![]() 09/18/2016 at 07:54 • Filed to: Dots, yellow cars | ![]() | ![]() |
Good morning American Opponauts. Here’s a delicious looking Citroen that I just saw on the street in Amsterdam to start your day on a very bright note.
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Welcome to our beautifully flat country! How long will you be staying?
You accidentally captured a row of hybrids in the background by the way. All four of them are probably only driven due to the tax benefits for fuel efficient company cars.
![]() 09/18/2016 at 08:28 |
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One week. Leaving next Sunday morning. We are thinking about renting a car on Saturday and just driving around the countryside. Duurtlang already recommended the Louwman Museum in the Haugue. Anything else we should try to do? We are here for a conference so there won’t be too much free time.
I did notice a lot of plug-in hybrid cars with advertising on them. Also saw a brand new Volvo XC90 plug-in at a charger. Think it was a tax benefit purchase too? We also saw a Telsa Model S taxi which is something I haven't seen in the States.
![]() 09/18/2016 at 09:04 |
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That’s such a pretty color!
![]() 09/18/2016 at 09:26 |
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And all the cars in that picture are hatchbacks too.
![]() 09/18/2016 at 09:52 |
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The Louwman Museum is great indeed, you should really visit that one, since it is quite close to Amsterdam. Next to that I can’t really think of something close-ish to Amsterdam, besides sightseeing in Amsterdam. Most of the things I know of are more towards the south. Driving around the countryside sounds like a great idea, though.
Yeah, that Volvo XC90 T8 plug-in is quite likely to have been a company car too, they have quite a large tax benefit compared to other 400+ hp cars. Schiphol has got 167 Tesla taxis, so we’re quite used to them here in the Netherlands. Sometimes I even see them around where I live. That is 150+ km from Schiphol, though, so that is quite the risky trip because they don’t really pass any Superchargers on that route.
![]() 09/18/2016 at 11:50 |
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Just about everything here is a hatchback or wagon. That being said, there do seem to be more “crossovers” around than the last time I was here and among the few sedan/saloon cars, the 3-series seems to be the most popular.
![]() 09/18/2016 at 15:06 |
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I quite like these cars. I remember when they first came out. I was going for a drink with a mate in Preston, England when I first saw one at a dealership. I had to go over and have a look. I liked the little kink going up the B pillar.
Now after all this time (seven years), it still looks good but showing it’s age.
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Yes definitely showing its age. But as far as superminis go it still looks quite good like you said.