You keep pushing the station wagon an I'll keep my mini-van. I have plenty of room. An have hauled everything I've taken to the yard in it. Just got a washer, a dryer, a fridge, a propane grill, an several other items in on a pick up. An I still had room to stuff everything else. I can fit a bunch of tv's in before the weight becomes an issue. Plus they like to fly around if I don't have other things in it.
So..you'll forgive me if I stick with what has obviously worked for me.

My seats come out yours just fold right on down.

Oh I can also pull a trailer if I ever decided to, an I have a higher floor to roof clearance. An no pesky doors to get in my way as mine slide all the way open. TV's? No trouble through the side. Fridges..no problem through the back door, washers/dryers loaded either way. An towers? I could haul them like one of these big trucks do an no worries on losing my load, or dealing with straps an tarps an all that jazz.
Either way it all comes down to what you prefer. I don't have to worry about city driving or traffic. My sandbar is only a 120 miles or so, an I only putt around half of it on a regular basis. Far as mileage goes..I get something like 18 city an 23-25 hwy. Not the best, but certainly not the worse.
Didn't mean to hijack your thread. Was just pointing out what olddude was saying about a mini-van being able to work if you didn't want a gas guzzler like a Suburban. Being as I actually use one, figure the voice of one experienced with it should speak on it's benefits.
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