You forgot the great, versatile STATION WAGON!!!
The oversize, bulky SUV is so popular because it basically has become the substitute for my old Custom Cruiser wagon.
With the rear seat down, you could drop a 4X8 sheet into a vast storage/freight space. The kids could be put to bed in the back, and often were.
Now it is the SUV that will carry all the stuff, and have room for the bags of groceries and sporting stuff.
I miss my wagon.
People,
“Hybrids” HAVE GASOLINE ENGINES. If you check the Fuelly site, they quote the gas mileage results for 1000s of cars that people post, and average them together.
These cars have gasoline engines. They are almost always SMALL gasoline engines. If you check the gasoline mileage on a car WITHOUT a propulsion battery but with the same size gasoline engine you see numbers like 32 mpg. For a “hybrid” with a propulsion battery and that same size gasoline engine, you see numbers like 43 mpg.
This means the gas engine is pushing that car around 3/4 of the time.
You’re paying for the battery and charging / motor stuff and it’s only used 1/4 of the time.
This entire concept is a scam.
Truck frame minivans (Astro, etc) not close enough? You can put a couple of drywall panels while having enough room for supplies and a helper.
Yes, I’m aware of those huge wagons, but the 70s era ones were a bit before my time.
“I miss my wagon.”
When my old truck was about to pass on I was looking for a truck that was more like the station wagons of my youth. I wanted an 8-foot bed and two rows of seats, but not a huge truck that would be difficult in the city.
Then I saw the car magazine at the dentist’s office of the new Chevy Avalanche that was to be coming out in 2001. I was stunned - that’s it! That’s what I need!
Still have it. Of course Chevy dropped it in order to meet these stupid mpg requirements. I guess I’ll keep this one until it dies, and hope that I can still buy another used one. Or - maybe they will bring them back if the requirements get dropped.