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cars crash. cars break down. cars sit in traffic. cars overrun the planet. Skoda was the Henry Ford of the Czech Republic. the name literally means pity, as in what a. an old joke goes, what are the orange lines on the rear window for? to keep your hands warm as you push it. up a slight incline in stop-and-go traffic, i learn first-hand that the reputation is justified--rearmounted engine smoked terribly, leaving a steaming puddle on the pavement. pulled over, refilled radiator, and away we went. only to get stuck in a giant traffic jam, byproduct of a multivehicle accident. it gave me time to analyze the roadside trash, cigarette boxes and empty cans. same as anywhere. same as everywhere. it's in the air. |
