That's the point, though: they are not all that impractical for many people.
Yes, you are right, I was clouding the hatchback / 9-3 issue.
It's the occasional thing that people have issue with.
Some people, for whatever reason, prefer the shape or security of a saloon car. The Accord looks better as a saloon and does a reasonable fist of being spacious when it needed to be.
Outside items - yeah you're into needing a van or a trailer.
When we moved last year, we started with the Accord and ended with the Saab. I could get more in the Saab, absolutely yes. It was easier to use. But I still needed a van. And I've not moved yet.
The 9-3 is more Ikea-friendly too.
Ahhha okay. I can. :) I guess it depends on what you need to move and when.
I'm the same, but for me, either / or as far as hatchback or saloon goes. I can't get a wardrobe* into either. For the once or twice a year that it's handy to have the hatchback area it isn't worth worrying about.
It's the same with the towbar that the car came with. But now I can either hire a van (boring unless it's rear wheel drive) or a trailer (slightly less boring).
*oversized item picked at random.
Hmm. Not convinced. But happy to disagree.
So was it the performance or the hatchback that swung it? I mean, Lotus Elise and all... :)
:)
It's what I'll do at weekends, though. People with little concept of how much £80 is are great.
You'd be surprised, though. Many of the company car chumps, err, users insisted on adding a tow bar to their for the caravan / trailer / impressing the neighbours.
Would I add one to the 9-3 TiD? No. But it has one, and it has been useful.