2019 e450 estate
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Wagons are just cool looking today... heck even the Buick wagon is kinda neat...
The JAG estate- is good looking too... I can say I did not like the Caddy CTS wagon some years ago...
These are not the FAMILY truckster that Chevy Chase drives and not meant for Offroad.
They have more storage then a sedan..... as peeps buying wagons are probably driving sedans now and not SUVs..
The AMG wagon is fast fast fast - Looks good as F1 racing medical car....
Too each his own...
The JAG estate- is good looking too... I can say I did not like the Caddy CTS wagon some years ago...
These are not the FAMILY truckster that Chevy Chase drives and not meant for Offroad.
They have more storage then a sedan..... as peeps buying wagons are probably driving sedans now and not SUVs..
The AMG wagon is fast fast fast - Looks good as F1 racing medical car....
Too each his own...
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UA 549. I am curious about your statement that US spec MB wagons do not have towing capacity. What is the difference between our US wagons and say European wagons
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Mercedes does not offer the fully electric tow bar (hitch) or similar option in the US. If one wishes to tow a trailer then an improvised third party add on is required. IIRC they all require modifications to the rear bumper and either drilling or welding.
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I would never buy a wagon because they really are mommy mobiles. They are ugly. They are a compromise that does not handle as well as a sedan or a SUV. They don't have the ground clearance to drive on the flat Florida beaches. (They sink 'til the fenders are in the sand.) They must stay on pavement. They do not have the carrying capacity of a SUV. They do not have the trailer pulling capacity of a SUV.
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I would never buy a wagon because they really are mommy mobiles. They are ugly. They are a compromise that does not handle as well as a sedan or a SUV. They don't have the ground clearance to drive on the flat Florida beaches. (They sink 'til the fenders are in the sand.) They must stay on pavement. They do not have the carrying capacity of a SUV. They do not have the trailer pulling capacity of a SUV.
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A lot of us here have very strong feelings about vehicles in general and our vehicles in particular. When I first became a member here, I think it was around 2013 or so, I made the mistake--as a "Newbie" mind you--of absolutely slamming another member's brand new car that had not even arrived yet and was still being built. It didn't make me any friends, not that making friends here is the goal, but I have learned that a softer approach, especially to voicing dislikes, seems to bring much better results. When I see things that I feel are just nuts and things I cannot say anything constructive about, I bite my tongue, say nothing and just move on. Some character that lowers his car, puts on bigger wheels, rubber band tires, removes mufflers, tints the windows black, etc. does not need to hear what I have to say about it--even thought I'd really like to jump all over him. Of course, as with most all posts made here, this is just in my humble opinion. 
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So you folks don't want to read a serious opinion from someone who has actually experienced an E Series wagon? In my part of the world the only people that have wagons are women taking the team to soccer practice or school or whatever. There are a couple in my neighborhood that are strictly mommy cars. Some other members indicated that a wagon was a functional as an SUV. That really isn't the case regarding load hauling or towing capabilities.
Forums are for honest opinions, not just accolades - merited or otherwise.
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So you folks don't want to read a serious opinion from someone who has actually experienced an E Series wagon? In my part of the world the only people that have wagons are women taking the team to soccer practice or school or whatever. There are a couple in my neighborhood that are strictly mommy cars. Some other members indicated that a wagon was a functional as an SUV. That really isn't the case regarding load hauling or towing capabilities.
Forums are for honest opinions, not just accolades - merited or otherwise.
Forums are for honest opinions, not just accolades - merited or otherwise.
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