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I'm looking at purchasing a reliable and relatively fuel efficent station wagon, but am struggling to find models with reasonable safety features (more than 2 air-bags, cruise control etc.) in my price range. Do you have any suggestions?

Hi there, you may need to look at a European car for multiple airbags. I think Japanese vehicles don't seem to have multiple airbags in this price/ year range.

I was afraid of that - do you have any suggestions on reliable European makes where the cost of parts won't be too high?

Maybe 05-07 Bmw touring, Audi A3 and A4 come to mind. Hard to say if they are any less reliable than similar Japanese wagons.