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    Autofahren: Wie unsere Lust auf SUVs dazu führte, dass irische Autofahrer den bescheidenen Kombi aufgaben

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    2. Jacksonriverboy on

      My wife and I both have estates. I’ve always thought they’re superior to SUV/crossovers. In looks and practicality.

    4. kilters on

      SUV’s are a huge compromise in every way, just for a bit of unnecessary height. As a proud estate owner, I’ll never look at another form factor.

    5. SeanB2003 on

      Oh I better buy a crossover so that I can see over everyone else and that will be really safe for me so long as everyone else doesn’t also buy a stupid crossover.

    6. hugh_22 on

      Most estates feel bigger on the inside than SUVs… Soon we’ll be like the states where there are only massive cars on the road

    9. Fataldeviati0n on

      I drive an estate. Way more room inside than a saloon or crossover. Massive boot. We fold down the backseats and use it as a camper in the summer.

      Moved all my partners belongings in one trip with it.

    11. BackInATracksuit on

      Wow this might be most I’ve ever agreed with an article. I didn’t even realise I had such strong feelings about estates.

      I remember getting a qashqai as a rental around 2012 and being totally bemused by how awful it was. Massive on the outside, tiny on the inside. Just a weird nonsensical design, that managed to sacrifice both form and function simultaneously.

      The most annoying thing now is that the second hand market is saturated with these stupid, stupid cars. You have to go out of your way to find anything that isn’t a bubbly monstrosity of some kind.

    12. kali005 on

      Sportwagon and shooting brake. Never understood the obsession with suvs and crossovers. My understanding is women love them because for some reason they feel safe in them.

    13. Neanderthal_Gene on

      I loved estates until I bought a small SUV. The elevated driving position is the hard sell.

    14. G0ffer on

      A friend of mine was in a collision with an suv on Paddy’s day and died. Fuck suvs

    15. Serious-Landscape-74 on

      I love an estate. We have an SUV also. My Hubby won’t drive anything else. The drive just isn’t the same, especially on a lovely bendy country road.

      Volkswagen Ireland finally brought over the Passat. It’s estate only, huge, and fracking value when compared to their smaller SUV lineup.

    16. Dapper-Lab-9285 on

      Irish motorists have zero input on what cars are made. The estate stopped being made because everyone stopped buying them, if people bought them they would still be available.

      People don’t need the space of an estate and lots of people struggle to get into cars, my elderly relations take ages to get into my car and loading a baby into a seat is so much easier when the car is high, so that’s why fake SUVs become ubiquitous

    17. jaymatthewbee on

      I own a V60 estate and my dad has a XC60 SUV. The bassinet on our pram fits in perfectly flat next to the wheels in our V60. The XC60’s boot isn’t as deep so they have to be stacked on top of each other, blocking the rear view and potentially being more dangerous by flipping over the rear seats in an accident. Yet, most people would think the XC60 is a better family car for some reason.

    18. wango_fandango on

      Growing up we had a large family, so always had estate cars, so always had a fondness of them. Some were proper 7 seaters but even the we had to use the boot space for seating the odd time if we all went somewhere as a full family…

    19. No_Minute_5743 on

      Im sick of SUV’s. Looking for an estate myself.

      They handle like shit, are big but also being small inside. Stupid.

      Its just a small hatch on stilts and they use that as an excuse to charge you more.

      The only positive is the height so its easier to get kids in an out and a better view of the road (maybe)

    20. InevitableMidnight54 on

      We have our second estate in the house now since my partner started driving, we had a saloon for 3 years and I missed the estate. They’re bloody brilliant, great looks and driving dynamics and so so great for carrying stuff and dogs.

      A lot of hatchbacks are underrated too, the mother has a 2012 civic, when you put the seats down it can carry ANYTHING.

      Also am I the only one that hates a high driving position?

      And before anyone says they’re not good looking, we have had a 159 sportwagon and currently have an XF sportbrake.

      Both beautiful, and the XF is CAVERNOUS, I feel like I have to shout at passengers they’re so far away.

    21. tsubatai on

      Estates are more functional than crossover suvs, particularly if you want it for sport utility imo. Our family car is an estate, previous to that we had a subaru forester, I much prefer the estate, never really gave a shite about how high my seat was though.

      15 ft canoe up on top? yea, no bother, barely even overhangs brother. Fishing rods already assembled and rigged up? absolutely. 2 german shepherds in the boot? they love it, and still loads of leftover space for all the other gear.

    24. Cultural_Wish4933 on

      I hate these lazy tabloidesque headlines „Why we’re all XXX now“.

      I can’t stand SUVs. All space and no storage. Give me an Estate any day, I’ve had two, and currently a saloon with a cavernous hatch.

    25. Gullintani on

      Skoda still produce enormous estate cars, bigger footprint than most popular SUV crossovers.

    26. Weimnova on

      I prefer the look of an estate vs an suv, but when I went to the Brussels motor show, the suv’s did feel a lot more comfortable to get in and out of. Some estates I couldn’t even sit in properly. Seat all the way down and my head was still touching the ceiling. (to be fair, most chinese new suv’s I tried had the same thing).

      My next car? I’m hoping an estate, but it’ll depend on how they handle vs their size.

    27. Comfortable-Bonus421 on

      I bought a new Skoda Superb estate last year, replacing an older one. Test drove it and the Kodiak, and gave the Kodiak back after 20 minutes, and placed the order for the Superb.

      I absolutely love it (though I preferred the old one).

    28. Zheiko on

      I am on a hunt for decent estate for some time now. They are so rare! I dont need SUV, but cant fit 2 strollers and kids into hatchback

    31. lanciadub on

      I think I’ve started to notice more estates on the road now than ten years ago

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