What to buy: Liftback or Wagon?

[Gnat]

I think the liftback is such a generic shape you just dont notice it. I may be bias, but I think the wagon looks much classier.

Well. maybe.
But because mines an all-black liftback, probably why it *repeatily* gets mistaken for a BMW.
Now, I'm not fan of BMW's so I always correct them. lol
"oh! ... I guess it was that big round badge" they usually say.

[dArK5HaD0w]

I think the liftback is such a generic shape you just dont notice it.

the "hatchback" is a generic shape.
the "liftback" is not so generic. is that a sedan? no. is that a hatchback? no. wat is it? its a liftback. ......right.......
hehehehee

[aslsw]

You're lucky that you get a choice. When we were looking my wife said a loud NO to a wagon, as we had come off three earlier wagons - now the kids are older, she reckoned there was no need. The other stipulation was that we not repeat the same colour as on any of our earlier cars!

I really like the practicality of the liftback - it has the size of a boot, but the convenience of a hatchback. To test it out, Colin let us take a car home for an evening. We picked up two friends, who are both 6 feet tall, and loaded our two largest suitcases in the back. No problems at all, with room to spare.

An added advantage of not having a wagon is that I'm not tempted to load anything in the back on my inevitable weekly trip to Bunnings. I just take the trailer instead which keeps the mess out of my nice car.

Having said all of that, I like the look of the Scout. We've been doing a fair bit of camping, and its amazing how much two people take (neither of us wants to leave the coffee machine behind). There are so many wagons around - which I always point out to my wife - and I think she is now more comfortable with the idea. Maybe next time...

[brad]

Well. maybe.
But because mines an all-black liftback, probably why it *repeatily* gets mistaken for a BMW.
Now, I'm not fan of BMW's so I always correct them. lol
"oh! ... I guess it was that big round badge" they usually say.

That would be people that know nothing about cars?

My Dad's RT104 Corona in Bright Brown (brilliant colour) used to be mistaken for a Mercedes..... by the same clueless people.

[Inego]

My Dad's RT104 Corona in Bright Brown (brilliant colour) used to be mistaken for a Mercedes..... by the same clueless people.

I did the world a favour by driving my parent's blue RT104 (in which I'd got my license) into a light pole. It had never, AFAIK, been mistaken for a Mercedes, even though the same dealer sold both brands at the time....

[brad]

I did the world a favour by driving my parent's blue RT104 (in which I'd got my license) into a light pole. It had never, AFAIK, been mistaken for a Mercedes, even though the same dealer sold both brands at the time....

SNAP! I got my licence in the RT104 as well.

As a car, in context of the era, they weren't shocking. Toyota sold plenty of them, despite the 2.0L truck engine they had. I do remember going through a big dip doing ~140kmh once & the suspension bottomed & a huge puff of smoke came out the rear. Also sliding through a greasy intersection in the wet with all the brakes locked up. Goodyear Supersteels IIRC. I was banned from driving the family car shortly after that

The Bright Brown paint was pretty special - depending on the sun, it changed from dark red to brown. He also had Celica rims on it & that made it look quite different.

But as I said, people that mistook it for a Mercedes..... no clue.

[Jake02]

Well. maybe.
But because mines an all-black liftback, probably why it *repeatily* gets mistaken for a BMW.
Now, I'm not fan of BMW's so I always correct them. lol
"oh! ... I guess it was that big round badge" they usually say.

Has happened a few times to me too - it's that Skoda and BMW have similar front designs in that the have upright grille louvers and that middle bonnet hump too. They're also the two Euro brands that I actually really admire too...

[jbviajero]

I just came home with a 520 ltr 2nd hand fridge. It was huge. I didn't by a wagon for that but nice to be able to fit these things in.