Hi, Guest
09-26-2012, 01:35 AM
Wow, you learn something every day. I was aware that European models had (and still have) performance models we can only dream about. But somehow I missed that there was an ST170 wagon (oh yeah, old age rears its ugly head again). Of course at the time I was still into SHO Taurus models, bemoaning the fact the 1996-1999 Generation 3 models only came with an automatic (and no wagons).
Economies of scale, I do understand why SVT production was held to one factory (that is one reason I believe was why we had to wait six months for delivery of a manual transmission Aerostar back in 1986) but still, it is nice to dream.
To reinforce what ZTW² mentioned, if you drive down into the USA Midwest (Minneapolis, Chicago) wagons are like hen's teeth - extremely rare. SUV's, trucks, even minivans are evident, but not wagons. The American east coast is closer to the norm in Canada.
Economies of scale, I do understand why SVT production was held to one factory (that is one reason I believe was why we had to wait six months for delivery of a manual transmission Aerostar back in 1986) but still, it is nice to dream.
To reinforce what ZTW² mentioned, if you drive down into the USA Midwest (Minneapolis, Chicago) wagons are like hen's teeth - extremely rare. SUV's, trucks, even minivans are evident, but not wagons. The American east coast is closer to the norm in Canada.