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Re: European (foreign) no longer that different.
Posted by John in Bismarck [Email] (more from John in Bismarck) on Thu, 5 Jan 2012 06:56:31
In Reply to: European (foreign) no longer that different., Cary, Wed, 4 Jan 2012 06:05:34
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Excellent points. I remember seeing a new Citroen SM at a dealership in the Chicago suburbs back in 1974, and being overwhelmed with how unique it was compared to any other car on the road. Of course, if we had been able to afford it, we probably would have been overwhelmed with how expensive it was to maintain. We had a VW Vanagon Syncro and a Mercedes Benz 300D that had nothing in common with any domestic vehicle, and we thoroughly enjoyed both of them though they, too, were more costly to service than more conventional cars. I still remember the satisfying sound from shutting a door on that old Benz, which had over 200,000 miles on it when we sold it. Built like a tank, for sure. The current MB sedan lineup does nothing for me except remind me of how much they look like Hyundais.
There are still a few "foreign" cars that are fairly unique, Porsche being one, but almost all the car makers are making "global" cars these days that are, sadly, hard to tell apart.
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Posts in this Thread:
- The European car as a concept, No Snaab, Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:51:50
- A good case in point, No Snaab, Sat, 7 Jan 2012 14:59:57
- What is European?, OKSaabs, Thu, 5 Jan 2012 06:31:55
- Re: The European car as a concept, Bruce, Wed, 4 Jan 2012 12:24:06
- European (foreign) no longer that different., Cary, Wed, 4 Jan 2012 06:05:34
- Agree. ...and this thread could get lengthy., Noel, Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:41:26
- rust, torque curves + gearing, handling, safety, ergo, James, Wed, 4 Jan 2012 22:08:57
- Same thing happened to Cadillac and Lincoln, No Snaab, Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:43:26
- The decline in European cars is almost a, poop deck pappy
, Tue, 3 Jan 2012 17:02:25
- American cars a still a POS, nwas, Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:10:48
- What have you driven lately?, No Snaab, Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:34:58
- Re: American cars a still a POS, Noel, Wed, 4 Jan 2012 07:06:32
- Re: American cars a still a POS, Gary G, Tue, 3 Jan 2012 21:27:51
- Avenger, Brian in MA, Wed, 4 Jan 2012 05:28:57
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