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Paris is saying ‘non’ to a US-style hellscape of supersized cars – and so should the rest of Europe (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 11 months ago by HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works to c/europe@feddit.de
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[–] robolemmy@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it’s “mom car creep.” First sedans were mom cars, then station wagons, followed by minivans. Somehow the stupid huge SUVs are avoiding the stigma so far.

Also, the Tesla model X is literally a minivan, not an SUV. I know that’s off topic but I had to say it. :-)

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Unpopular opinion, but I want station wagons to come back. They were a super useful car that didn't look too bad.

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Seconded. Wagons were the shit

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 1 points 11 months ago

I was about to say that you could still buy an Outback but it looks like they morphed them into SUVs. 😒

[–] robolemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I had a VW Passat wagon that I loved, so I won't disagree.

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Best car I ever drove was a Toyota Sienna. Would have driven around the whole world with it

[–] DroneRights@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

My primary exposure to station wagons is the organ trail, a zombie parody of the oregon trail. And that car got me to oregon!