Everyone's fine, it's all good, it's under control.

[commodorified]

But the fender-bender we had a couple of weeks back has resulted in the insurance company writing off the car.

We are four not very small adults, with outdoorsy hobbies which sometimes involve winter backroad travel carrying gear, and have hopes of eventual family expansion.

So:

If you have or have had a station wagon you really like, please tell me about it, in detail.

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[lasergirl]

My parents have a Subaru Forester, standard, 4WD with options. Apparently going with a manual transmission makes the car more affordable, meaning you can get more add-on options (like heated seats, sunroof) for the price. But the Forester has an awkward front-seat entry that my Dad, who is 5'10, bangs his legs continuously. It's also considerably higher than the Outback, which is more of a beefy station wagon (probably more what you want than a jeep-ish SUV).

Sister's BF has a Toyota Rav4 which seems to be quite great, lots of storage and it's a Toyota, which means it will last for ages.