Station Wagons

Back in January 2025, BaT member black71gp won this ’58 DeSoto Firesweep Four-Door Shopper wagon from ObsoleteAutomotive. He and two friends drove it six hundred miles home, and he recently wrote in to tell us about the trip:
Here’s a quick note about my story about buying this car on BaT. I won the car from a seller located in North Carolina, even though I live just north of Detroit, Michigan. After a quick conversation with the seller, I decided to grab some friends, catch a flight to Charlotte, and attempt to drive it home.

This Success Story comes to us from BaT member ennisk1, who won this 1985 Volvo 245 DL wagon from JetstreamRider in a April 2025 BaT auction:
What do you hope for when you buy a car that is on the other side of the country? For it to be as good as described, I suppose. I bought this 40-year-old 1985 Volvo 245 to use as my family’s summer car in Montana. I live in Florida, and the Volvo was in Seattle. Fortunately, the seller, @JetstreamRider, is a great guy who knows his Volvos. I’d say he under-described the car.