Going for LWB luxury is the new AU trend???

[JR.]

It’s turned into a bit of a LWB luxury renaissance party here in the AU Workshops section. We’ve currently got threads running on no less than 8 different cars in the first two pages alone;

auIILTD’s 5.6L AUII LTD
Eagleheart’s 1999 Ford Fairlane
EL.50’s The Couch on Wheels
FAT245’s AUI Fairlane Ghia
My own JR’s Trip Down AU Lane
KR1STO’s FTe by KR1STO
Sportsman V8’s AUII Fairlane Sportsman V8
xrghiawagon’s XRGhia’s AU2 Fairlane Ghia

I know my reason for buying one was the great value for money (cheaper than equivalent year model & spec Fairmont Ghia's), and I think the design has actually grown to look better with age - not to mention it was better looking than the standard AU shape from the start.

But what other reasons are there for the upswing in popularity of the AU LWB sedan? I'd be interested to hear your opinions...