^ I always went basic..until now; Ford Ranger with roll up windows and a 5-speed (still have it), then a Honda Civic but upgraded to an Acura TLX and now I'm just spoiled.
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Originally Posted by chrisvfr800i
I always had the feeling that cars are viewed more as an appliance in the UK & continental Europe than they are in the USA, (except for some of the statist thugs on this forum who want to take away my standard of living). It's not a knock, and obviously it's not universally true, but it seems like on our side of the water, it's more common for a car to be seen as an expression of personality. Is that a fair assessment?
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That was my impression too. Europeans tend not to really need them as much; read Steely's post about his car in Chicago. That's more or less the case in Europe where as here, we
need them and they take up a bigger presence in our lives. I was Paris 3 weeks ago and most cars were tiny little basic shitboxes that were dinged up where as here, there is more of a variety in brands and styles. Once in a while I would see a nicer car. I did see a Maybach and a Rolls-Royce Cullinan crash into one another. That was amusing.
New York (city) has a similar car culture as Europe just that you can get a lifted F-150 (because 'Merica!)