Seen and unseen in France

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 12/08/2015 at 15:56 • Filed to: France

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Your correspondent has returned from a weekend in Paris and has seen and nor seen various things.

So, I saw a battered Citroen Ami, one of the most bizarre looking Citroens and that’s saying a lot:

And a few old and tired Renault 4s like this, but more tired:

And a Sierra, a thing rarely seen nowadays:

Not to mention several 2CVs, Peugeot 205s and Renault 5s of various vintages and somewhat surprisingly a fair few voitures sans permis or cars you can drive without a proper licence. Like this. They’re not as much like proper cars as the picture might suggest.

Things not seen include Teslas, Nissan Leafs (several Renault Zoes though) and sadly the Citroen DS. France has been officially a Godless country since 1905 and it seems a somewhat Goddess free as well.

I also saw just one American car, a Mustang or something, and about two pickups (no, not American, but the French have no love for pickups of any persuasion).

duurtlang > Cé hé sin 12/08/2015 at 16:01

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Well, it is winter. From spring to early autumn I tend to see many DSs here in the Netherlands. When I drive a significant amount during a day seeing 1 a day isn’t odd. Yes, moving under their own power.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Cé hé sin 12/08/2015 at 16:02

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The Ami reminds me a lot of a Ford Anglia. Just a lot more bonkers.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Cé hé sin 12/08/2015 at 16:07

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Off topic but one thing I didn’t know was that the Sierra is rwd.

duurtlang > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 12/08/2015 at 16:14

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You didn’t? Some other cars that are unexpectedly RWD: Omega (both generations), Scorpio (both generations), Volvo 340.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > duurtlang 12/08/2015 at 16:17

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The more you know! I really didn’t. That the 340 is rwd is also new to me.

duurtlang > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 12/08/2015 at 16:22

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Cé hé sin > duurtlang 12/08/2015 at 17:05

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I suppose increasing age and value keep them indoors in wet weather now.

Cé hé sin > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 12/08/2015 at 17:07

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Yes, it followed on from the Cortina. Interestingly the Cortina was at one time a contemporary of the fwd Ford Taunus.

punkgoose17 > Cé hé sin 12/08/2015 at 20:24

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The Renault 4 has grown on me the Ami has not.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin 12/09/2015 at 03:40

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were there many Dacia Logan / Sandero?

Cé hé sin > pip bip - choose Corrour 12/09/2015 at 04:50

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Not that many now that I think of it. They’re around but not in huge numbers.