Hey guys: I'm going to go out on a limb here...

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  1. cyberdon

    cyberdon New Member

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    ...and claim that I own a wagon.

    I couldn't get a wagon here in Canada due to the SUV craze, so I got a Kia Forte 5, which I honestly believe is the wagon that Kia doesn't want to call a wagon.

    P.S. I looove wagons! 223401034_303262324889947_1129411841867766154_n.jpg
     
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    Welcome to the forum, CyberDon!

    It's certainly NOT a requirement to own a wagon in order to be a member here. (I don't have a wagon right now.....)

    But, to be brutally honest with you, what you have there is a 5-door hatchback, not a station wagon. Some manufacturers, like Subaru have started to call their 5-door hatches 'wagons' to placate some of their customers, particularly when they USED TO sell a wagon version of a particular model, and now they sell what should be called a hatchback.

    To explain and show the difference, I'm going to use the old Ford Focus as an example, since they sold BOTH a wagon and a 5-door hatchback on the same platform.....
    Wagon: Extended rear area section, long quarter window (wider than it is tall); relatively flat roof all the way to the back; longer in overall length than the hatchback:
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    Hatchback: Same exact wheelbase, smaller quarter window, very short overhang. Overall shorter than the wagon by 9.9 inches.


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    Welcome to the Forum. As Krash has rightly stated you don’t have to own one, but loving them is a great start. Lol
     
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    :) !
     
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    Welcome to the wagon train, cyberdon!
     
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    Thanks guys!
     
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    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    Welcome aboard cyberdon.
     
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