Sorry for the late reply. Without having hard data, I would say: None of that difference. As I already pointed out, fatalities per mile as well as per inhabitant are lower compared to the US across most of Western, Northern and Central Europa. This includes countries that are significantly less densely populated than…

Depends on how far you want to go. At 6” I have sat in the 3rd row of our Mazda5. It is not a painful experience, but it isn’t one to be enjoyed for more than half an hour, either.

In German-speaking Europe, the Mazda5 segment is called “Kompaktvan”, for being based on compact cars like the Mazda3, Golf (Touran), Focus (C-Max), C4 (Picasso), Corolla (Verso) etc. What we call minivans are considered to be one size (or maybe a half size) bigger, like the VW Sharan, which is pretty much of a size…

My dad found another solution when he had his right arm in a sling, while his buddy had a cast on his left foot. They took their trips to the hospital together, and - well, you can see where this is going.

AFAIK, Swiss dentists are required to adjust their price chart to the patient’s income bracket. I.e. the less you make, the cheaper it’s going to be. And vice versa, unfortunately.

The plates look to be older than the car (at least the headlights). I doubt they are still legal.

Also, German media observe that the accident happened in the vicinity of a military training ground.

I am not exactly cross-shopping. I am comparing the quality of two innovative small hatchbacks from the 70s. That one of them has disappeared due to abysmal build quality is not something that would influence my decision for a modern car from either brand. I was merely responding to you when you posted:

Does the word “Alfasud” ring a bell? Ever wondered why you still see Mk I VW Golfs, but not a single Alfasud? Not since, like, 1980?

Here in Austria it is pretty hard to get a sticker on something that is not roadworthy. The reason being that the law has some serious penalties in store not just for the owner of the vehicle but also for the mechanic/workshop who gave him the sticker.

“With over 16 million Hiluxes (Hiluxi?)“

I can remember the controls being reversed in a Nissan I drove in Australia. But I think they were normal in a Hilux. Strange, as they were both Japanese. Not quite sure, though, it was a long time ago.

They also (at least as far as I know) have stricter inspection laws for vehicles. Both points seem more intuitive to me than the “driving culture” argument.

I take it that by “smaller populations” you mean “less densely populated”. This may or may not be true: The EU has both a larger population and a higher population density than the US. Norway’s population density is less than half that of the US. The Netherlands are about 12 times as densely populated. Both have far…

According to wikipedia, most countries in Western and Central Europe have lower fatalities per mile as well as per inhabitant. This includes Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, the UK and Finland, among others. The Scandinavians seem to be especially careful: E.g. Norway has about a…

Yes, it is very possible. In the Tyrol, there are cow-related incidents each summer, when misunderstandings arise between tourists hiking in the mountains and cows grazing there.

Probably tourists. Lots of national parks and monuments in Utah.

The straight beltline of the 300C is what distinguishes it, at least for my eye.

Really? Funny how perceptions differ. I never saw the Bentley in there.

So, this basically had one stick for each gear? And it was automatic to save people the hassle of having to work the clutch?