This week's Opus comic reminded me about something. One of the first "differences" I always notice when I visit Europe is how much dinkier their cars are. Even their tractor trailers are smaller than ours. You won't see many SUVs with names like Mountain Monster and Land Eater in France. But you will see "smart cars" on the streets of Paris. Smart cars, in case you've never seen one look about the same size as a golf cart.
Teri and I have driven our fair share of golf carts with wheels in England, France and Italy. Except for the time we rented a tiny Ford with a diesel engine that measured its time from 0 to 60 in hours rather than seconds, the cars we've driven over there could really scoot. I remember one time I had our dinky rented Fiat going at over 100 mph down the Autostrada in Italy. Stupid, yes, but way fun (and more or less legal at the time).
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