Is it weird that I like this? 

"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat) 12/14/2014 at 20:41 • Filed to: None

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Because I like it a lot (also, Kinja is being a dick and won't let me reply to some of you)

French V6 wonderfulness

Vimto > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 20:46

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Speed holes?

Steve in Manhattan > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 20:51

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Megane?

And no it's not weird at all ... plenty of people here would trade a bit of Japanese/Korean reliability for a little bit of French ... otherness.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 20:53

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I love it.

SJGeorge94 > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 20:53

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Why can't Nissan bring some of these Renaults over as Nissans? It's not like Nissan's cars are too conservative for french style plus they share multiple components and are almost styled similarly

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 20:53

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Nope. I think the Vel Satis and the Avantime are two of the best cars La Régie has put out in the last 20 years. French cool.

My citroen won't start > Steve in Manhattan 12/14/2014 at 20:54

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No (I actually owned a Megane for some time), that's a Vel Satis, Renault's luxobarge.

Alex B > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 20:57

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Do want.

Steve in Manhattan > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 20:58

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Clarkson recommended a Vel Satis to another TV presenter, and she loves it. Is this the descendent of the Avantime? That's a car I could definitely DD.

dogisbadob > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 21:02

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It looks awesome. Nissan should sell them over here.

My citroen won't start > Steve in Manhattan 12/14/2014 at 21:04

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I don't think so, the Vel Satis is a direct descendant of the Safrane.

I would love to DD an Avantime.

My citroen won't start > dogisbadob 12/14/2014 at 21:07

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It is a luxury large hatchback coupe tall thing, Nissan needs that.

Blake Noble > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 21:19

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As weird and as French as the Vel Satis might have been, the styling sort of reminds me of a giant Opel Astra hatchback.

I don't understand why.

Steve in Manhattan > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 21:20

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I especially like the wheels on the top car. And part of what I like about French cars is if you strip the badges off them, you can still tell it is French, or at least no Japanese/Korean. People who are not as sensitive as we are, confronted with, say, an Altima, a Camry, an Accord, a Sonata, and whatever else is in the class without badges could not figure it out. We can, but we're knuckleheads. But put a debadged C6 (my ultimate car) next to an S-Class, and even a non-enthusiast could tell. The French copy no one ....

My citroen won't start > Steve in Manhattan 12/14/2014 at 21:35

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And that gives them character. Every single french car has it's quirks, something that separates them from the pack. The C6 incorporates all those things, it will always be the perfect car IMO and the reason why I bought the C5.

My citroen won't start > Steve in Manhattan 12/14/2014 at 21:38

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I guess that's also why I liked SAAB so much. Even under GM they kept being weird and swedish, they ignored the common sense and built what they thought was best. SAAB never stopped being SAAB.

My citroen won't start > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/14/2014 at 21:43

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Imagine if Nissan decided to sell it in the US.

My citroen won't start > Vimto 12/14/2014 at 21:43

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Luxury wooden speed holes

My citroen won't start > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 12/14/2014 at 21:44

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I 100% agree with you. The Safrane makes me curious though, I have never seen one.

My citroen won't start > Blake Noble 12/14/2014 at 21:45

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Which gen Opel Astra?

Blake Noble > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 21:49

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The Astra H, a.k.a. the one they sold here as a Saturn.

Steve in Manhattan > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 21:57

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Yeah - had I needed a car, I totally would have looked at the last 9-5.

Funktheduck > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 22:32

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You're cheating on your Citroen with a Renault? Shame on you! Shame!

PS9 > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 22:45

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MultiplaOrgasms > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 23:14

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Hartge Safranes are Jalop heaven. Twin-turbo, AWD, manual only, french hatchback. I wanted one for quite some time now.

MultiplaOrgasms > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 23:16

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Cannot unsee

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > My citroen won't start 12/14/2014 at 23:21

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Why on earth would Nissan sell it?

BATC42 > dogisbadob 12/15/2014 at 01:30

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It would be hard since Renault stopped producing them a few years back. It was not a great seller, and people would rather get a german car than a Vel Satis, despite it being a great car.