PSA (Peugeot Citroen) mostly. It does help that the most recent car I ever bought is from 2000, so I can ignore the Malaise Era (~2003 until ~2015).

I went to a used car lot in Germany in 2018. I was looking to test drive a car with an automatic. A €1000 car. The salesperson asked me if I knew how to drive an automatic.

Wanting a new car from the lot is one of the main reasons Americans lack choice though. If consumers only buy off the lot, a dealership will fill that lot with low-risk vehicles. As a result the manufacturer will only produce low-risk vehicles. You end up with the one-size-fits-all American market.

Problems with Tesla are:

The mileage is not the problem. The problem is your second point, combined with a different maintenance regime. When the user manual says replace part X every Y kilometers, than the European customer will replace part X every Y kilometers. The American one will frequently not, and after part X breaks after Y+Z…

Range and size. Availability as well, as Honda is a niche brand with hardly any presence in Europe.

The sad thing is that this happens every single time. And they are corrected in the comments every time as well. And yet, the same mistake will be repeated next time.

It’s like an early check engine light, but more extensive as it includes the brakes.

The problem that Honda faces in Europe is that they are too expensive. The Honda E for example is way more expensive than similar EVs and simply inferior to similarly prized EVs. So it flopped. The Jazz/Fit is too expensive, the Civic is too expensive, and on and on. Combine that with odd designs and engine options…

Honda is still at 0.79% in Europe? I had expected it to be less. It committed Seppuku in Europe a decade or two ago.

Not available in Sweden. Only 2wd and AWD hybrids.

Are we talking about Australia?

But in the free world you can get both ;)

And to add to that, the 1.6 in the high output versions is perfectly reliable. As opposed to the slightly earlier and lower output versions that had horrible reliability due to the input from BMW. It’s the same engine that was available in the Mini as well.

Agreed, when comparing strict regulations with ‘green’ motives to relative anarchy, I think it’s a stretch to consider the anarchy the more green solution.

It has conventionally working wiper stalks in conventional locations. The HVAC controls are conventional. The buttons for for example the hazards can be pressed with both hands on the wheel. It’s not random at all. It’s merely different from what you’re used to. Only that display for the open doors is located in an…

I know my late 80s 4 door Citroën BX had this. As does my current late 90s model Peugeot 406 coupe.

It’s actually why FCA and PSA fit so well.

FCA and Tesla are tied because FCA has thrown a lot of money at Tesla, so they can average their emissions. So FCA can lower its fine.

I guess living in Germany my perspective is different. The speeds are higher and there are more curvy roads, where the real excitement is to be had (imho).