One thing that's wierd about Germany (for an American, especially from Fargo!) ... Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, VW... those are the normal domestic brands everyone drives, so you see them everywhere. AVIS will rent you a 911 straight from the airport rental desk. Most of the Taxis I saw were MB C or E class cars... lots of wagons also. Also, owning a car in Germany is very expensive so people don't tend to string along beaters very long.

We were driving through the Black Forest region in Germany and stopped in a little village. There was a Ferrari 360 (no shit) that some dude was trying to parallel park on one of the little cobblestone streets. I think he stalled it once.. or had to make a few attempts or something. I kept thinking that if it was me I'd be doing just as badly... probably hard to concentrate when you're driving a car designed to make everyone look at you