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Originally Posted by Sliver
This is exactly why North America doesn't get wagons. Nobody actually likes them (even though they say they do). The Magnum is what an affordable wagon is. Yeah, I've driven one. Mushy feeling, but still better than every single crossover ever. Throw snowboards and gear in the back like nothing. Seat four adults in total comfort. Cruise down the highway comfortably with that soft suspension. Mega cheap to buy. It's not an E-Class; it's a wagon almost anyone of us could get into brand new. At the end of the day it's a Dodge, but if the other automakers made a comparable car you'd have wicked wagons out there. Dodge proved there isn't a market, though. People rather have a Nissan Rogue or a Toyota Highlander than a wagon.
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True to some degree. I think the consumer is definitely more likely to buy want an SUV over a wagon and this is largely because of marketing. That being said, I don't think the Magnum was really the definition of an affordable wagon. At that time there were two main competitors that were in the same price range and were much better vehicles (Jetta wagon and Mazda 6 wagon maybe even the Passat wagon.) Prior to the Magnum there was also the Saturn L and S wagons and I would argue that those two vehicles were better executed than the Magnum although the Saturn was truly an economical offering so it is somewhat tough to compare directly to the Magnum.