Today in bad-idea station-wagon shopping: A Volvo 850. Maybe if it was the ludicrous T-5R model. https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rN108Wzw/1995-volvo-850-turbo-wagon
@bikepedantic You just keep posting excellent automobiles and saying they are bad ideas.
@bikepedantic I would argue that your limited use case allows you to get something 'weird' and old assuming it's been maintained and is not a rust bucket.
My 240 wagon clocks in at 275,000 miles and I would drive it anywhere but I would hate to have to rely on it for commuting or critical transportation.
Of course safety is another issue, modern cars can't be topped in that regard.