Mercedes In Rome

[Brian WH]

On a recent holiday in Rome I took interest in the different Mercedes models there, and the lack of certain ones also.

Minibuses - Popular for tourists and Airport Taxis.

A Class - A few seen.

C Class - Not many around , but a few private taxis

E Class - Lots of W210 executive limos on hire, only one W211 seen.

S Class - Very few seen.

Smart Cars - Hundreds around all over the place, have replaced the Fiats seen on last trip in 1999. The Smarts are easy to park at any angle and seen amongst motorcycles parked in street. They are seen zipping about the city and are driven by people of all walks of life.

Has anyone else noticed this in European Capitals?

 

[pammy]

They were everywhere when we were in Amsterdam about 4 years ago. Didn't see many in France though - although not Paris to be fair.

Saw only one SLK and one SL in France this year

 

[marcos]

Madrid is loaded with them. Now I've got a large flat with 2 private underground parking spaces I'm considering getting a car as a runaround and a Smart is an option, a 4-seater would be more practical though.
A Smart FourFour maybe?

 

[roj]

Maybe Europe's cities will be filled with these if it ever gets built. Trepiuno A bit girly but possibly the coolest wee car I've seen for years!