Looking for a new boat? This may suit you.

[Athy]

1 minute ago, bill brown said:

The Springers of their day? 

I bet Sam Springer would have loved to have sold five million of his boats. Trouble is, none of them would have been able to move anywhere.

[Naughty Cal]

1 hour ago, Stilllearning said:

To which might be added: well designed, easily repairable, innovative ( the radial tyre was invented for 2CVs).

Having owned 2CVS, Dyanes and Morris Minors, there is in my opinion, no question which is the better car.

All crap cars though. 

2 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

Now was it a Dagenham rot box you owned ?

Own!

It is slowly rotting away in the garage gathering dust and value

[nbfiresprite]

5 hours ago, Athy said:

Surely a car which was in production for 30 years, and of which five million were sold, must have had some merit?

Citroën manufactured almost 9 million 2CVs and variants.

The design brief was for a low-priced, rugged car that would enable four people to transport 50 kg (110 lb) of farm goods to market at 50 km/h (30 mph), if necessary across muddy, unpaved roads. One well known design requirement was that the customer be able to drive eggs across a freshly ploughed field without breaking them.

[Rickent]

3 hours ago, Naughty Cal said:

All crap cars though. 

Own!

It is slowly rotting away in the garage gathering dust and value

I wish I still owned my mk1 Escort, mk3,4,5 Cortinas , they would be worth a fortune now.

I genuinely think that the Mk 1 Escort is the best car Ford ever made.

[dmr]

Most cars are much better than the 2CV, it was barely a proper car, but of all the cars that I have driven the only ones that have really put a smile on my face are:

mini

2CV

VW Camper

All the rest are just cars.

.................Dave

[Rickent]

How can this not set pulses racing.

[Ray T]

6 hours ago, Naughty Cal said:

Such as?

You can race them. Got a dedicated race following.

[Graham Davis]

You can build fun kits cars from them:

[Laurie Booth]

1 hour ago, nbfiresprite said:

Citroën manufactured almost 9 million 2CVs and variants.

The design brief was for a low-priced, rugged car that would enable four people to transport 50 kg (110 lb) of farm goods to market at 50 km/h (30 mph), if necessary across muddy, unpaved roads. One well known design requirement was that the customer be able to drive eggs across a freshly ploughed field without breaking them.

And the driver must be able to wear a top hat (True)

[WotEver]

You can curtsy in them..,

[Naughty Cal]

20 minutes ago, Ray T said:

You can race them. Got a dedicated race following.

Hopefully banger racing so there are the less of the hateful creations on the road.

4 minutes ago, Graham Davis said:

You can build fun kits cars from them:

That looks if possible worse then the original!

1 hour ago, Rickent said:

I wish I still owned my mk1 Escort, mk3,4,5 Cortinas , they would be worth a fortune now.

I genuinely think that the Mk 1 Escort is the best car Ford ever made.

Quite possibly. You need deep pockets to own one now though!

I really want a Sierra RS500. Liam says he is never owning another MK1 Sierra though so that's killed that one off.

 

[Laurie Booth]

1 hour ago, dmr said:

Most cars are much better than the 2CV, it was barely a proper car, but of all the cars that I have driven the only ones that have really put a smile on my face are:

mini

2CV

VW Camper

All the rest are just cars.

.................Dave

And the 2CV still worked after filming.

 

Edited January 19, 2018 by Laurie.Booth

[Rickent]

9 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

Hopefully banger racing so there are the less of the hateful creations on the road.

That looks if possible worse then the original!

Quite possibly. You need deep pockets to own one now though!

I really want a Sierra RS500. Liam says he is never owning another MK1 Sierra though so that's killed that one off.

 

Never say never. I own a 3ltr BMW now and although it's old and drives great there is something about an old Ford that gets the juices flowing.

[Naughty Cal]

8 minutes ago, Rickent said:

Never say never. I own a 3ltr BMW now and although it's old and drives great there is something about an old Ford that gets the juices flowing.

We have a MK1 Sierra XR4i in the garage. 

Liam is a panel beater by trade. I believe the expression is once bitten twice shy. 

I won't be holding my breathe for the RS500

[Rickent]

44 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

We have a MK1 Sierra XR4i in the garage. 

Liam is a panel beater by trade. I believe the expression is once bitten twice shy. 

I won't be holding my breathe for the RS500

Jesus, just looked at RS500 for sale £70k upwards.

[cereal tiller]

1 hour ago, Laurie.Booth said:

And the 2CV still worked after filming.

 

The Tin Snails used in that Movie had the 4 Cylinder Citroen GS Engines installed to make them a bit more Brisk.

[Naughty Cal]

27 minutes ago, Rickent said:

Jesus, just looked at RS500 for sale £70k upwards.

Yes. And they will still be rotten old Ford's!

Ours doubled in price last year. Makes sense to keep it dry stored in the garage for now. 

[nbfiresprite]

2 hours ago, Laurie.Booth said:

And the driver must be able to wear a top hat (True)

How many French farmers have you seen wearing a top hat?

[nbfiresprite]

In 1959, the Royal Navy ordered 65 2CV pick-ups, which served aboard HMS Bulwark in the West Indies and the Indian Ocean 845 squadron RNAS. The pick-ups also served with the 42 commando aboard HMS Albion, which required robust and reliable vehicles to cope with jungle tracks, that were light enough to be taken ashore by helicopter from the aircraft carriers. 

Edited January 19, 2018 by nbfiresprite

[rasputin]

2 hours ago, Naughty Cal said:

We have a MK1 Sierra XR4i in the garage. 

Liam is a panel beater by trade. I believe the expression is once bitten twice shy. 

I won't be holding my breathe for the RS500

How much could you rent your garage for?, is the car appreciating that much?

[cereal tiller]

29 minutes ago, nbfiresprite said:

How many French farmers have you seen wearing a top hat?

Maurice Deux Chevalier-Giles?

Edited January 19, 2018 by cereal tiller

[Laurie Booth]

52 minutes ago, nbfiresprite said:

How many French farmers have you seen wearing a top hat?

48

[Athy]

7 hours ago, nbfiresprite said:

In 1959, the Royal Navy ordered 65 2CV pick-ups, which served aboard HMS Bulwark in the West Indies and the Indian Ocean 845 squadron RNAS. The pick-ups also served with the 42 commando aboard HMS Albion, which required robust and reliable vehicles to cope with jungle tracks, that were light enough to be taken ashore by helicopter from the aircraft carriers. 

Fascinating - I never knew this. It was an adventurous choice, as the 2CV wasn't even on sale in Britain at that time (and I don't think that the camionette version ever would be).

[Mike Tee]

16 hours ago, Athy said:

I guess that I was thinking along those lines when I mentioned "practical", yes. At one time , when I lived in France, I travelled in numerous deuches and I remember features such as face-level ventilation (turn a little wheel and a panel in the scuttle opened up to let air in, but not insects as it had a gauze mesh across the inside), sprung seats (attached to the seat frame by large rubber bands) and back seats which could be lifted out as one unit - meant to increase load carrying space, but I have more than once seen a couple sitting beside their 2CV, on the rear seat unit, using it as a pair of picnic chairs.

Don’t forget central locking - you can reach all four doors from the drivers seat.

[Athy]

4 minutes ago, Mike Tee said:

Don’t forget central locking - you can reach all four doors from the drivers seat.

...and the infinitely adjustable sunshine roof (which, on the earlier ones, reached down almost to the rear bumper). If you wanted to lux up your deuche you could buy a boot lid with a hump-backed sort of shape to replace the canvas at the back.

Earlier models at least had no fuel gauge. A long strip of (I presume) rubber was attached to the inside of the petrol cap. You unscrewed the cap, pulled it out and looked at the strip of rubber. If most of it was dry, it was time to get some petrol.

Edited January 20, 2018 by Athy