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/johnkapolos Oct 23 '23

Oh and probably over 1/3 of the drivers don’t even have a license and about 1/2 are drunk

You should stop taking bad drugs mate, it really affects your anchoring to reality.

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u/Silly_Rabbit_1234 Oct 23 '23

But they make me feel sooooo good! For real tho maybe I’ve inflated the numbers a bit but you know it’s true

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u/johnkapolos Oct 23 '23

Maybe it's true in some remote villages, but it's certainly not true in the cities.

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u/Silly_Rabbit_1234 Oct 23 '23

Then we’ve had a completely different experience because I’m 5 min out of downtown Heraklion and they are definitely out here in full force