The wagon appreciation thread

When these came out in '86, the design was revolutionary. I was 14 at the time and thought it was the coolest thing ever.

In reply to Klayfish:

Never, and I mean ever, could I envision a world where that is cool. I love wagons but that, no.

Hey, as an early teen in the mid-80's, there were a lot of "cool" things that aren't cool today. There are a lot of other awesome wagons, but they've already been listed.

The Taurus also gained a million cool points by being the cop car in Robocop. Kids are simple creatures. "Cool" could be a minivan because it's black and has TV screens.

Also applicable: Never, ever give a damn about whether a kid thinks your car is cool. Because they all have truly wretched tastes in almost everything.

dculberson wrote: The Taurus also gained a million cool points by being the cop car in Robocop. Kids are simple creatures. "Cool" could be a minivan because it's black and has TV screens. Also applicable: Never, ever give a damn about whether a kid thinks your car is cool. Because they all have truly wretched tastes in almost everything.

I hope your not talking about ectocooler because that stuff was the E36 M3.

Klayfish wrote: When these came out in '86, the design was revolutionary. I was 14 at the time and thought it was the coolest thing ever.

Revolutionary because it was a rounded box instead of a square box.

I actually think the egg shaped Taurus wagons are a good look.

IMO, the first-gen Taurii have aged better than the DN101 (late 90s) version. I was a fan of the first-gen wagon, as well, and was always pissed that they never made a SHO wagon, other than this one-off: http://www.ford-taurus.org/taurusinfo/Articles/CnD-Apr93/CnD-Apr93.pdf

BlueInGreen44 wrote:

Klayfish wrote: When these came out in '86, the design was revolutionary. I was 14 at the time and thought it was the coolest thing ever.

Revolutionary because it was a rounded box instead of a square box. I actually think the egg shaped Taurus wagons are a good look.

Whoa, my mind tells me I should not like that, but my eyes says YES! That is actually pretty damn cool looking. Amazing what a set of wheels and a little drop does

These may be craptastic, but I always wanted one...

I found a Honda Accord wagon, haven't done much since buying it, but it will be forever mine.

I've always been partial to this generation Accord Wagon.

This is the only picture of a modded one that I found that wasn't absolutely slammed on the ground making it completely useless as a vehicle.

In reply to Nick (LUCAS) Comstock:

That looks like mine, your slammed comment now has me wondering about crosstour wheelbase? junk car+ junk car × 30 pack= ? I are math whizz.

While we're talking about old Fords:

paranoid_android74 wrote: These may be craptastic, but I always wanted one...

I'll bet you can even make one handle with a little homework.

One of my favorite wagons:

I find it funny that the Fairmont gets a lot of love.. but the later LTD doesn't

My best friend in high school had a 77 LTD wagon like this one. It had the 400M and the towing package, which included 4-wheel disc brakes:

I want this one over here in the states... But it's not gonna happen:

Storz wrote: Kia may bring the Sportspace Optima to us

I could live with an auto for that.

Love my Magnum, especially on used race rubber...

I likey my wagons!

Add this one to the list of "wish-we-could-haves"

Opel Insignia Wagon, can be had with the 2.0 turbo 250hp/300tq