European Driving Question

[wekilled]

When you rent a car (lived in Germany for 4 years and drove to Czech, Italy, Netherlands, you name it) --get a model they dont have here in the US. There are some really fun vehicles to rent. Many have a sixth gear as well for high speed autobahn driving. Depending on the size you want smallest is a Smartcar.

My wife and I used to play a fun game when we'd get cars with the seat heaters. Actually she'd play and I was the target. When I wasnt looking she'd turn the seat heater on full bore and I'd sit there like a frog in a slowly boiling pan literally sweating my as* off until I figured it out. For her it never got old.

If you go to Paris have fun! Drink about 6 cups of espresso and hit the turning circles for full on combat driving.

Never drove in England though. Have fun!

[BritVX]

Luke,

Everyones answered your clutch question so I won't bother however I would question your choice. In England you'll find the roads crowded, particularly in the south, there's a lot of stop/starting. For this reason my wife and I both drive auto's, for you it has the added advantages of not continually trying to change gear with the door handle! (a problem I had the first time I drove a left hander) and being able to concentrate more on what the fool in front of you is doing (and there are plenty of them) leading to a less stressful holiday. There can also be a bonus, the hire companies here don't have a lot of small auto's so even though you book a small car they will often upgrade you as they don't have the small one available, it's worked nearly every time for me and I've booked a hell of a lot of cars!

I hope you have an enjoyable visit and if you visit Harrogate look out for a lifted red VX, it'll definately be me as it's the only one.

Rgds Col