dream car is a '80s style station wagon... what should I get instead?

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Anonymous wrote:These are station wagons with a third row:
http://www.edmunds.com/finder/car-finder-results.html#!new/type%3AWagon%3Bfeatures%3AThird%20row%20seat%3B/baseMsrp%3Aasc/15
The Mercedes is the most similar to the old Volvo XC70.

these are so ridiculously out of reach for the normal person.

[Anonymous]

Isn't there a retro SUV coming out soon? With wood paneling...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Please keep the ideas coming.
The Mercedes is excellent, though way out of our price range.

Perhaps certified pre-owned then? You can pick up a great E wagon certified by a dealer with some warranty left on it for closer to $40k rather than pay $70k for a new E350.

BMW makes an awesome wagon too--especially the diesel. Not sure if they offer a 3rd row. Their certified pre-owned program is outstanding too. I picked up a used CPO BMW for $28k and they gave me two extra years of coverage and free maintenance on top of the normal warranty period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Please keep the ideas coming.
The Mercedes is excellent, though way out of our price range.

Perhaps certified pre-owned then? You can pick up a great E wagon certified by a dealer with some warranty left on it for closer to $40k rather than pay $70k for a new E350.

BMW makes an awesome wagon too--especially the diesel. Not sure if they offer a 3rd row. Their certified pre-owned program is outstanding too. I picked up a used CPO BMW for $28k and they gave me two extra years of coverage and free maintenance on top of the normal warranty period.

BMW wagons do not have a third row. But I do second the recommendation of the BMW CPO program. And I love my BMW wagon.

[Anonymous]

Subaru Outback

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't there a retro SUV coming out soon? With wood paneling...

Supposedly the Jeep Wagoneer is being re-introduced in 2018
http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/fans-iconic-woody-wagoneer-are-freaking-out-about-its-possible-return-166689


Also, I believe VW will be rolling off a new all-electric VW MicroBus at CES in spring 2016
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-ces/volkswagen-microbus-campers-return-be-officially-confirmed

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Anonymous wrote:Ford Flex, definitely. Nice car, too. I've gotten one as a car service from the airport. Like a limo.

+1 My friend has one and has loved it for hauling around her 4 kids both in town and lots of long road trips.

[Anonymous]

I know a minivan looks nothing like station wagons of 1970s/80s, but they are definitely the equivalent - same buyers market, price point (adj for inflation, of course!), same "vibe." As recently as 10 years ago when we bought a volvo v70 wagon, it came with the option of installing two rear facing seats! Not sure if that has been outlawed

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Anonymous wrote:Ford Flex, definitely. Nice car, too. I've gotten one as a car service from the airport. Like a limo.

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I'm on my 2nd Flex. Got my first in 08 when they first came out & just got a new one in July. Great car for hauling my 3 kids. Decent leg room in 3rd row that you can easily access. 1st one had bucket seats in 2nd row but now I have the bench so I can seat 7 for carpooling.

Not my style but there is the option to have wood paneling. I've only seen it once.

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Anonymous wrote:Mercedes, BMW, Audi and VW make station wagons. I have one and love it.

Stay away from VW. They are evil and need to get fined big time for what they did with the sneaky emissions thing.