----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Malmkvist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 4:28 PM Subject: Small cars
> > I'm driving a Fiat Cinquecento... > In case you don't know it, it's a very small car (somewhere around 230-40 cm > in length) with a 1,1 litre engine. > Very agile, but not exactly the sort of car you cruise around in, boosting > your manly ego. > One of my friends told me that this size of car isn't even around in the > states. > Apparently it's meant only for countries such as my own (yes, we pay a +180% > registration fee, that s**ks very much indeed - pardon my french). > So I wondered: Is that really true? You don't drive such small cars in > America? Our roller skates come in pairs and are worn on our feet. <G> Actually very small cars are dangerous here due to the prescence of very large cars. People here are unlikely to buy such a small car. The smallest cars you find here are also the least expensive and are not looked upon with fondness. The reasons why it is different here is the size of the country and the mobility of the people. Commuters can literally spend hours per day in their vehicles, making size and comfort important. xponent Beep Beep Maru rob
