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Originally Posted by HawkeyeGeoff
Well from what I've heard about Germany....it's much more predictable. People tend to follow the rules (no passing on the right, etc) and this allows everyone to drive faster because they understand what the other shit bag is going to do.
On top of this, Europe tends to have much higher standards for what can be road worthy; I feel like this in itself helps avoid a ton of accidents.
So to answer your question: maybe. Europeans also do not get to have big boy toys as much as us; V8's are a dime a dozen here. Most people only have to wield what like 150hp there? lol
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Predictability in Germany is very subjective. You still have to be careful as Germans feel over-entitled at times. You'd see what i mean when you are doing 190 km/h on the A-Bahn and Oma Schmidt decides to jump in the passing lane at the last second with her VW Polo R edition at her sweet pace. At times the best brakes will not do...
Another thing is that Europe is a big place and for the most, like in the states there are no closed borders. What Germans consider not road worthy in regards to cars, Romanians, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Italians, Polish, ect-- think it’s in tip-top shape and road worthy. This is the reason you don't see many junk yards around Germany. All the decent projects are taken to East Europe somewhere where they are fixed and sold for top money.
The sweet spot as far as HP is anywhere between 120 -190. Your rarely see a V8’s around here. You do see a lot of I6 or V6 in Diesel format and to be honest they feel just like a V8 with the added benefits of diesel. In fact, some 6 cyl Diesels will give V8’s a run for their money.