Amsterdam specifically, and you know that statistic stating 50% of the vehicles on the road in Europe are diesels? Well it's more like 85% in the Netherlands. More clackin' going on there than everybody thinks. And there are lovely choices too, not just VWs and MBs. NONE of the MBs I saw were gas. All of them- E and C class diesels. 300Cs were diesels. BMW 5 series, all diesel. Little Peugeot subcompact diesel cars, Fiats, SEATs, Citroens; all oil burners.
Funny thing though I saw a Dodge RAM extended crew cab right outside Amsterdam Centraal. HEMI. Wouldn't want to be trying to drive that along the canal streets. What a joke.

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'85 300D 450k
'93 190E 2.6 170k(killed by tree)
'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S 6k
'06 Ducati S2R800 14k(sold)