last year we hired some 20yo kid to do some deliveries. he lasted about 8 months before we had to fire him for having technically lost his licence and crashing a few times.

Paris should get a spot on the list. Perhaps not the top spot, as those would probably be Napoli and any large city south of the mediterranean, but the basic rules here are:

I had this engine in my old Renault Espace, not exactly what you’d call powerful, but that damn thing could withstand some abuse:

It took me a while too to get my daily bike to work well with more modern parts but now I get to have a somewhat fast bike that doesn’t seem to attract thieves (I live in a big city and need to lock it on the streets sometimes...) and requires juste basic maintenance.

i can only confirm that the 406/306 and to a lesser the 206 (younger average drivers) are just impossible to kill as long as you feed them oil/belts/brake pads on regular intervals.

Damn, we’re on Jalopnik and no one mentionned that she’s driving a Tatra?

nope, Saab got up to 9000... :)

although funny in concept, the reality isn’t as glorious... that thing was a heap of crap from the start,with:

I live in a tight, congestionned Eurocity, with ever tightening car regulations, but I’m keeping my car for a couple reasons:

a friend's car received the nickname the MINI Booger S

I have one and yes they're a joy to drive even with the lower spec engines. light on their feets and the rear axle rubber bushings designed to allow the rear wheels to turn opposite to the front wheels give it such a good driving feel and grip.... the 205 had the same rear suspension design btw...

few years ago, I was driving a 2cv on the Parisian Peripherique (the ring highway around Paris, 2×4 lanes with a 50mph posted speed so 60/70 for real), no one in sight until I saw a shirtless dude, running for his life across the four lanes on the opposite side, chased by a mob of asian guys looking like they’re…

you must be fun at parties, amirite?

BIRDBOX CHALLENGE, Snow idiots edition

It’s common knowledge around many parts of the world that one should never race a local in a white, clapped out van. You will either lose or die trying not to. Locals know the roads and usually have less to live for.

yup, Electric 2CVs are already a thing, used to have one at work. the EV part was out of a glorified golf cart so I wouldn’t call it fast by any stretch of imagination but given the tire’s width, you could break traction quite easily given the lighter electrical engine up front and the heavy batteries in the trunk.…

not a friend, but the scariest person I’ve ever been in a car with was an 83yo man with pretty clear signs of age-related mental problems who picked me up as I was hitchiking one night in southern France.

parisians had a 2.40m tunnel going under the Arc de Triomphe with a dedicated blog but since the tunnel was closed it's quite inactive

coupe comes from the french “coupé” as you already know. we’re still giving a f... about words and their meaning which is why there’s very few brands advertising for those “coupe 4 portes” here :)

well you can but you might end up in a bit of trouble... the chains blocking the entrance of the front side of Montmartre aren't always up, especially if you have boltcutters...