Took a week in Norway to appreciate my Coupe
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Took a week in Norway to appreciate my Coupe
Hello Folks - Just back from Norway on business.
Observation: our humble entry level C230K would be a top dog there in term of HP and engine displacement. The street was lined with all manufacturers from Kia, Citroen, Renault, Alfa, Opal... to Porsch. You name it. The biggest engine I have seen was a 2 liter on an E class (looked very new and of late model). I saw plenty of smart cars from Audi to MB A-140 to Fiat to..... Most cars regradless of brand and model are less than 1.8L. I didn't see any turbo or supercharger anywhere. I am sure there are more well endowed cars but I did't see any in my 4 days there.
Having seen what other part of the world drives I do feel how previlleged we are here in the US. The C-Coupe aint bad folks.
What drove me nut was that there were no STOP sign to signal right-of-way. Instead there were traffic circles everywhere. I lileraturally run thru a few of them on many occasions.
BTW - there was no Acura, Lexus or Infinity - not even one
Our coupe would fit right in with the twisty roads there.
Observation: our humble entry level C230K would be a top dog there in term of HP and engine displacement. The street was lined with all manufacturers from Kia, Citroen, Renault, Alfa, Opal... to Porsch. You name it. The biggest engine I have seen was a 2 liter on an E class (looked very new and of late model). I saw plenty of smart cars from Audi to MB A-140 to Fiat to..... Most cars regradless of brand and model are less than 1.8L. I didn't see any turbo or supercharger anywhere. I am sure there are more well endowed cars but I did't see any in my 4 days there.
Having seen what other part of the world drives I do feel how previlleged we are here in the US. The C-Coupe aint bad folks.
What drove me nut was that there were no STOP sign to signal right-of-way. Instead there were traffic circles everywhere. I lileraturally run thru a few of them on many occasions.
BTW - there was no Acura, Lexus or Infinity - not even one
Our coupe would fit right in with the twisty roads there.
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Re: Took a week in Norway to appreciate my Coupe
Originally posted by Benzer
What drove me nut was that there were no STOP sign to signal right-of-way. Instead there were traffic circles everywhere. I lileraturally run thru a few of them on many occasions.
What drove me nut was that there were no STOP sign to signal right-of-way. Instead there were traffic circles everywhere. I lileraturally run thru a few of them on many occasions.
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Re: Took a week in Norway to appreciate my Coupe
Originally posted by Benzer
BTW - there was no Acura, Lexus or Infinity - not even one
Our coupe would fit right in with the twisty roads there.
BTW - there was no Acura, Lexus or Infinity - not even one
Our coupe would fit right in with the twisty roads there.
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From: The blue white rock, third out.
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Re: Took a week in Norway to appreciate my Coupe
Originally posted by Benzer
Having seen what other part of the world drives I do feel how previlleged we are here in the US. The C-Coupe aint bad folks.
Having seen what other part of the world drives I do feel how previlleged we are here in the US. The C-Coupe aint bad folks.
What drove me nut was that there were no STOP sign to signal right-of-way. Instead there were traffic circles everywhere. I lileraturally run thru a few of them on many occasions..
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BTW - there was no Acura, Lexus or Infinity - not even one
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Our coupe would fit right in with the twisty roads there.
