Originally Posted by m630' post='370352' date='Dec 22 2006, 04:03 PM

...this is where i think much of the outside world overlooks the issue, most people and families in america have not been here 100 years, most have been here only half that time, and even more for half again, and are first or second generation into schools....as for culture, there is no such thing as american culture really, culture over here is merely that which was brought over from the rest of the world, there are assimilations between cultures, but for the most part families carry on their same traditions that they held to back in europe or asia or the mid east and so on....we are a very young culture in every sense, but our roots are the same as the rest of the world and believe it or not, they are still practiced from this side of the pond, hence why individuals still associate themselves as italian-americans, latin-americans and so on...we are certainly complex, and have a refinement that is not appreciated from a distance.....

Originally Posted by dlevi67' post='370494' date='Dec 23 2006, 06:32 AM

1. Why does that make them "bad cars" automatically? And I bet the average price for a US car is not far off $20k

2. Have you ever driven both back to back on a twisty road? You may be surprised...

Originally Posted by vern' post='370500' date='Dec 23 2006, 12:42 PM

Get off your SOAP BOX. The post is about American and European CARS.

Originally Posted by nickolas_g' post='370514' date='Dec 23 2006, 03:27 PM

Americans don't know how to use the passing lane on the highway for s**t.

Originally Posted by ImolaRedM' post='369544' date='Dec 20 2006, 10:32 AM

I wouldn't go that far. Remember Lucas is from the UK (part of Europe)

Originally Posted by Raighne' post='370397' date='Dec 22 2006, 04:26 PM

I wouldn't knock Skoda... have you ever driven one? They are actually quite good (VW owns them).
If I had to choose I would, without hesitation, take a Skoda over an American car in the same price range (like Chrysler).

You mightn't think it but many of those el-cheapo European cars you mentioned handle very well compared to the el-cheapo (and even the el-expensivo) American equivalents. They mightn't look anything special but try driving a few next time you are in Europe and you might be pleasantly surprised. They have to handle well at brisk speed as our driving style is so much more precise due to our infrastructure.

Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='370517' date='Dec 23 2006, 03:42 PM

That's because a fair proportion of them are descended from the Brits.

ABC

Originally Posted by dlevi67' post='370552' date='Dec 23 2006, 12:58 PM

You mean they are still confused over whether to overtake on the left or on the right?

Originally Posted by dlevi67' post='370552' date='Dec 23 2006, 05:58 PM

You mean they are still confused over whether to overtake on the left or on the right?