tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19748168.post5246548725559068932..comments2023-10-28T07:12:58.790-06:00Comments on canoelover's blog: Top Ten Cars That Should Be Available In the States...canoeloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862326219429307936noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19748168.post-39971008495585712772009-02-25T13:00:00.000-06:002009-02-25T13:00:00.000-06:00All super cars (I've driven most of them). The ins...All super cars (I've driven most of them). The inside of that Lancia is waaaaay too funky though. I looked into buying a Fiat 500 to bring back to The USA when we move home...but a big problem is complying with the US NHTSA safety regs. All of these cars would have to be completely modified to meet our US safety requirements...top to bottom. Way too expensive for their respective manufacturers to produce a special US compliant model. It totally sucks. I can bring home a 20 year old car, in which case it is considered a "collector" and does not need to meet US code. But anything more recent has to be certified by the NHTSA (and already be marketed in the US). That Ford focus sold over here in Yurp is a fantastic example of the Big 3 idiocy. It's a fantastic car...the diesel especially, and they don't sell it in the USA. Numbskulls, all of 'em.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397048117377085188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19748168.post-34011333324238858792009-02-25T11:50:00.000-06:002009-02-25T11:50:00.000-06:00Its kind of frustrating to see some great things h...Its kind of frustrating to see some great things happening over there, but we've been so...stupid.<BR/><BR/>I want that 206. And that C1, and C2.<BR/><BR/>I love tiny, nimble, quick cars. What a twist it would be if Citroen and Peugeot managed to break into the markets here...Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666044738955508092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19748168.post-42456754684124633342009-02-18T18:57:00.000-06:002009-02-18T18:57:00.000-06:00This is a great list, Darren! I have seen many of...This is a great list, Darren! I have seen many of these cars when I was in Europe (and read about them in US magazines as well) and it frustrated the hell out of me that the over-paid mucky-mucks at the Big 3 think we don't want/need cars like these. <BR/><BR/>Maybe that's why I haven't owned an American car (except my pickup) in many, many years.Mark Ritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762447444788183372noreply@blogger.com