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is is best to call it a wagon, a hatchback, or what?

A lot of online reviews calls it a wagon. My friend called it a hatchback. The tint shop I went to called it a minivan =/ For me I call it a hatchback hah

Both my AAA insurance and the State of Michigan call it a wagon. I call all vehicles that look like wagons wagons. All SUV's are station wagons, as far as I'm concerned. We gotta remember we're in the age of double-speak. I remember when Buick assembly line inspectors were called inspectors, and then when the assembly plant became known as Buick City, we suddenly found ourselves referred to as "Customer Satisfaction Facilitators." Silly.

Quote, originally posted by Houston »All SUV's are station wagons, as far as I'm concerned. Agreed. SUV's are just station wagons that are lifted. I consider the Vibe a wagon, but you will hear me call it a hatchback.

How about calling the Vibe a car and calling a SUV a trucK?Wagon makes me think of: And Vibes are quite a bit better looking than that!

Other than the wheels, I'd love an old wagon like that!

Quote, originally posted by Kincaid »Other than the wheels, I'd love an old wagon like that! Agreed! Love old wagons!

Compact wagon?

I just call it a 5-door hatchback (to distinguish from 3-door hatchbacks)

Quote, originally posted by cptnsolo77 »Compact wagon?Sports wagon.

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »Sports wagon. Isn't that more like, I dunno, one of the Subarus or the Mazdaspeed3... more performance based? Not that it matters... my car sure thinks it's a "sport" wagon when it's on the road!

Apollo.. Thats his name.. I call it a Sport Wagon as well!

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 »Isn't that more like, I dunno, one of the Subarus or the Mazdaspeed3... more performance based? Not that it matters... my car sure thinks it's a "sport" wagon when it's on the road! That is what Pontiac called the Vibe... if I remember correctly.

I've heard the term small crossover wagon used to describe the first gen Vibe. The second gen is a little more like a 5 door hatch or a sports wagon. This would be a car...

i over herd some one " look at that weid looking mini van"they were looking at my vibe..

friends and such will call mine a wagon. i say it's a hatchback. it's the same length as a car, just instead of having the back drop and form a trunk it's all cabin space. actually, my car in the shortest in the driveway. the minivan and buick are both longer. oh well, while both of those are bulky, mine is nimble. i guess it's a sport hatchback car of awesome?

The OHIO title for my 2009 says "Vibe 4dr sedan".I really don't know what my insurance company calls it as the policy only says "Pont Vibe".I think "wagon" makes sense - the nerdier the name the lower the insurance premium.I think my 2001 PT Cruiser was classified as a "truck". Had something to do with how they calculated the CAFE.

On my Missouri registration it says Body type: STAWWhich im guessing stands for station wagon..

You could build a car and make it a "truck" if the rear seat could be taken out. Chrysler did this to help it meet the Cafe fuel mileage standards for trucks. You can take the rear seats out of the Pt Cruiser, so it became a truck, instead of a retro looking delivery van/wagon type vehicle.The Vibe is really a cross over wagon. I Googled cross-over vehicles and guess what I found?????Ta-da! Even looks familiar to me, somehow!