as an owner of an Unloved and Unpopular Wagon (EF XR6 wagon)... I will give my 2 cents...
10 years ago, there wasn't as big a market for Wagons.... really there wasn't...
Because Station Wagons were considered bulky, awkward, and ugly (which lets be honest - wasn't far from the truth)... They didn't sell heaps of WAGONS period 10 years ago.... particularly performance wagons...
The sad reality with Ford wagons for the past - well 20 years almost is, you can't make them look pretty from the back.... its a fact...
There was no 'factory' body kit with rear skirts for the E-series wagons.... and the AU/BA/BF rear is the worst **** end I've seen since the XD-XE-XF years.... You can go and get a wicked looking BA/BF XR front end, and you've got a pox-**** end that can't be saved....
Ford have never had the complete package when it comes to wagons.... Whereas Holdens (and this hurts to say it)... have had it sorted since VR/VS days.... All you needed was some decent wheels, and dump it a couple of inches - and you had something that looked pretty reasonable... Same goes for VT-VX and so-on...
Ford are great at jumping off the band-wagon *pardon the pun*, and then jumping back on... Most memorable is dumping the V8 option from the range.... whilst VK VL & VN models sold HEAPS of V8s Ford sat around with their thumbs in their **** standing by their decision... Only to come back to the market with EB 5Litres...
I wrote a letter to Wheels (most recent edition) that was printed about Wagon-oids.... they are the new tomorrow... and this is why I think that Ford DOES need to have an FG wagon... The picture posted in this thread looks good (though i'd drop the rear sunshade)... I'd buy one for sure....
lets just see what happens....
But put me on the list for a XR8 Wagon-oid for sure....
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