Yaris and other Subcompacts of France (lots of pictures)

[tomato]

the 4CV is a rare sight. I can't imagine who would own it these days except a collector. Plus looks like it's in excellent shape, has been restored.

Did you by any chance see any 2CV? These are getting harder and harder to spot, even in France.

(the 2CV is one of my favorite cars for sentimental reasons, not because it's fast! hehe)

I learned how to drive mostly during a vacation in Brittany on an old beat up 4L aka Renault 4, also not exactly a speed demon ;)

[Chuck G]

Very cool thread!!
Thank you

[coheed]

Originally Posted by tomato

Did you by any chance see any 2CV? These are getting harder and harder to spot, even in France.

I was just about to ask that lol. As it so happens there is an old 2CV rolling around in the town next to mine. Weird huh? As there are so many rednecks with jacked up trucks and 80's Camaro's that someone would actually drive around a completely stock 2CV. I want to take a pic everytime I see it but its always going the oppisite direction in traffic and I dont have enough time to.

[auxmike]

Looks like you had a great time!
Paris looks very congested and a bit grimey.
I went to Barcelona in '99 to see family and found it a lot like your Paris pics. They put huge dumpsters curbside for residential garbage. The whole area smelled like garbage!
Parallel parking; looks as though they wedge each other in. I expect a lot of scuffed bumpers over there...

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by auxmike

Looks like you had a great time!
Paris looks very congested and a bit grimey.
I went to Barcelona in '99 to see family and found it a lot like your Paris pics. They put huge dumpsters curbside for residential garbage. The whole area smelled like garbage!
Parallel parking; looks as though they wedge each other in. I expect a lot of scuffed bumpers over there...

It was actually far cleaner than our cities here. The only stink we encountered was the street cleaners on the Champs Elysees. They have these mini garbage trucks that scoot around the wide sidewalks sucking up trash. When they cruised by you, you'd get the dumpster smell. Other than that, I found the streets and Metros to be pretty clean. Very little of the human urine smell, so prevalent in the NY subways.

As for the parallel parking, I don't think I could park a car where they do. And, yes, just about every car on the street has a chewed up bumper as a result.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by tomato

the 4CV is a rare sight. I can't imagine who would own it these days except a collector. Plus looks like it's in excellent shape, has been restored.

Did you by any chance see any 2CV? These are getting harder and harder to spot, even in France.

(the 2CV is one of my favorite cars for sentimental reasons, not because it's fast! hehe)

I learned how to drive mostly during a vacation in Brittany on an old beat up 4L aka Renault 4, also not exactly a speed demon ;)

I didn't specifically notice any, but I recall seeing quite a few older and boxier cars, so I may have. That 4CV was perfect inside and out. The owner had an info sheet in the widow.