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Why no Estate cars in Ireland ?

keithclancy

Was wondering why does nobody in Ireland buy estate cars ?

They can double as a van when you are transporting stuff

They have more space for luggage.

If you go to a music festival you can just stick all the seats down and have a sleeping place the size of a double bed.

They can be high performance as well?

You see lots in the UK and on the Continent, but they seem to be pretty rare in Ireland.

Any idea why ?

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Gwynplaine

Most of them look hideous.

[Deleted User]

They are a bit twee and middle class.

But still, infinitely less so than the people carriers that people rush off to buy once they have a child.

tomwaterford

Because they look like a hearse with seats

kneemos

Pointless.Plus most of them have bigger engines I'd imagine.

skinnie

So much room for activities!

the groutch

Because mothers need a 7-seater to collect their one child from school.

ednwireland

407 sportwagon parked outside

kneemos

ednwireland wrote: »

407 sportwagon parked outside

Who owns it?

ednwireland

kneemos wrote: »

Who owns it?

the other half, i have an octavia which is big enough to throw my bike in when i need to

Nodin

keithclancy wrote: »

Was wondering why does nobody in Ireland buy estate cars ?

Station wagon I always heard it called. I seem to remember there being a lot more of them about in the 80's.....maybe its a fashion thing?

the_syco

keithclancy wrote: »

Any idea why ?

Most driveways aren't made for them, and the market that used to buy them now probably drive SUV's.

delahuntv

BMW 5 series "touring" looks good, as did the old volvo v70

micks_address

Nodin wrote: »

Station wagon I always heard it called. I seem to remember there being a lot more of them about in the 80's.....maybe its a fashion thing?

We have a civic tourer.. The amount of luggage we packed in today was great.. Very practical.. Some might not like the looks but I don't mind it and I'm getting about 70mpg from the 1.6 diesel so happy enough

Mr_Muffin

They are just big enough to live in. You could sleep comfortable in the back and live in the front.

spurious

Skoda Roomster FTW - is it a car for a disabled person, is it a van, what the fiddle dee dee is it?
Spacious.
Eat my dust.

knird evol

Deleted User wrote: »

They are a bit twee and middle class.

That is the cover they maintain.
On closer inspection they are usually high-powered
audis driven by balding, middle aged, overly
aggressive drivers from a certain compass
point in europe.

Car's a 'sleeper.'

kneemos

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

They are just big enough to live in. You could sleep comfortable in the back and live in the front.

Dinner party's could be difficult.

ThisRegard

There's loads of them if you actually looked.

Samsgirl

There is def one because we have an Octavia Estate!!

biko

Plenty of people have estate cars.

Cienciano

They're way more popular on the continent than ireland. If I was getting a car now I'd either get an estate or a convertible. Massive boot or no boot

Fratton Fred

Loads of Audi A4 and BMW 3 and 5 series estates around my area.

xhoundx

kneemos wrote: »

Pointless.Plus most of them have bigger engines I'd imagine.

Nope

the_syco wrote: »

Most driveways aren't made for them, and the market that used to buy them now probably drive SUV's.

They are no longer than the saloon equivalent.

PowerToWait

I've an estate. Imo they look way better than most saloons, which are the epitome of safe and conservative, middle class Irish driving.

And I benefit from all the points made in the OP. I've it stuffed with hobby stuff of all kinds and still carry another 2 bodies to wherever. Sleep in it at festivals or pricey tourist towns the odd time.

But try selling it in Ireland. No chance.

ThisRegard

Yeah, I don't get the drive ways aren't built for them comment, it's bizarre.

PowerToWait

ThisRegard wrote: »

Yeah, I don't get the drive ways aren't built for them comment, it's bizarre.

Another ill informed Irish non-reason.

Del2005

The reason why there are so few estate cars is because most people buy the few square centimetres that stick to the front and back not a car, just look at the amount of people who bought new diesel cars since 08 even though they are completely unsuitable for their needs and cost them thousands of Euro to save a few hundred Euro per annum.

JupiterKid

There used to be a few estate cars about back in the 80s and 90s. People carriers and SUVs have pretty much taken over any market for estate cars.

Kiwi in IE

Both our cars are Estate models. I think in general estates look much better than ordinary sedans/hatchbacks and are more functional.

Look at the VW Passat. The estate model is 1000 x classier looking than the sedan.

Jawgap

My last three cars have been estates - current one is an A4 S-Line Avant, goes like dog snot and is eminently practical.

Started buying estates (although current one is a company car) when I outgrew my boy racer phase, ie, when the sprogs arrived - the rear deck of an estate is very convenient for changing nappies on