10 Most-Expensive Wagons of 1990
At $26,500 including destination charge, the Peugeot 505 Turbo SW8 was the 4th most-expensive wagon available to American shoppers in 1990.
It is Consumer Guide managing editor Rick Cotta who first began noting vehicles that are turning 25 years of age, and thus becoming “classic.”
In Illinois, home to Consumer Guide Automotive© and Collectible Automobile magazine, a car is officially an antique when it crosses the quarter-century line.
With the two-and-half-decade benchmark in mind, I present here 10 wagons that will soon qualify in some states for highly coveted antique or collector-car status.
Are these cars truly collectible? That’s for you and the old-car-buying public to decide. That said, given what seems to be renewed interest in Eighties-era big sedans and wagons, I wouldn’t count these long-roofs out.
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Mercedes-Benz 300TE
1990 Mercedes-Benz 300TE
Base Price (1990/inflation adjusted): $49,060*/$89,400
Standard engine: 177-horsepower 3.0-liter 6-cylinder
Standard transmission: 4-speed automatic
*Includes $600 Gas Guzzler tax
Audi 200 Quattro Wagon
1990 Audi 200 Quattro Wagon
Base Price (1990/inflation adjusted): $37,265/$67,900
Standard engine: 162-horsepower 2.2-liter turbocharged 5-cylinder
Standard transmission: 5-speed manual
Volvo 760 GLE Turbo
1990 Volvo 760 GLE Turbo Wagon
Base Price (1990/inflation adjusted): $34,315/$62,600
Standard engine: 162-horsepower 2.3-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder
Standard transmission: 4-speed automatic
Peugeot 505 Turbo SW8
1990 Peugeot 505 Turbo SW8
Base Price (1990/inflation adjusted): $26,500/$48,300
Standard engine: 180-horsepower 2.2-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder
Standard transmission: 5-speed manual
Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS
Base Price (1990/inflation adjusted): $19,425/$35,400
Standard engine: 150-horsepower 5.0-liter V8
Standard transmission: 4-speed automatic
Volvo 240 DL
1990 Volvo 240 DL Wagon
Base Price (1990/inflation adjusted): $19,290/$35,200
Standard engine: 114-horsepower 2.3-liter 4-cylinder
Standard transmission: 5-speed manual
Ford LTD Crown Victoria LX Country Squire
1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria LX Country Squire
Base Price (1990/inflation adjusted): $19,266/$35,100
Standard engine: 150-horsepower 5.0-liter V8
Standard transmission: 4-speed automatic
Pontiac 6000 S/E
1990 Pontiac 6000 S/E Wagon
Base Price (1990/inflation adjusted): $18,959/$34,600
Standard engine: 140-horsepower 3.1-liter V6
Standard transmission: 3-speed automatic
Buick Estate Wagon
1990 Buick Estate Wagon
Base Price (1990/inflation adjusted): $18,445/$33,600
Standard engine: 140-horsepower 5.0-liter V8
Standard transmission: 4-speed automatic
Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser
1990 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser
Base Price (1990/inflation adjusted): $18,100/$33,000
Standard engine: 140-horsepower 5.0-liter V8
Standard transmission: 4-speed automatic
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