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Station Wagons and Affluence

A fascinating, insightful letter from a reader and station wagon driver

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Addison Del Mastro
Jun 08, 2021
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Today’s post is a letter from a reader responding to my recent piece at The Week on station wagons—specifically, suggesting that the station wagon should be made in large numbers again, and nudge larger, more dangerous cars off the road. After all, it’s just about as roomy as an SUV or minivan, but it provides better driver visibility, is less dangerous…

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