I went the opposite direction (but you already know that). Which part spells like Italy exactly: the broken A/C, the 12 hours driving, the upside down cars, the road work or the alcohol? Because I can tell you the alcohol smells more like Greece

The last time I drove in Italy was the summer before Covid (that's how my brain remembers it), when we drove from Austria to Italy just to buy wine and ice cream.

I miss my older car with "asesthetic damages", it just means it's one less thing to worry about. MehMeh had the outside of her door covered with stickers.
I wouldn't want a car with touch screen instead of physical switches: electronic gimmicks are great when new, but a pain once it starts failing, and those cars will probably be completely non-existent after 2 decades. Unlike current 40 years old cars that likely will still drive around 20 years from now.

Thanks, I guess I just read back what my tired brain produced last night. I'm not disappointed