Just like home

Wow.  On my walk to work today I saw a Dodge Ram pickup truck.  It was bright blue, with a white racing stripe or whatever the hell they call that thing, and a cab cover.  It even had the square-ish license plates.  That would get you noticed here.  It also would probably ensure you got pulled over by the police more than the average Joe (or average frog?)  The license plate said American Car City, so of course I had to look it up on the web.  Sure enough, they have a website where you can buy Ford Mustangs (starting around 40,000 euro) and big pickup trucks and SUVs.  I also wandered over to this site and discovered that I could be the proud owner of an American police car "comme a la tele".  What was more disturbing though, was that I ran across this.  Hummers in France?  The things would barely fit on the roadways here.  My car would probably fit in the trunk area, and parking spaces here already feel like a squeeze to my little car.  Not to mention gas prices, I can't imagine what it would cost here to fill one of those things up - it would have to be at least 200 euro.  (P.S. Americans, stop bitching about gas prices.  You've still got it good.  But then again, I walk to work.)

Comments

[Lucas Rosenzweig]

Rams are not designed for European roads. They are just too wide that they take the space of two SmartCars. Not advisable to be driven in Paris, but hey, it sure does make a statement.