsick
In 1976 my parents bought a brand new Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon. It had the fake wood paneling and plastic trim. I was 11. We drove from Minnesota to New Jersey in it, family trips to relatives in St. Paul. I learned to drive in it. It had to be 20 feet long with a 460 CI V8. Its long gone now, but the memories live on.
@corywithout
I love station wagons (and wish they were more popular in the US), but I also can't believe I NEVER thought about them originating as train station wagons! Great video, so glad it was recommended to me.
@imacmill
Back in 1971, after an ugly divorce, my mother packed up our white-with-wood-panelling stationwagon, me and my 3 siblings, two siamese cats and a dog, and a pot-head, female hippie that had been bordering at our house, and drove us all the way across Canada, from Nova Scotia to Vancouver Island, just to 'stick it to' my dad. It was a shit-show of a trip, and the hippie woman literally disappeared two days after we arrived at our destination. So Marg, if you're out there and still alive, I hope you had a good life!
@bicyclist2
I grew up ridding in station wagons. Believe it or not, the worlds richest car collector (The Sultan of Bruni) is a big station wagon fan. Thank you.
@WilliamHaisch
My friend had a 2000 Ford Taurus station wagon. It was front wheel drive (it could handle winter weather with ease), had a ton of space (for both passengers and cargo), and got great gas mileage. She would always say with pride that it was the least stolen car in America! 😂
@Pantherx812
One feature of a wagon that can be an advantage over SUVs, crossovers, and even minivans that you overlooked is that the lower roofline means that the roof itself is useful for hauling stuff. I have hauled 4'x8' sheets of plywood, 8' long tables, bicycles, and furniture that would not fit inside even a large SUV with just the roof rails and some ratchet straps in my Buick Regal TourX. It also AWD standard as most of the remaining wagons seem to be.
@floorsbychrisable
I am grateful that I lived at a time in which I had the privilege of being a child roaming free in the back of a 1970s-1980s station wagon on a 7 hour road trip. Heaven.
@Starfoxfan-rg6iz
The early 2000s subaru outback is honestly one of my favorites
@xero402
My family had an old 61 Falcon wagon back in the 60’s. This car went through half a dozen family members and was around until the late 80s. Such a solid work horse.
@stevemalec4737
I miss my families station wagon. So much more fun to watch where you have been than where you’re going.
@ImAnEmergency
station wagons are elite. the Volvo 1800ES looks so good even today
@charlesb7019
Personally, while I love a big wagon with the wood trim, I also miss the large sedans they were based on. Not everyone wants a gigantic truck or a they-all-look-the-same crossover!
@wayneu1233
In the late 80’s I bought my parents’ ‘83 Cavalier wagon. I was working construction and renovating my old house at the time, and that little car was bulletproof, even though I used it hard. It hauled all the tools I needed and fit 4x8 sheet goods with ease. That, and 30+ mpg, made it one of the best cars I’ve ever owned! I sold it cheaply when it hit near 140,000 miles in the late 90’s, and the person I sold it to put another 30,000 miles on it before it became uneconomical to repair.
@dinahpatt7515
What a fantastic car. We have a black 1992 Mercedes station wagon (300TE for those interested!). We’ve had that car since I was a few weeks old. I spent my childhood sitting in the rear facing seats, making funny faces at the drivers behind us. My friends would fight over who sat back there. We had a roof rack for our bikes, and countless sleepovers in the back of the car with the seats folded down. I learned to drive in that car— “It’s built like a tank, the safest thing on the road!”, my mom would always say. I’m 22 now, and our beautiful black steed (nicknamed Chitty Chitty for as long as I can remember!) has outlived our other cars by an almost comical amount. Her AC doesn’t work too well anymore, some of the windows get stuck, and the power steering fluid leaks like a faucet. But that turning radius is as miraculous as ever, and she gets you wherever you need to go, and even if it takes a little longer than in a new-fangled fast paced road racer, she reminds us all to slow down and appreciate what we have and how lucky we are to be here. I’m so grateful for that car and am so proud anytime I get to be back home driving her!
@LowSkillSurvival
They're called Kombi here in Germany and we love them like Americans love Pickups. No wood trim though and less massive. VW Passat and Opel Astra are good examples.
@arliemoses4272