Why are they driving american cars?
That is one thing i've always wondered. Their in Europe so shouldn't they be driving on the other side of the rode with the steering wheel on the other side?
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Thanks. I didn't really mean american cars, just american as in having the steering wheel on the left side.
shareYep us Brits are the only ones who have the steering wheel in the right place, and drive on the correct side of the road.........I think our Aussie cousins do the same......oh and the kiwi's........but in Europe its just us :-)
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I was a little surprised to see the father and kids in a Jeep Cherokee. I would not imagine they are too popular outside of North America but I could be wrong.
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No you can get Jeeps almost anywhere.
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I was a little surprised to see the father and kids in a Jeep Cherokee. I would not imagine they are too popular outside of North America but I could be wrong.
I've heard it said that Jeeps are luxury items in Europe, like a Mercedes is over here in the states. Not certain as to the veracity of the statement, but it would make sense, because Marie says that Eamon always did have money.
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That is incorrect. Greece drives on the right along with the rest of continental Europe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-_and_left-hand_traffic
Don't forget that in Ireland they also drive on the left. But Brits usually don't know the first thing about their closest neighboring country.
share"Thanks. I didn't really mean american cars, just american as in having the steering wheel on the left side."
...and an automatic gearbox. Because I don't think Americans do manual ones (unless it's a high end sports car).
"And no regrets?"
What? There are plenty of manual transmission vehicles here. They're not as popular, of course, but a lot of base model cheaper cars and pickups come that way.
shareI stand corrected then. But it's fair to say that the majority of the time, American cars are by default automatics, no? Here with mainstream cars, it's the reverse but you can tailor the specs for an automatic option.
"And no regrets?"
Yeah, I guess that now there are more automatics than sticks - but they are by no means an oddity.
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The VWs are german cars, though, which kindof defeats your statement.
shareActually, there are a lot of left side traffic (steering wheel on the right) countries in Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland...); Asia (Singapore, Malaysia....); and the Caribbean (Barbados, St. Lucia, Jamaica...).
shareIn South Africa too.
shareNew Zealand too, and I think Hong Kong is like the UK as well.
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