<VV> Re: Italian cars ---No Corvair

[Ron]

Throughout Europe you will notice that everyone has a new car.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Taruffi57 at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 8:19 AM
Subject: <VV> Re: Italian cars ---No Corvair


> In a message dated 6/29/2005 9:01:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:
>
>>"You  know a country is in trouble when the best car they can buy is a
> Fiat!"
>
> Well, you can buy a Smart Car there but only the  diesel
>
> I was in northern Italy 11 days this March and believe me, they have a
> helluva lot more practical and wider choices of cars than we do.  Their 
> cars
> average being about 2/3 the size of what we drive, but since even diesel 
> is  around
> $4.25 gal., most newer cars are turbo diesels.  Our group had mostly  Alfa
> turbo diesel 4 drs. with 5 speed manuals.  I loved it and it wasn't  slow.
>
> Italians are WAY better drivers than Americans too.  Yes, they  are
> aggressive and will go around you - sometimes into oncoming traffic -  if 
> you don't
> "close-it-up" but they also do not get in the way in the left  lane. 
> There is a
> strong awareness of proper lane use.
>
> Most all cars on the roads are new or nearly new and it is a rare sight to
> see something like an old Fiat 600 or an older Alfa.
>
> Joe Dunlap
> Florida
>
>
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