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@SEIKA I seem to remember the height adjustable suspension was standard. But they may also have leaked green hydraulic fluid. My father mentioned "green blood".

your father is a clever guy

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@SEIKA This may be late however: The Adjustable suspension was pretty much standard in all Citroens except American imports since America at the time forbid cars from having adjustable bumper heights. These cars were designed to drive in their standard "drive" height. The low height setting was there for a totally depressurised suspension where the car would be lying on its Rubber Bumpstops instead and isn't meant for any form of "spirited driving". Some cars came with a second height setting, a rather "special height" or "loading height" which raised the car ever slightly above the normal drive height for some rougher terrain or to make it easier to load stuff into it. Then finally is the high height setting which raises the car to its maximum height but also means the suspension doesn't dampen anything anymore and driving at anything above 20km/h can result in bending the hydraulic struts. The Cars from 1960 to 2002 used the Green LHM Hydraulic Oil for the Hydropneumatic system which powered everything from the suspension to the power steering to the brakes. The suspension tends to leak when it gets old due to the rubber soft hoses (return hoses and low pressure hoses) cracking from age, and the rubber seals inside the high pressure system perishes after a while. The Cars also used Nitrogen filled spheres for the dampening, these had to be replaced every 5, 7 or 10 years depending on how much you drive the car. You generally note that the ride becomes harder over time as the spheres perish and the nitrogen leaks out of them. Pretty easy to replace them, done a few myself as I was in the process in 2020 of restoring my 1981 Citroen CX Prestige.

Memories, old good memories. Thanks for sharing

Salio al mercado en 1967, comparado con autos estadounidenses ya era viejo en tecnología, diseño, confort y performance

Well, that’s just it. It wasn’t ahead of its time. America used to be only Big competitor and so car companies set the standard on what was considered “luxury” and “new” but while that’s as happening, car companies in the EU and Japan were developing and releasing cars that were far better in almost every way than the common American car. The only thing that America had that the EU didn’t was the adrenaline and dopamine rush that you get when driving gas guzzling (but powerful) V8’s. This car wasn’t ahead of its time, but it was ahead of any car in the most power hungry, pathetic, scummy and (somehow) richest country on earth.

@@diplexnormal3353 I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you're getting at exactly. i am european and i can assure you that the european car market did not see the american as a competitor in any way. especially not in these decades. this car was ahead of its time because all designers drew their models with a ruler. both on the outside and especially on the inside, such as the dashboard. that is why it's admired still by many car enthusiasts. You're welcome.

We call those guys “petjes” wich translates as caps like a baseball-cap.

The DS is the goddess between these pumped up cars 😍

@@jorgex1604 Indeed!

and caught them up a little later, at the lights.................... LOL

​@@raymondo162 Exactly lol 😂

si. è una delle più grandi auto di tutti i tempi, avrebbe meritato però un motore migliore. ciao

One of the most iconic car ever built

And Peugeot dashboards :D.

People outside France know this is one of the best cars of all-time.

Few days ago a frenchman was driving in front of me. his bumper was totaly ruined and I remembered what it said about how they park cars in france (which includes ramming other cars). they seem to have no respect for cars. i wonder if that was different in the prime time of this citroen. where i come from the other guy would most likely beat you up if you drove into his car. we have a saying that translates 'the germans most loved child is the car'.

You haven't been in many cars then lol

@@dingdong2103 Only three...

Hahah always the same, especially if you know people are watching 😁

Thank you mate, appreciate it! True, little rough but still ‘fast’ enough by current standards. 😁

Tres belle voiture , le volant pas bonne année , les sieges sont hors service , il manque les agraffes de baguettes de toit pallas . DCXM spécialiste francais DS CX

They allow the view but buckle in an accident like a twig. There's a good reason why they are much thicker on new cars.

The plastic dash inside this car is hideous.

@@terrapyn99 Do you feel taller now after making a totally unnecessary insult? Go get a life...

@@mmdirtyworkz Yeah but on new cars we have nowayads the paradox of needing cameras and stuff to see around because of the absourd amount of blindspots that the massive pillars bring with them. It's even worse on the (unfortunately) more and more widespread SUVs. Talking about safety hazards, if I may...

@@ducciocolombi7729 That's a fact. Vehicle safety is a tragedy of the commons. Every time someone buys a hulking ugly SUV or an F150 because they want to feel safer, it makes everyone else unsafe. Light is performance, light is efficiency, and for everybody else on the road, light is safety.

Bravo et merci pour ce bon moment à bord, c’est, comme il y longtemps, j’étais au volant pour en avoir eu trois. Je les nommais " les Impératrices de la route".

Ha ha! So funny to watch the BMW and Golf screaming away from the traffic lights as the Citroen serenely cruises past a minute later. This owner drives the DS very well ( I used to own a DS23 Pallas with the same semi-auto transmission). A relaxed approach is the best way, the DS doesn't like to be hurried! It took me a while to learn this because I was an impatient young man back then!

I had a same one, what a car !!

citroen xm nice car

That age was way ahead of our time.

Thank you Marco! 👏🏼

Thanks! 😁

Thanks Arnaud! You should visit The Netherlands some time. Lots of beautiful places when the season is right! 🙌🏼

Ik ook!