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That is the Jalop way.
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Plus, with so few wagons/estates on this side of the pond, you have to pay to play, as the saying goes. Apart from the European mfrs, only Subaru builds a wagon. Most of the American and Asians won't touch them.
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There are plenty of wonderful Asian cars that never make it to North America. How about a diesel Honda Accord (Acura TSX) wagon, par exemple?
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Euro Accord wagon is a very nice car.
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Asinine.
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But hey, trends are tricky, and the gradual acceptance of hatches in the small car segment and crossovers in larger sizes means some day we'll just come around and admit what we always wanted was a wagon all along.
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It's a generational thing. Minivans replaced wagons, SUVs replaced minivans. CUVs are replacing SUVs because people realized they didn't really want to ride in trucks.
Wagons are due for a comeback, particularly as people like me (born '82) start to have kids. Our moms drove minivans and SUVs. We recognize that you can have 80% of the utility of an SUV with all the performance of your favorite car in a wagon.
Maybe that's why I own 2.
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Penny pinching in these hard times.
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Cheers!
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And Leeeena made yesterday very nice job using mad skillz:
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Oh wait, I can't. Pontiac no longer exists.
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Still, GM can show it's sorry for the public's asshattery by offering the important oily bits (and those seats) on the 9-3
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Do you think people really wanted to buy SUVs? It was an artificial need generated by the automakers to create profits.
You can't blame the car buying public for basically doing what they were told to do. Eventually the backlash came with the current malaise.
Look at Audi, nice cars and still profitable although they'll take a hit this year for sure. Few companies are free from this economic hit.
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My family sure-as-hell wanted our Suburban. 4 kids, a boat and lots of snow travel.
It was an artificial need generated by the automakers to create profits.
WTF is an artificial need? It's not like they started un-paving roads or anything.
You can't blame the car buying public for basically doing what they were told to do.
That's exactly who I blame.
Look at Audi, nice cars and still profitable although they'll take a hit this year for sure. Few companies are free from this economic hit.
Non sequitur FTL
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My point is; people buy what they want. Companies build what they perceive the people want.
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Maybe I should take this up with Fiat, though, if they are going to end up with Opel. Can I continue to faintly hope that this will make an appearance, perhaps badged as an Alfa Romeo? That'd be sweet.
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...you would rather have a real Alfa.
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1. The stinger rolled up in the front
2. Roman Boadicea wheel attachments
3. Paint guns which can spray pink paint from the rear bumper
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Let me explain. As economy went down and no-one would buy any vehicle produced by GM, they have to give away their sub-brands to someone who still has money (FIAT).
But Fiat doesn't have any car suitable for US market, biggest car they have is Croma which is Italian Sebring, mainly available through rental companies.
So if Fiat gets GM Europe they can and will re-batch Insignia and sell it in US market as some Chrysler/Dodge.
GM got screwed of course, but US consumer could buy an car they otherwise wouldn't have available.
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Mr Marchionne, that consulting check should be made payable to.....
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