3 Jun
2023
3 Jun
'23
10:03 p.m.
> But, there is another problem.
> None of the auto makers still make "Station Wagon"s!
On Sat, 3 Jun 2023, Alexander Schreiber wrote:
Not quite true. VW makes the "Variant"
version of the VW Golf and
Mercedes still makes the "t model" of the C and E class, all of which
are basically station wagons. And I can confirm from experience that
a Mercedes C204 T model fits a complete (fully assembled) IKEA sofa,
so it does have _quite_ a bit of cargo volume (and, once you fold down
the rear seats, a nice long _flat_ loading surface).
Yes, quite true.
As stated previously, that was a gripe about fad terminology.
Note the quotation marks in the original post.
The same as Tony (ARD) being unable to do "Sneaker-Net", due to
unavailability of "Sneakers" within his shopping range of his home.
BTW, the 1992 movie "Sneakers" (was it renamed for UK showings?), with
Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and James Earl Jones, was one of the first
(if not "The First"), movie to out the existence of NSA.
Many companies make suitable vehicles, but NONE of them are willing to
call them "station wagons". If the Purchase Order explicitly specifies
"Station Wagon", then will the bureaucrats in purchasing let you
substitute a "Variant", instead of a "Station Wagon"?
My 1957 Chevrolet, that I learned to drive in, was marketed as a "Station
Wagon". It held sofas, String Bass, and Sousaphones (but never tried all
of those at the same time).
It would have easily held a full size rack, AND lot of tapes.
I thought that my girlfriend's 1968 VW "Squareback" was a "Station
Wagon",
but apparently not. It easily held an MTST, but I doubt whether a full
size rack would have fit.
My 1984 Civic "Station Wagon" was marketed as a "Station Wagon".
I'm not
sure whether a full size rack would have fit. Maybe.
My 2012 Prius V/Alpha; Toyota DENIED that it was a "Station Wagon",
although it sure seemed to me to be one. I'm not sure whether a full size
rack would have fit. Probably not.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com