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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Originally posted by Harold-The-Barrel Harold-The-Barrel wrote:



He's winning
Which isn't saying much. It's only a c-class merc.
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Originally posted by Harold-The-Barrel Harold-The-Barrel wrote:



He's winning

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

I don't drive, but if i would, i'd like to drive a DS, a 70's legendary Citroen
. I would've expected you to drive a high-end car



It is vintage high end
...and it's got valves.


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I don't own a vehicle but as my dad works from home and my mom walks to work I can drive our Suzuki Grand Vitara whenever I need



V6 of course
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I happen to like the DS as well.
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Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Those old Citreons are ugly!
The DS isn't, but the SM...  Dead You'd have to be SadoMasochist to even look at it - I mean, what were they thinking?... it's a boat with wheels.
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2011 at 10:33
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

I don't drive, but if i would, i'd like to drive a DS, a 70's legendary Citroen
. I would've expected you to drive a high-end car
It is vintage high end

...and it's got valves.


So has my Hammond, but I look a right idiot driving to work on it!

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Mind you - never stopped this chap:



Edited by Jim Garten - June 28 2011 at 10:36

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Those old Citreons are ugly!
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In the vein of the DS, was the SM, a rare model (1972), isn't it prog?






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Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

I've owned Fords all of my life and I have never had any major problems with them.
 
The 5.0 Mustang from 86 was perfect, I must say!! (but I only kept it three years, before moving across the pond)
 
I used to drive Toronto-Montreal (500km) in 2.5 hours on friday nights and return on sunday nights (going too quick for radars and I luckily never got chased)
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I've owned Fords all of my life and I have never had any major problems with them.
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Points: 20414 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2011 at 09:17
Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

I drive a VW Jetta


I will never buy from any of the American car companies.
Becuase of the bailout and they Having been helped by government? Or because they suck?

Anyway, Ford doesn't suck. The Fiesta is very efficient, handles really well and smooth, and has the feel of a car in an upper class. Great job Ford! And they didn't even take bailout money
 
I had an english-built Ford Escort GT (not the XR3-i) bought in 1990 (Ferrari-red colour >>  I looked like a million $ in itCool), but around 165.000km, the car stopped counting the kms Confusedand didn't indicate speed anymore Shocked(that second issue was less a problem... I knew what speed I was doing by the RPM counter and the gear I was in...)
 
It was two red plastic gears at the end of the transmission ... completely worn-out in contact with a metal gearboxUnhappy....No way to repair without dismounting the transmission and emptying it >> and reconstructing it >> you can imagine ££$$€€€€€€€€DeadDeadDead....  Obviously a flaw in designThumbs Down... Such a stupid thing to doPig..... I asked for them to have repair it under the warranty (despite owning the car for six or seven  years, but it was a defectuous design), which they told me to f**k off.Unhappy... I f**kedCensored them back since...
 
 
Within two weeks, the car was sold to some African (he was aware of the flaw >> how could he not be?Wink).... And I will NEVER buy Ford again.... And have probably (hopefully)  discouraged hundreds of people from buying Ford over the years!!!
 
 
 
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Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

I don't drive, but if i would, i'd like to drive a DS, a 70's legendary Citroen
. I would've expected you to drive a high-end car



It is vintage high end
...and it's got valves.
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Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

I drive a VW Jetta


I will never buy from any of the American car companies.
Becuase of the bailout and they Having been helped by government? Or because they suck?

Anyway, Ford doesn't suck. The Fiesta is very efficient, handles really well and smooth, and has the feel of a car in an upper class. Great job Ford! And they didn't even take bailout money
Fiesta is an European Ford.Wink
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Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

I don't drive, but if i would, i'd like to drive a DS, a 70's legendary Citroen
. I would've expected you to drive a high-end car



It is vintage high end
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Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

I don't drive, but if i would, i'd like to drive a DS, a 70's legendary Citroen
. I would've expected you to drive a high-end car



You have to see that car, compared to modern car, like a great turntable with a great vinyl collection compared to an iPod with digital file albums. Wink
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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2011 at 08:34
Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

I don't drive, but if i would, i'd like to drive a DS, a 70's legendary Citroen
. I would've expected you to drive a high-end car

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Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

I drive a VW Jetta


I will never buy from any of the American car companies.
Becuase of the bailout and they Having been helped by government? Or because they suck?

Anyway, Ford doesn't suck. The Fiesta is very efficient, handles really well and smooth, and has the feel of a car in an upper class. Great job Ford! And they didn't even take bailout money
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Points: 4335 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2011 at 08:18

I drive a VW Jetta

I will never buy from any of the American car companies.


Time always wins.
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Points: 20414 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2011 at 07:09
Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

I don't drive, but if i would, i'd like to drive a DS, a 70's legendary Citroen:



 
 
love the amazing pneumatic suspension on those Citroen carsStarHeartStarHeartThumbs Up... If you remember my Xantia , Olivier, from our PA meeting in Den Haag.... >>> sooooooo cooooooollll!!!!Cool
 
 
Too bad they're being installed in fewer and fewer models
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Points: 20414 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2011 at 07:06
Originally posted by topographicbroadways topographicbroadways wrote:

Well PA has quite the Carbon Footprint Stern Smile


 
 
 
Picture it in mid-blue with light-beige interior and a sunroofCool
 
a 2.0l engine factory-converted to LPG (€23.00 a filled tank, tooSmile)
 
I still send CO2, but I don't send any other particules in the atmosphere
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Edited by Sean Trane - June 28 2011 at 09:20
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^ Flaminio Bertoni designed two of the most iconic cars France ever produced, the DS and the 2CV, good choice Thumbs Up
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