You're wrong about fuel economy
Reader comment on: How Regulation Killed the Station Wagon and Created the Minivan
Submitted by Rick (Canada), Jul 6, 2019 07:17
The first Dodge Caravans were basically stretched out K-cars with 2.2 liter 4-cylinder engines. Way way way better on gas than the V-8 Buick Roadmaster you show as an example station wagon.
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