Peugeot - the big car
Citroen
Buying a car in France is quite the experience - especially when neither of us had ever actually bought a car! Here are some highlights...
Car 1 - Diesel. Diesel gas is cheaper in France and is surprisingly better! The salesman asked us to get into the car after we test drove it and ended up driving us to a carwash... where the owner spoke English so we could ask questions and he could translate the responses back to us! We tried some bargaining but no luck. After one week of registration, etc. we were able to go pick up the car!
Car 2 - Since we'd already done it before and we knew we wanted a cheaper, smaller choice, we arrived to the dealership with confidence. We ended up driving one car that ONLY had a speedometer! No radio, no RPM, nothing! We decided to splurge a little and get something that might be more reliable! I gave it my best shot, spoke in the best French I could and actually got us a deal in FRENCH! I also asked them to fix a couple things on the car that we noticed! Hooray for me! Mark was impressed!
I really should have had Mark stand by the cars; it's hard to tell how small they are with the pictures! If you're a visitor coming, you're on a luggage limit! When my friend came, we had a few suitcases in the back seat with passengers! The cars are smaller here, but since neither of us drove a Texas sized vehicle before, it's not too bad! Now I'm just waiting until we drive an automatic again and slam the brakes thinking it's the clutch...
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