The text is in German, sorry, but the main problem of the writer is understandable everywhere else: she felt annoyed and asahmed the whole time of the trip, due their rental car - a Ford Focus. The absolute wrong car for enjoying the legendary Highway No.1 along the Californian coast.

http://www.merian.de/kolumnen/mit-stil/a-728843.html

She tried several times to change the car, but for several reasons it was not possible. The car has destroyed the whole fun of the vacations.