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Subject:Re; east german drivers
From:Steve Cotsford
Date:Tue, 19 Jun 2001 01:43:02 EDT

Hi,
I am presently in a small town outside Budapest in Hungary (on my way back to
SC from Australia).
I can tell you that the "Trabbies" are still very much alive and well !!!
They are very common here although there a very wide spread of small vehicles
of all types.   I have even seen a few Vanagons.     I reckon you could pick
the Trabbies  up by the dozen, pretty cheap.
Trabants and Wartburgs are the left overs from the days before the wall came
down.
There are many other reminders of those days here too.   The western world
has made some inroads but in comparison to Eastern Germany this place is
decades behind.      Road manners are pretty wild here, especially when
overtaking is done.

Cheers,
Steve Cotsford

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