16-09-2017, 01:10 PM
Ruth and I have been in France for the last 2 weeks. On our travels we visited GVR member Spotwobble (Andy) and his lovely wife Lusha at their new home in the Dordogne. There's talk of a small wireless museum in the room over their garage.
What's all this to do with cars? We travelled to/from France by train but for our travels we rented a car. I'd ordered a car described as Peugeot 308, Ford Focus or similar so was a bit surprised when I got to Avis in Amiens to be told I was getting a Fiat 500. It turned to be the version on steroids, something pretty close to a Focus or Golf in size. It was a deluxe model, leather seats, satnav, cruise control. Tous les cloches et siffles
It worked well enough, looked ugly (in our eyes anyway) and wasn't very fuel efficient. At a rough calc it was only about 35mpg with most gentle driving on country roads.
At one point I parked next to a small Fiat 500 (still bigger than the original). Could have almost put the small one in the boot!
What's all this to do with cars? We travelled to/from France by train but for our travels we rented a car. I'd ordered a car described as Peugeot 308, Ford Focus or similar so was a bit surprised when I got to Avis in Amiens to be told I was getting a Fiat 500. It turned to be the version on steroids, something pretty close to a Focus or Golf in size. It was a deluxe model, leather seats, satnav, cruise control. Tous les cloches et siffles
It worked well enough, looked ugly (in our eyes anyway) and wasn't very fuel efficient. At a rough calc it was only about 35mpg with most gentle driving on country roads.At one point I parked next to a small Fiat 500 (still bigger than the original). Could have almost put the small one in the boot!
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