A '96 Passat wagon has only 5 seating positions.

"Largest fuel tank of any car ever sold in USA, 25 gallons=1200 Mile driving range."

I can't comment on the driving range but the W140 has a 100 liter tank which is closer to 26 gallons and was 4 years old in the US when the '96 Passat TDI became available. I'm sure land yachts of the 60s and 70s had >25 gallon tanks, too.

A minivan isn't something you appreciate until you have one. Small kids in a rear facing third row seems like a wonderful idea until you rely on it on a daily basis.

If you're stars align, you might catch this puppy in one of its many eBay incarnations - Encore Disponible! OG Citroen CX Diesel Wagon, Now On The West Coast - Daddy Types . If it's the same one I'm drooling over, though, it doesn't have AC.

What's the wife's position on AT vs MT?

Sixto
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