Citroen 2CV: Can The Classic Still Cut It? - Carfection 

Antoine Marty I've never driven one or even been in one but I still love them

Chris Harris made a great video on his old 2CV in which he perfectly describes that appreciation for momentum you talk about. Sucks that it's been pulled from RU-vid, though.

Exactly mate! I saw that video too and loved it! OG Chris Harris was so good..

I drove it. I understand it. It's a piece of shit.

in this case you don't understand it

Me too, it's my car :-) I mean it really is my car, and my mate Rich.

Same brother, Who needs a Lamborghini?

That Falcon would have to have the automatic to be fair.

Gotta ad in that Trabant.

you should also add renault 4

are you argentinian?

@@Darklordkime are you my half apple???

VW/Audi fanboy becuse they hate everything else.

Antoine Marty I am a group vag lover ,they are the bedt

Because it was rubbish and they were a couple of dicks.

Didn't hit the dislike button, but I'm honestly not finding this channel likeable. I keep giving it a chance but every episode just feels slightly too arrogant and meh eventually.

I see them smoking in car shows that are on TV, why couldn't you do it for a joke and if it helps your morals then just put a anti smoking message at the end.

Hold a birthday candle between your teeth.

Boyard Mais mon Ami, dark non filtered tobacco on yellow paper these were the real men test, if you survived smoking one you were set.....

Sorry against the law to smoke now

Silverback It's a beautiful car mate. Need to get one someday

I've got one, had it for two years now. I'm glad I'm not the only one saying it, the prices are definitely going up, you can't get a decent one for under 5 grand anymore, 10 even if you want a showroom car.

So true, all of these little classics, especially in Europe, are gaining interest, once again.

was watching a 2cv dolly project earlier and they went through the gears and what not... the guy said he'd been driving an automatic audi s3 for 6 months inbetween and seemed ecstatic to be in it again. apparently they handle like driving a bathtub full of water

video ref : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tqMuRVVqA7w.html

I always get those mixed up. I don't know the difference.

Then look it up rather than not knowing.

It’s air cool... ...ed

Cheaper too.

Absolutely. Workers' cars = bougiemobiles

wow

I used to be a fan, now I'm an impeller.

No, not Top Gear. It should be that Amazon Prime show.

That's a properly tuned 2CV

Tomasz Urbanski The motor is a boxer, with oil cooling. How one can be more sporty than that?

I just made that 77 years old and, after owing a Dyane and a 2CV 35-40 years ago, and fancying a bit of fun in one whilst I still can, I am off to see 2 fully restored ones tomorrow, hoping to buy one. Many such are regularly fetching £20-25k, (new electric ones, a van, £40k) these being around half that, so they should be a better investment (and more fun) than having that depreciating cash in a bank. I can't wait to take ownership of one again. 🙂

@@EnlightenedPatriot1 Oh, well done ! You are my mother's age, give or take a year. The 2CV and the Dyane have always been his favorite cars. She owned a pinkish gray 2CV Azam, a Mésange blue (or tit blue in English) Dyane (4) and two new 2CV6 Specials (Jade green and Nevada beige) before giving in for a Twingo and a C2. And I also share with my mother and you this preference, this pleasure, for having successively had a Myosotis blue 2CV6 and two Dyane 6s (Jade green and Colorado beige which later became Stratos blue of the Xantia), until 2001 . I sincerely hope you find the 2CV of your heart that will inspire you to love it and adopt it without delay tomorrow. In my opinion it is a good choice because if it is well maintained, it will not lose its value, unlike money in the bank and will be much happier than a bank account. I would love to adopt one too. Maybe one of these days... it would be a great pleasure. :-)

When the motor is still cold, the car sound like a Harley-Davidson.

In 1978 I took my Aussie parents to Oban and then by ferry to circumnavigate round the Isle of Skye before heading to Edinburgh, were we got our only flat tyre I have had in 3 x 2CVs over 43 years and 550,000 kms..... Sheer joy!!!! Joie de vivre...

Measured with a calendar!

Can't tell you about the 1/4 mile time or the Nürburgring time, but I remember I had a "super trumps" card game about cars as a kid, and the 2CV was infamous in that game - it was the only car which had no 0-60 time because *it could not do it* :-)

freibier omg

I saw a 2cv last week with a Nurburgring sticker on it

This later model could actually do it, but the first cars were indeed barely able to do 50mph / 80kmph due to lack of power. Top speed depended more on up/downhill and wind direction than on the car itself :P Nevertheless: great cars in a way, I don't think anything handles speedbumps quite as effectively as a 2CV :)

the original test from Citroën was take on a laboured field, and egg pannier in the trunk...this is another challenge...take this with another car you have a omelette...

You're lucky they were that close.

Was thinking the same! Lol. Not an 'eu' but an 'o' sound!

Paul S. A bald guy calling that car ''deux cheveux" is hilarious though.

I agree with you absolutely. The car in the video is my car and whilst we were there driving around we spoke of this. Where is this car's modern equivalent today? It's just the sort of car we should be driving, it's simplicity and pureness are two of it's most endearing qualities, sustainable. It's also a total laugh to drive fast :-)

Couldn't agree more. You're so lucky to have such an immaculate example. Happy and joyful motoring :-)

And there's the Viper with 5 mpg. lel

Thats great

55mpg is still amazingly good.

FYI, you can now buy a new electric van version here in the UK for £40k. I had two 35-40 years ago and, in just reaching 77 years, am off to view 2 fully rebuilt/restored ones tomorrow to choose from. Most such regularly sell for £25k, these being around half that. They are good at hiding rust, with many overlapping sheet metal joints in the welded body shell, a replacement body being £7k. A new Burton engine is available to increase the 602cc to 650cc.

@@EnlightenedPatriot1 40k squids is too rich for me.

i'm for a EJ25. Miss Daisy #2.

Sparrow Automotive put BMW air cooled Bike engine in - looks fab and goes well:vimeo.com/67386766

no: it's a front drive car, and the original gearbox need to be use, no space for such engine whithout body modifications, but i'ts possible to tune relative easy the original engine up to 50hp, and it's possible to use a BMW flat twin motorcycle engine who drive the original gearbox...

TheGreatLoco ...then why didnt they build and sell over 23 million of them, like the beetle?

Erik Hertzer Because it's not just the product, also the distribution, publicity and price. The Germans and Japanese automakers are the masters of marketing. Today Germans will sell you the engineering at 2X or 3X the price. And the Japanese will sell you the dependability and cheap parts. Which in both cases is mostly smoke and mirrors. In the case of the beatle, they were selling the hippy counter culture, dependable, cheap parts car, depending on the market. Then, VW unlike Citroën was well established in countries like Brazil, Mexico and the US, which accounted for huge parts of beatle sales.

Because Volkswagen expanded nto a multinational and sold then in Latin America, specially Mexico and Brasil. countries there was no alternative to the big American cars, so these countries were captive markets. I have had the two, Beetle and 2CV. The 2CV is far better engineered: better suspensions, better brakes, far better handling (the beetle is a death trap on wet, snowed or icy road while you're having fun with a 2CV in these conditions) so the 2 CV is safer, good off road ability, far more comfortable, four doors, good seats behind for adults, plenty of room, has a true trunk with a rear door, you could take out in a minute the back seat and charge it like a mule (I took once 6 bulks of 50kg of cement, 300 kg for 10 miles with no problem, and I do not count the number of times I took 8 feet planks, fridges, chairs, boxes, etc...), better mileage, easier to repair and maintain. And more reliable. The Beetle had serious cooling problems in hot climate, and was a piston rings eater. There is no possible comparison in practical every day use between the 2CV and the Beetle, even to park it in a tight place. Other proofs; hundreds maybe thousands of 2CV have made very long travels in very harsh conditions like crossing the Sahara, or South America by the Andes mountains. The Paris Kathmandu was a classic travel; I know at least five guys who did it. It has been used for cross and off road competition with no modifications and even a few 2CV race nowadays with BMW motorcycle engines,and stiffer suspensions. If you try to race a Beetle with a 120 HP engine at the same place as the original with the same gearbox and brakes and just stiffer suspensions you're a dead man at the first curve.

They don't do retro

@@gimmieliberty6514 they can...

Pan Damasque It's a 80s production, complyant with the safety rules of that area.