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The Most Interesting Cars I Saw In England And Ireland

The Most Interesting Cars I Saw In England And Ireland

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Photo: Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik

It’s the Fourth of July, and you know what that means! It’s time to celebrate America. Well, okay, I hear you. You’re not so much in the celebrating spirit. But that’s why I’ve written this post.

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I was lucky enough to take a week and a half long trip to England and Ireland recently, and much to my girlfriend’s chagrin, I took a lot of photos of the cars I saw. We’ve got a little bit of everything here. There are European, weird alternate versions of cars we get here state-side, and even a few American cars!

Of course, we’ve also got the greatest car of all time: the Dacia Sandero. In fact, it was my rental car in Ireland. Anyway, sit back, relax and check out the coolest cars I saw in England and Ireland.

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A Real Land Rover Defender

A Real Land Rover Defender

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I wish we had more old Defenders in the U.S. I know they’re terrible. I know there’s no reason to want one. Yet, here I am, wanting one.

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A Sick-Ass Skoda Roomster

A Sick-Ass Skoda Roomster

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Look at this wild thing. I love it.

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A GD Jeep Compass

A GD Jeep Compass

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Who the hell bought this? What’s the matter with you?

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A Proper Car, The Beige Bentley

A Proper Car, The Beige Bentley

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LOOOOOOOOOOOONG boi.

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Not Doug DeMuro’s Mercedes A-Class

Not Doug DeMuro’s Mercedes A-Class

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Doug approves of the A-Class. Do with that information whatever you want.

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The RCZ That Deserves Love, Also Known As ‘A Better Audi TT’

The RCZ That Deserves Love, Also Known As ‘A Better Audi TT’

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The Peugeot RCZ is such a beautifully French piece of design. God dammit I wish we got French cars in the U.S. We deserve them. I mean, just look at this car. It’s beautiful.

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This Rolls-Royce Is Sewwwww British...

This Rolls-Royce Is Sewwwww British...

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... and SEWWWWWW FANCY.

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British Tony Soprano’s First Cadillac Escalade

British Tony Soprano’s First Cadillac Escalade

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What sort of person would be driving around a second-generation Cadillac Escalade through the streets of London in the year of our Lord 2023? I want to meet them, because they are my hero.

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Street Parked Ferrari Dino

Street Parked Ferrari Dino

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I love the whole vibe of this car. Street parked in a bus lane. Steering club. No notes whatsoever.

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The Forbidden Honda Accord

The Forbidden Honda Accord

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This is the Accord we should have had in the U.S. Well, I guess we got it as the TSX, but that’s not really the same, is it?

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Simple Porsche For A Simple Man

Simple Porsche For A Simple Man

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Blue Parsh.

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New Jersey Excellence, On A Bus

New Jersey Excellence, On A Bus

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God bless New Jersey. I’ll never leave you, and I’d never want you to leave me. Please disregard that I live in New York City.

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A BMW M4 With This Awful Exhaust

A BMW M4 With This Awful Exhaust

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What the goddamn hell are these exhaust tips. Who thought this was good? Stop it, Ireland.

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The Rover: Europe’s Chrysler 300

The Rover: Europe’s Chrysler 300

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Look at this thing. It couldn’t be more British if it wore tweed and talked favorably about the monarchy.

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The Best Honda Civic, With Flair

The Best Honda Civic, With Flair

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I will never forgive Honda for not selling this Civic in America. It’s over a decade old, and it looks like it could go on sale as a modern car right now. It’s such a perfect piece of design.

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Absolute Opel Perfection

Absolute Opel Perfection

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More cars need ‘90s style front air dams. Look how cool this guy is. Absolutely mint.

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Fiat Panda Panda Panda

Fiat Panda Panda Panda

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James May made me love the Panda, and I was so excited to actually see one.

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Gorgeous Little PeugeotThing

Gorgeous Little PeugeotThing

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I just think this little Peugeot is so cool looking. I wish it was sold in America based on looks alone. Is it any good? I’ve got no clue, but I also do not care.

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A Dacia Sandero Stepside!

A Dacia Sandero Stepside!

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I fell in love with the Sandero during my five days with it. It was such an honest little car. Add to the fact it had 90 horsepower, a six-speed manual, and was brown, it was such a winning combination.

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Jersey vs. Everybody Taxi

Jersey vs. Everybody Taxi

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New Jersey or nowhere, baby!

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