Sort of like when I was in Germany when I was in college in 1979 and chatted with a local who was a car buff. I told him how lucky he was that his country had Mercedes and BMW's. He pointed out that every taxi cab, police car and fleet car there was a Mercedes or BMW, and that I was lucky to have world class cars in the U.S. like the Crown Victoria, , Impala and Malibu. Basically what every taxi cab, police car and fleet car was in the U.S.Ironic, eh?
Sort of like when I was in Germany when I was in college in 1979 and chatted with a local who was a car buff. I told him how lucky he was that his country had Mercedes and BMW's. He pointed out that every taxi cab, police car and fleet car there was a Mercedes or BMW, and that I was lucky to have world class cars in the U.S. like the Crown Victoria, , Impala and Malibu. Basically what every taxi cab, police car and fleet car was in the U.S.
It works the other way too---we have lots of features (mostly safety things) on our German BMW that are not included on the US models due to odd US laws (some might be out of date, others might to be to protect US automakers from competition). I know on the BMW forum DH frequents it drives the Canadian buyers batty--because their market is smaller so they get the same cars as the US even though the features would be legal in Canada.I've known plenty of Europeans. I suppose the one thing they noted about European-spec BMW and Mercedes-Benz is that one can get stripped-down models there that just don't exist in the US. Years ago they were marketed as mid-luxury cars in the US, but in Europe they have a full range. There's certainly no A-Class available in the US. BMW North America did experiment with a few basic models, but the 318ti didn't do so well.
So I guess this car buff wasn't interested in pimpmobiles.
Don't forget the NY Red Bulls. And it's the diner capital of the world, and the leading producer of blueberries and cranberries, and has more race horses than Kentucky.The Statue of Liberty, NY Giants and NY Jets are all in New Jersey.
Within a 2 hour drive, I can reach beaches on the Atlantic Ocean, Ski Resorts, NYC or Philly.
Love to know what those are. I've seen a lot of articles about foreign automakers complaining about U.S. law requiring too many safety features, never seen any mention of of a safety feature that was not allowed in the U.S. I do know that European headlights are too bright for U.S. safety standards, and if you have ever had a car with European spec headlights coming at you at night, you'd be glad they are illegal here.It works the other way too---we have lots of features (mostly safety things) on our German BMW that are not included on the US models due to odd US laws (some might be out of date, others might to be to protect US automakers from competition). I know on the BMW forum DH frequents it drives the Canadian buyers batty--because their market is smaller so they get the same cars as the US even though the features would be legal in Canada.
Not my state, but a fun fact I learned yesterday, courtesy of Trivia Crack: The state sport of Maryland is jousting. According to Maryland.gov, jousting became the official state sport in 1962, and Maryland was the first US state to designate an official state sport. Bonus fact: Maryland's state team sport is lacrosse.
I've known plenty of Europeans. I suppose the one thing they noted about European-spec BMW and Mercedes-Benz is that one can get stripped-down models there that just don't exist in the US. Years ago they were marketed as mid-luxury cars in the US, but in Europe they have a full range. There's certainly no A-Class available in the US. BMW North America did experiment with a few basic models, but the 318ti didn't do so well.
So I guess this car buff wasn't interested in pimpmobiles.
Technically, it's part of New York City, specifically an exclave of the borough of Manhattan. The water around it and riparian rights belong to New Jersey.The Statue of Liberty
It works the other way too---we have lots of features (mostly safety things) on our German BMW that are not included on the US models due to odd US laws (some might be out of date, others might to be to protect US automakers from competition). I know on the BMW forum DH frequents it drives the Canadian buyers batty--because their market is smaller so they get the same cars as the US even though the features would be legal in Canada.
Yeah, I remember reading an article about the newly hired head of Mercedes deciding to put cup holders in their cars for the U.S. market. He just didn't understand why American's don't stop, go into a restaurant, and have a cup of coffee, then resume their trip. The concept of "drinking on the go" for foreign to him. But marketing research showed they were losing thousands of sales in the U.S. because of the lack of cupholders in what was being marketed as a premium luxury car. I think the Mercedes 190 sold fairly well in the U.S., and that certainly was an entry level car. And when my wife and I looked BMW 320i's in 1983, they were $2,000 more than a Ford Escort, not the $15,000 more that they are now.