If you could go to Europe for Vacation and pick up the car you bought here would you?

[Anonymous]

FWIW I've generally been more comfortable driving a somewhat smaller car in Europe, compared to what I'd prefer in the US. Driving in the older parts of cities and towns is challenging b/c of narrow streets and confusing layout. It's even worse with a larger car.

[Anonymous]

My parents did this with a Volvo and loved it.

Re: driving. The thing I’ve found most difficult about driving in Europe is navigating very tight parking garages—it’s enough to make me sweat.
How are you at parallel parking? That skill definitely comes in handy for Euro city driving.
The other steps I’d recommend are looking up signage and road rules for the places you’d visit. For example, priorité à droite in France and Belgium, an archaic rule and no longer consistently followed (and being done away with in parts of Belgium as it was determined to be the cause of many accidents).
But important to know: even if you’re on what you’d consider the main drag, at uncontrolled intersections someone coming in from the right (even if a small side road) has the right of way. There are signs to learn that indicate priority when there are exceptions, and it’s worth familiarizing yourself with signage. An easy google search.

Most of all, have fun!

[Anonymous]

Quick question for the experienced: the car one picks up in Europe is a US-specs car, correct? No need for changes to windows, emissions and so forth upon arrival in the US?