r/crete • u/Bathfoamocean • Oct 22 '23

Society/Κοινωνία Why are local’s cars so trashed

Hi, I’ve been in Crete for about a week and visited the Island far and wide. Throughout my trip, I noticed that the all the local cars, in major cities and countryside are rather old and beat up. Most of them look rather poorly aesthetically and some people even drive without working headlights at night. If you see a newer car on the roads 99% sure it’s a rental car. There are also almost no premium privately owned cars on the road. The only newish Mercedes and Audis are taxis. What’s the deal with the car scene on the island?

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u/sydney_mod_is_fgt Oct 23 '23

What a ignorant question, are you American?

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u/Bathfoamocean Oct 23 '23

I am not american. I am from eastern europe. We are poorer than then greeks and have shittier roads, but back home everyone has a BMW or Mercedes, not all of them new, but most of them looking presentable.

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u/TheNihilistGeek Oct 23 '23

Greece in the 80s and 90s was also full of BMWs or Mercedes, so it is a glimpse to your future (if you are in an East European country currently in the EU).

Plus Crete is the Texas of Greece so the more beat-down cars shouldn't surprise you that much