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Old 03-11-2021, 04:04 PM   #2391
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LOL. We took one of those Deux Chevaux tours around Paris a couple of years ago. They have an engine like a lawn mower.
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Old 03-11-2021, 04:46 PM   #2392
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Interesting, a Citroen specialist...
The only way I can possibly explain Citroën to non car afficionados is "Imagine space aliens came to earth and saw us driving cars. Then they went home and decided to build things that looked and acted sort of like cars, but were full of alien technology inside".

I think this pretty much sums up Citroën (from Wikipedia): "Paul Magès, an employee of Citroën, with no formal training in engineering, secretly develops the concept of an oil and air suspension to combine a new level of softness with vehicle control and self-levelling."
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Old 03-11-2021, 06:17 PM   #2393
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The only way I can possibly explain Citroën to non car afficionados is "Imagine space aliens came to earth and saw us driving cars. Then they went home and decided to build things that looked and acted sort of like cars, but were full of alien technology inside".

I think this pretty much sums up Citroën (from Wikipedia): "Paul Magès, an employee of Citroën, with no formal training in engineering, secretly develops the concept of an oil and air suspension to combine a new level of softness with vehicle control and self-levelling."
The one on the right is a 70s or 80s CX... There was one in our neighborhood in Ankara. In light silver metallic, surrounded by dowdy Fiats, Renaults, my parents' ancient Peugeot and even the occasional Merc or Buick, it looked like a spaceship. At least 8 to 10 year old me thought that. Funny how dowdy it looks in turn now, though it's not a great color.
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Old 03-11-2021, 06:26 PM   #2394
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The one on the right is a 70s or 80s CX... There was one in our neighborhood in Ankara. In light silver metallic, surrounded by dowdy Fiats, Renaults, my parents' ancient Peugeot and even the occasional Merc or Buick, it looked like a spaceship. At least 8 to 10 year old me thought that. Funny how dowdy it looks in turn now, though it's not a great color.
From his FB post it's an SM with a Maserati engine like this one

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Old 03-11-2021, 08:19 PM   #2395
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I think this pretty much sums up Citroën (from Wikipedia): "Paul Magès, an employee of Citroën, with no formal training in engineering, secretly develops the concept of an oil and air suspension to combine a new level of softness with vehicle control and self-levelling."
I don't know why, but that reminded me of one of my favorite bits from Sinefeld.

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Old 03-14-2021, 07:04 PM   #2396
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Didn’t get a look inside but this V12 Vantage sure did seem like a manual. What a perfect car.
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my cousin's husband opened an independent shop. Here's what he's working on currently

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This is a gorgeous Thunderbird whose owner parks like an asshole
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