I've got a 2000 9-5 wagon (2.3, manual), bought used a few months ago. I've never regretted having a wagon instead of a sedan. With two kids it's great having that whomping big box behind the back seat. Easy to reach stuff from the passenger compartment. A load of furniture that friends predicted would take 2 or 3 trips to carry home fit neatly in one go. Cram a kid or two back there on quick, crowded ice cream runs in the summer and the wagon holds 7. 300-mile trips to country house with all kinds of extra junk (kids' bike; floor lamp) are painless, as is packing.

Drove my parents, my aunt and my 2-year-old daughter from NYC to Virginia and was glad to have room for all the luggage plus the ability to reach into the back for snacks, books for the kid, etc.

As for performance, I haven't once wished I had a smaller car. Found the wagon to be very solid and reassuring on snow.

With one child I can picture getting by with sedan. Not with two.

(Also think 9-5 wagon better looking than sedan.)

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• How many sedan owners wished they had a wagon?, anthony, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 19:00:11
  • Re: How many sedan owners wished they had a wagon?, Bob Tescione, Wed, 7 Jan 2004 06:53:34
  • Re: How many sedan owners wished they had a wagon?, Josh, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:57:03 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: How many sedan owners wished they had a wagon?, Tom D., Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:30:14
    • Re: number of passengers..., AeroLady, Wed, 7 Jan 2004 06:57:59
      • Re: number of passengers..., Josh, Wed, 7 Jan 2004 18:07:00
  • Wagon!, LesH, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 12:05:40
  • SUV for intelligent folks....., Mike Lynch , Tue, 6 Jan 2004 11:16:04
    • Doonesbury here! (pic), Jason 0W-40, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 12:23:38
      • Cool!...Thanks...nm, Mike Lynch , Tue, 6 Jan 2004 16:22:50
  • Re: How many sedan owners wished they had a wagon?, DanL, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 10:55:46
  • Re: Wagon!, AeroLady, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 10:54:03
  • Re: How many sedan owners wished they had a wagon?, DSH, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 10:14:22
  • One of each, UnderDog, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 07:12:16
  • One kid later..., Chuck, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 07:06:21
    • Nah...you don't need a wagon for kids...., TKC, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 08:43:32
      • The 9K hatch is NOT the 9-5 trunk. wgn vs sed notes, mdj, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 10:33:37
  • Re: How many sedan owners wished they had a wagon?, chris74, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 04:19:38
  • Re: wagons rule, albanysaab, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 04:02:03
  • Not really, but I sure miss the 5-door..., Rafe, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 22:40:01
  • Re: How many sedan owners wished they had a wagon?, Paul E, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 22:34:11
  • Not me. The trunk of my 9-5 sedan is cavernouse. n/m, J, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 20:31:09
    • I'm 31, not married, and I drive a wagon...., Paul H, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 06:37:16
  • Re: How many sedan owners wished they had a wagon?, aero_k, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 20:26:29
  • Never. but, I also have a GMC pick-up truck n/m, Al S, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 19:50:07
    • Same here, as well as a full size conversion van, Allan, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 07:11:58
  • 98% of the time, I love my sedan... (+), sph3re, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 19:35:06
    • Re: 98% of the time, I love my sedan... (+), Brooks G, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 20:16:55
      • sits perfect in the back of my Viggen!, Bob M, Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:17:34
      • good to know..., sph3re, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 21:09:18
    • Good-looking wagon, dhp, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 20:05:54
    • count me in, dip, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 19:42:31
  • Re: How many sedan owners wished they had a wagon?, johnsha, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 19:18:00

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