Thread: Winston's first Big Car Journey!

Originally Posted by NCarver

Well that was a new phrase on me! I have to say that I am very disappointed, however. An estate car sounds very grand. I had visions of some "lord of the manor" sort of vehicle. Not a wagon. Station wagons are not considered very stylish here, so most manufacturers want to call them "crossovers" (half car, half SUV) if possible. (I note that one of our cars is actually a wagon too.)

My husband is big car enthusiast but we only drive a small compact car a VW Polo as we really don't use the car a whole lot.

I know estate cars to be popular with salemen and families with dogs as they can pile everything in the back!

I think cars on this side of the atlantic cars tend to be much smaller then the U.S.
My husband and I rented a car in Boston a few years ago to drive up to my aunt in N.H and my husband was in his element as he got a "dodge" with a huge engine size.

I actually always thought station wagons were what we call "pick up trucks"


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Ncarver: It really is funny the differences in english/U.S English, and then of course Irish/english can be a whole different ball game altogether!
I've caught myself writing things and then deleting them, because I though perhaps somebody elsewhere. wouldn't have a clue what I was talking about