"With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username" (with-a-g)
05/18/2016 at 08:33 • Filed to: None
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"With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username" (with-a-g)
05/18/2016 at 08:33 • Filed to: None | 2
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Last night I saw a V90 T6 with manufacturer/dealer plates and “TEST VEHICLE” graphics on the fender. Dang, thats a nice looking wagon.
(Photo not mine)
I just don’t get the SUV dominance and lack of wagons in the market. Maybe having options like this will tip the scales back just a little.
Hoccy
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05/18/2016 at 08:43 |
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Yep, the two weeks since they stopped producing the V70 is just too much..
#IknowyoumeantheUSmarket #Pleasedontshootme
Nauraushaun
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05/18/2016 at 08:59 |
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Is this a picture for ants?
I agree. SUVs are silly. Bring on the wagons.
Nymphicus Hollandicus
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05/18/2016 at 09:20 |
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I asked my mom why she bought a Crosstrek instead of a regular Impreza and it was basically for the ride height. THAT is the main reason people love SUVs/Crossovers, it’ll make them feel bigger and more imposing because they’re higher up. Add in the marketing (AWD is a MUST for the snow, they’re safer, etc) and the stigma of minivans and wagons and that’s why they’re popular. Unfortunately SUVs/Crossovers are here to stay because they’re very close to matching cars in fuel economy and handling. I mean hey, the popularity of the Cayenne and Macan is helping Porsche make its sports cars. Volvo’s SUVs are probably allowing Volvo to make this.
PS9
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05/18/2016 at 09:28 |
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Wagons are not popular in the US because consumer culture here is all about getting the biggest thing with the most stuff in it. And it’s not just SUVs; next time you’re at a shopping center, check out all the giant things they have perpetually ‘on sale’. Our burgers can come in 1/2 to whole pound sizes. A ‘Large’ coke at a fast food joint is half a liter of liquid. Half a liter! You ever driven through a $200k or so subdivision? Each double decker McMansion there could house at least two small families in it, and some come with a driveway/garage combo that could easily host a tiny car dealership. To consumers in the US, the bigger the better.
Wagons in the US used to be a viable segment of the market, but that was only because you could get a wagon that would give you 30 MPG if you wanted. SUVs were (and still are) gas guzzlers. But now that the crossover has combined the space/largeness of the SUV with the MPG of a car, the wagon has become obsolete. They are and forever will be niche now.
The Dummy Gummy
> PS9
05/18/2016 at 10:23 |
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Where are you finding $200k mcmansions? The south? Detroit? I need to move there... my tiny little house is over double that price and basically a shanty haha.
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The Dummy Gummy
> Nymphicus Hollandicus
05/18/2016 at 10:27 |
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Those who haven’t driven a Subaru in the North East in the winter just don’t know. I swear by it now. The car has gotten me through unimaginable driving while the highway was littered with cars in the run off banks.
coqui70
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05/18/2016 at 21:41 |
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Have a V60 and love it ... will work hard to be able to buy the V90 when it gets to the US.