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.

Comments

[james_g4clf]

They're expensive new, but do they ever last. I bought a used 1996 Audi A4 Quattro (smart 4WD) Avant in Belgium in 2000 and am still driving it 300,000 km later. It's quiet & comfortable (if a little small in the back seats). It does not have high ground clearance for off-road use but drives out of muddy fields without problems, and sticks to icy roads like sh*t to a blanket. My sister drove one just like it in G/r/e/e/n/l/a/n/d/'/s Switzerland's Icy Mountains for rather longer - but replaced it with a Subaru mainly because she wanted to buy new and a new Audi was out of her price range. She's pleased with the Subaru, too.