I'm going on holidays to switzerland, I'm about to rent a car. It's a smart fortwo enough to visit all Switzerland? I'm afraid it will not be able to handle the mountains roads.
It's a smart fortwo good enough to visit all Switzerland?
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Don't let the "OMG ! Take the train !!!" people scare you.
With public transport you might not only lose a lot of your limited vacation time waiting for connecting trains and busses, but as you discovered it can actually also be more expensive in some cases ...
A smart will be enough to visit the country, including the mountains. You can't go too fast on mountain roads anyway as there usually are lots of tight bends.
Parking in an underground parking usually costs 2-3.-/hour. A useful life hack is to find a coop or migros supermarket near your destination, oftentimes they'll have free parking 😉
Except that you'll get either fined or your car will be towed depending on the people in charge of enforcing parking regulations in supermarkets... Not a "tip" I'd recommend to tourists.
Further, just in case, most parking garages in villages and small towns close down max. 1h after the shops close.