Station wagons are a favorite of car enthusiasts. They handle, accelerate and brake like sedan, yet have the cargo space of crossovers — effectively offering the best of both worlds. Average American buyers, however, have soured on wagons, perhaps spurred on in part by outdated Griswoldian memories of unpleasant childhood road trips and uncool parents driving supertanker-sized two-boxes.
As a result, many longtime wagon manufacturers are dumping them for the American market entirely. The few wagons that remain are often expensive niche vehicles, ones packing near-supercar performance and prices to match
Thankfully, there’s still a robust trade in used station wagons. Here are 10 fun ones we found currently on sale for less than $10,000. For that money, it turns out, you can get a stately family car, a performance car…or even a weird Toyota.
(Note: all vehicles and prices were valid as of this article’s original publication on 5/15/2020; however, as these are used cars, listings are subject to change or disappear altogether.)
2011 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Sportwagen – $9,900
VW diesels are still prized commodities. This 2011 Jetta Sportwagen has a ton of torque, earns 30-plus mpg combined, and has just under 70,000 miles.
