Peugeot 208 - after safty derective
Rented a base-spec Peugeot 208 yesterday. A 19k on a good day, (no incentives included) basically the one half a step above a econo king of Europe: the Dacia. It came, as all new cars now do, with the EU-mandated safety suite: adaptive cruise, lane centering, traffic sign recognition, automated parking, and god know what else.
It drove itself for roughly 90% of the trip. No phantom braking, no indecisive lane wobbles, no sudden lunges toward exit ramps. In city traffic it just followed the flow. The only thing it asked of me at a red light was a gentle press of the resume button. It could even park itself, but I am not THAT old. 😂
All of this is certified, standard-fit, and effectively baked into the sticker price, because Brussels said so. ;)
So I find myself genuinely wondering why anyone in the Netherlands would voluntarily part with 100 EUR a month for whatever Tesla is selling?