What is it with Europeans and cars?

[okr]

I never saw Ferris Bueller's Day Off. But I noticed it in dozens of other movies ("he's driving a 1982 Pontiac Firebird" and something like that). Maybe I was just naïve thinking it's normal in US. I blame Dr. Kawashima. He makes me think my brain is young. Liar.

And yes, the Europeans are very obsessive with their cars. Even the women. I thought that's the same all over the world.