Seriously?

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Othen

I know Dave, and I fully appreciate that many folk like big Volvos for exactly that reason, just as antiques dealers (amongst others) did back in the day. I’m a bit tongue in cheek when I call them VWWs - but that is the way many owners will use them.

My first "need" for a big estate was 20 years ago when i was married with a wife and 3 step children and the need to deprive local supermarkets of half their entire stock on a weekly basis while transporting aforementioned family with me. It also came in useful for other things too.

Things have changed now but my circumstances now mean i have to carry large loads including two big dogs very regularly so my need for an estate continues. Sadly i now have difficulty getting in/out of a 7/9xx estate so needed something higher. It took me a long time to settle on the Honda CR-V that i now have but aside from a slightly smaller load deck, it does everything i need it to do and is also very versatile.
Granted i've had a few reliability problems with it (not very Honda like! ) but those are all down to missed/incomplete servicing and have now been pretty much sorted.

Originally Posted by Steve 940

Absolutely no offence, I like to think my VWW is more like a Swiss Army Knife, capable on many levels😀👍

Cheers
Steve

Agreed, they certainly are! Ditto for my Honda, the front seats convert into two single beds, there is a picnic table between the front seats and another, larger one in the rear load deck with space underneath where the spare wheel might have been (it is bolted to the tailgate on the outside) where things can be stored, there is a 12V socket in the back suitable for powering things like coolers/fridges - the list goes on.

Good estes are always useful vehicles!