Wagons have become luxury models or have morphed into crossovers. But this Peugeot 505 was still up for hauling some fencing.
The Peugeot 505 I chose from his rental lot was a 1992 DL trim decorated with some mildew and with 231,000 miles on the clock, making it one of just about the last 505s sold in North America, and perhaps among the highest-mileage examples by that point as well. The other two 505s in his"rental lot" were the SW8 models, which stood for station wagon and the passenger capacity thanks to a third row seat in the back.
The DL trim was my chariot of choice that day since the back seats could actually fold down perfectly flat.With a few creaks and rattles that confirmed its high mileage, the 505 DL I chose offered surprisingly nimble steering and decent acceleration, even though I was careful about pushing it on the interstate just to get to Lowe's. But faced with an empty interstate, the wagon seemed eager to make its way up to 75 mph and stay there, while offering plenty of wind and transmission noise.
It's not easy to find a wagon with the interior capacity of the 505 these days, and running through some larger crossover options isn't much help, as very few would fit 12 pieces of something that's eight feet long with the middle row folded down. So it's safe to say this category of station wagon is nearly extinct, necessitating something the size of a full-size SUV to recreate the cargo capacity, with fold-flat second and third rows and a higher load-in height.
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