The lovely Mrs. LWJ and I were in Turkey for the first half of October. It was a wonderful vacation and we had an exceptional time.
For the last part of our trip, we rented a car. It was a Ford diesel van / wagon. Ugly but drove great.
As we drove the highways in Turkey, there were the occasional scooters going 20-30 mph on the shoulder of the road. No big deal. But, there were some cars putting along on the shoulder as well. And, they were going SLOWER than the scooters! I saw one going under 10 mph up a modest hill. Most were more like 15 on the flat.
The first I figured was a broken down wreck that some poor Turk had to nurse from A to B. Then there was the second. And third... And shocker? They were ALL the same make! I lost count after passing five of these junkers on one day but there were certainly more.
I was curious. What was this most awful of awful auto? Google told me it was a Renault 12.
I may have seen one in the US or on prior trips overseas. While unattractive, it wasn't unfamiliar. I though PPOT might enjoy knowing that there is a car that has performance less than a clapped out Honda Spree.
