@JWROWE3 Allegedly some time this year, the LHD version of the Holden Commodore aka G8 is coming to Chevy dealerships as a Lumina, in sedan, wagon and pickup versions
I never understood all the hype of SUVs. It was just a refried idea of a wagon with truck-origins, nothing truly originally. As with anything, SUVs were just another fad and way of showing your neighbors how much taste you didn't have.
Older wagons even up to the early 90s had more cubic foot of space then a full sized SUV.
The SUV doesn't do any one thing better than anything else. It was a gimmick that played on feel and image and that is all.
Wagons and minivans have always been the more viable and smarter way, but that didn't stop people. It still wouldn't stop people if it weren't for gas prices stubbornly winning out. I will never again look at the masses the way I see them now since the SUV thing. Never.
yeah; sports wagons ARE just extended hatchbacks. I have an older wagon, and I use it like a pickup: I've put 800lbs of tools in it, including a 16" bandsaw, and 400bf of lumber. But... I don't know if the full size wagon has to make a comeback. A sportswagon gets better fuel economy, and can carry the kids and some luggage for 85% of your use. Borrow your brother's pickup when you need to move that couch....
In the very beginning is a 1973 Chevy Caprice Estate. Brings back interesting memories as it was my dad's first-ever brand new car (I was barely a year-old at the time). Anyway, I didn't think you could let the tailgate drop down like the lady did at 0:06 unless you wanted to trash it. I thought it was somewhere around 300 lbs or so. I remember doing that when I was about three-years-old and playing with the latch. Scared me to death!
nobody will buy the wagons. it's just how americans are, they just think theyre uncool. thats not always the case, as in the dodge magnum, but nobody bought it anyway. pretty much the only good selling modern wagon is the subaru outback/legacy. and i'm staring to see less and less of them...
What's not to like about the Station Wagon? Whether you want it or need it, I like something that's big enough to carry people and/or cargo, or both.
Seattlecarnut 1 month ago
The "new" models aren't station wagons.
mindsaglowin 6 months ago
Oh...had GM not killed off Pontiac...we'd have gotten a G8 wagon at some point.
JWROWE3 6 months ago
@JWROWE3 Allegedly some time this year, the LHD version of the Holden Commodore aka G8 is coming to Chevy dealerships as a Lumina, in sedan, wagon and pickup versions
Mechknight73 1 month ago
I never could understand why they went 'out' in the first place. I had an old Aspen wagon that could fit a lot more than a minivan I had later on.
freethoughtmusic 10 months ago
I never understood all the hype of SUVs. It was just a refried idea of a wagon with truck-origins, nothing truly originally. As with anything, SUVs were just another fad and way of showing your neighbors how much taste you didn't have.
PawlieGR 1 year ago
@PawlieGR i agree
Christianpreaching 3 months ago
Older wagons even up to the early 90s had more cubic foot of space then a full sized SUV.
The SUV doesn't do any one thing better than anything else. It was a gimmick that played on feel and image and that is all.
Wagons and minivans have always been the more viable and smarter way, but that didn't stop people. It still wouldn't stop people if it weren't for gas prices stubbornly winning out. I will never again look at the masses the way I see them now since the SUV thing. Never.
ClefDeDavid88 1 year ago
yeah; sports wagons ARE just extended hatchbacks. I have an older wagon, and I use it like a pickup: I've put 800lbs of tools in it, including a 16" bandsaw, and 400bf of lumber. But... I don't know if the full size wagon has to make a comeback. A sportswagon gets better fuel economy, and can carry the kids and some luggage for 85% of your use. Borrow your brother's pickup when you need to move that couch....
BerniniCaCO3 1 year ago
There's a big difference between a sportswagon and a real stationwagon.
Modern wagons are no more than a 5-door with their sloped roof mildly stretched; the extra windows no bigger than a dinner plate.
Those are a joke compared to the real wagons from the 70's and 80's, who can swalow a 3 seat couch including the patato's.
Nomasain 1 year ago 2
In the very beginning is a 1973 Chevy Caprice Estate. Brings back interesting memories as it was my dad's first-ever brand new car (I was barely a year-old at the time). Anyway, I didn't think you could let the tailgate drop down like the lady did at 0:06 unless you wanted to trash it. I thought it was somewhere around 300 lbs or so. I remember doing that when I was about three-years-old and playing with the latch. Scared me to death!
sed1228 2 years ago
I tell you what, We love our 1992 Buick roadmaster wagon. Good car
Jon13bur 2 years ago 2
nobody will buy the wagons. it's just how americans are, they just think theyre uncool. thats not always the case, as in the dodge magnum, but nobody bought it anyway. pretty much the only good selling modern wagon is the subaru outback/legacy. and i'm staring to see less and less of them...
corvettefan96 2 years ago
where did u get that footage of the GM clamshell wagons from the 70's? I have been trying to find that stuff for years.
bajabusta 2 years ago