Spotted: rare, french, fast(ish), silver, cool.

[Baz Tench]

LukeR94 said:

Thank god I was born in the nineties and missed that horrible car, thats possible the ugliest car ive ever seen, even the interior, I mean look at the steering wheel.

no wonder they are rare.....


And by the way, no I am not trolling, I am deadly serious.

You have much to learn young grasshopper.

The last of the more interesting Citroens IMO. I commend the company for resisting being conventional for as long as possible, before succumbing to the usual boring suspension/chassis setup used by everybody else.

[forzaminardi]

LukeR94 said:

Thank god I was born in the nineties and missed that horrible car, thats possible the ugliest car ive ever seen, even the interior, I mean look at the steering wheel.

no wonder they are rare.....


And by the way, no I am not trolling, I am deadly serious.

To be honest, I tend to agree here. I was around in the 80s and interested enough in cars to notice Citroens and I can't see the visual appeal either. I suppose compared to some contemporary competition it's quite sleek and definately distinctive. But so was Grace Jones, and she wasn't fit. A car with character and charm I think, but to my eyes not a looker.

[DannyScene]

LukeR94 said:

Thank god I was born in the nineties and missed that horrible car, thats possible the ugliest car ive ever seen, even the interior, I mean look at the steering wheel.

no wonder they are rare.....


And by the way, no I am not trolling, I am deadly serious.

Totally agree

It's not the ugliest I've ever seen but its up there

[W00DY]

There are many who don't see it, but I genuinely find it a gorgeous car. As I see it there have been few large saloons as proportionally resolved and once looking closer at the details it becomes ever more enchanting.:




I didn't think I could afford one, but when I saw this one I simply had to. As much art as it is car. [/mawkish]

[Dracoro]

Don't want to derail the topic but that pic is in Brighton isn't it?

[Freddy88FM]

Sorry, you can add me to the 'unconverted'. Personally I'd rather have a mild STI... I'd image the Citroen would be a good preventative measure to take against the aforementioned however.

[Matt UK]

Dusty964 said:

..my mum had a Visa Gti.

Sorry a bit O/T but I had to quote you on this. I had a Visa GTi as my first car and I rarely find anyone who has heard of them, let alone owned one.
I thought it was a rapid little thing and when pressing on it felt like it would stand a crash only slightly better than a damp cardboard box. Which just added to the excitement!

You're mum didn't drive a silver C reg one did she?

Edited by Matt UK on Thursday 2nd May 13:41

[vixen1700]

Just out of interest, what are the opinions of this old Citroen from the younger viewers?

[W00DY]

Dracoro said:

Don't want to derail the topic but that pic is in Brighton isn't it?

Lewes road B&Q.

[kilauea]

tres chic.

Lots of love for old french barges. Velour, wood, dials everywhere and as wafty as a magic carpet. I can't think of many better was to travel.

[Baz Tench]

forzaminardi said:

LukeR94 said:

Thank god I was born in the nineties and missed that horrible car, thats possible the ugliest car ive ever seen, even the interior, I mean look at the steering wheel.

no wonder they are rare.....


And by the way, no I am not trolling, I am deadly serious.

To be honest, I tend to agree here. I was around in the 80s and interested enough in cars to notice Citroens and I can't see the visual appeal either. I suppose compared to some contemporary competition it's quite sleek and definately distinctive. But so was Grace Jones, and she wasn't fit. A car with character and charm I think, but to my eyes not a looker.

Strange you should mention her. Fast forward to about 1.54 (although I like the whole tune ).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy3fsj-aGWw

[W00DY]

vixen1700 said:

Just out of interest, what are the opinions of this old Citroen from the younger viewers?

Needs a better shot:



I don't know if I count as younger, but unsurprisingly I'm keen.

[Graebob]

W00DY said:

[Dusty964]

Matt UK said:

Dusty964 said:

..my mum had a Visa Gti.

Sorry a bit O/T but I had to quote you on this. I had a Visa GTi as my first car and I rarely find anyone who has heard of them, let alone owned one.
I thought it was a rapid little thing and when pressing on it felt like it would stand a crash only slightly better than a damp cardboard box. Which just added to the excitement!

You're mum didn't drive a silver C reg one did she?

Edited by Matt UK on Thursday 2nd May 13:41

A red convertible no less, hastily part exed for a sodding LNA of all things.
The group b version was great. In fairness, the cabrio was not!

[RemyMartin]

OOOOOOFT!

Would absolutely kill for a CX Turbo.

Lots of want.

[forzaminardi]

Baz Tench said:

Strange you should mention her. Fast forward to about 1.54 (although I like the whole tune ).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy3fsj-aGWw

Good spot, sir. After yesterday's Celica Supra adbreak, it seems old Grace would pop up to endorse any old 80s car that came along.

[_rubinho_]

In a similar vein, spotted at MB World last year:

[Eski1991]

Forgive my ignorance/ if this has already been asked, but err how do you take the rear wheels off? Probably a daft question.

[HereBeMonsters]

deadtom said:

W00DY said:

Wheels are Alfa since they share a fairly rare stud pattern.

so they are. I should have noticed that as I own an alfa myself

Just in case you're wondering why the swap - the standard wheels are metric sized, so are an absolute bugger to get tyres for.

[Justayellowbadge]

Eski1991 said:

Forgive my ignorance/ if this has already been asked, but err how do you take the rear wheels off? Probably a daft question.

Spats.