Richard Britell July, 16, 2012
372. Nani began feverishly to seek out information about America, and what life was like there for a 2CV. This was extremely difficult. She had an Uncle and an Aunt that had emigrated to Canada, but Nani was only three at the time. There was only one source of information, she had to ask the other cars during the long Paris nights when the parked cars talked about everything under the sun, everything except America that is.
373. Talking to the other cars was very difficult. Cars have tremendous amounts of knowledge but most often it was of the 'savant' type. Even the most expensive cars were entirely self educated, and their information, for the most part, was concocted from the overheard conversation of their owners.
374. One BMW, know all about the stock market, was an expert in pork futures, and short selling, but would have to ask what a word like 'peanut' meant. There was a Peugeot who knew about the French revolution and was a direct descendant of one the tumbrels used to transport Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. This Peugeot was a socialist even though her owner was a conservative deputy . She longed for the days of the barricades, and hated that she lived in such politically placid times.
375. Some cars did have knowledge of America but it was so mixed, confusing and contradictory it was of no use to her. Did the cars in New York City really have to have mattresses attached to their bumpers? Was life expectancy only twelve months? Some said that 2CV's were not legal in America, and that an oil change had to be done in a hermetically sealed garage to prevent pollution. But it was all just rumor compounded with speculation.
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