Tym Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Underneath a F-250, 4 door, X-Caliber Edition, with leather trim, running boards, chrome push bumpers... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 14 hours ago, Tym said: Underneath a F-250, 4 door, X-Caliber Edition, with leather trim, running boards, chrome push bumpers... That's a maggot isn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Deux Chevaux, did they even sell those in USA or did someone import it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Deux Chevaux, did they even sell those in USA or did someone import it ? Good questions Bob, dont know, everything was brought in grey market, you see these things around. Saw American cars with new york plates in Paris, if you got the money, you can do anything.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 11 minutes ago, XTreme said: That's a maggot isn't it? Funny nickname, never heard it over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Tym said: Good questions Bob, dont know, everything was brought in grey market, you see these things around. Saw American cars with new york plates in Paris, if you got the money, you can do anything.... Tis true 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 26 minutes ago, Tym said: Funny nickname, never heard it over here. They've got a real cult following! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 1 minute ago, XTreme said: They've got a real cult following! One look at the house suggests the cult collects beanie babies too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 55 minutes ago, Tym said: Underneath a F-250, 4 door, X-Caiber Edition, with leather trim, running boards, chrome push bumpers... looks like a 2 cv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 piece of shit... i'd rather walk . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 those Deux Chevaux are killingly fun to drive! especially the older ones. Thay're an air cooled flat twin 430originally ( developing 2 fisca lhorsepower, hence deux cheveaux) or 600cc for the 2CV6. pistons fitted blind so no head gasket, a central camshaft and no coolant... fucking bomb proof! If you ever get the chance to drive one, throw it ino a roundabout flat out... the bloody thing 'll lean far enough for the passenger to get their knee down . the early nes wre built along similar lines to a Jeep, simple pintle and gudgeon hinges for boot, doors, bonnet and windscreen. With a canvas roof you can strip it down to engine and chassis in about 10 minutes, The original seats were also designed to be removable so they could be used as chairs outside during a pause or a picnic. they're totally cult here now. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Engine simplicity similar to the original Beetles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Engine simplicity similar to the original Beetles no good in really cold winters they dont have a heater and the screen keeps frosting up (my mate used to have one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagman Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 The place I get my bikes tested at is putting a KTM engine in one of these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 13 hours ago, MooN said: they're totally cult here now. I;ll give you the phone number to buy it and ship it back just so she dosent keep causing traffic flow problems over here... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Used to look after a couple of them years ago, absolute crap to work on but they kept going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 5 hours ago, Catteeclan said: , absolute crap to work on well yeah, DUH! they're Citroen... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 33 minutes ago, MooN said: well yeah, DUH! they're Citroen... Anything French made after 11am and before 2pm is doomed to failure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 38 minutes ago, MooN said: well yeah, DUH! they're Citroen... Well I gotta say that our Xsara Picasso has been faultless in the 3 years we've had it. I had reservations buying it, but it was the car the wife found was the most comfortable. It's never missed a beat, and doesn't use a drop of oil. Done nothing to it besides normal maintenance. They're everywhere here......and I'm yet to see one broken down on the side of the road. The Picasso approaching half a million miles On the FB group for this model there's guys who've had 4 or 5 of them......most of which did astronomical mileages as taxis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, Tym said: Anything French made after 11am and before 2pm is doomed to failure. you can work on the basis that anything Citroen is either brilliantly quirky and a nightmare to work on, ( Traction, mehari, 2CV, DS, GS, CX, BX,...etc...etc) or simply a pile of shit and even shittier to work on ( berlingot, C4, C8, C5, C1...etc ...etc...) I've used most of these last at work one time or another and have hated every sigle one of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 minute ago, XTreme said: Well I gotta say that our Xsara Picasso has been faultless in the 3 years we've had it. I had reservations buying it, but it was the car the wife found was the most comfortable. It's never missed a beat, and doesn't use a drop of oil. Done nothing to it besides normal maintenance. They're everywhere here......and I'm yet to see one broken down on the side of the road. The Picasso approaching half a million miles On the FB group for this model there's guys who've had 4 or 5 of them......most of which did astronomical mileages as taxis. they did something right with the picasso, though fuck knows its ugly enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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