Cool Stuff on the Commute. 

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern) 08/05/2016 at 08:12 • Filed to: Commute, Citroen

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A Citroen in its natural habitat.

Dru > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 08:22

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The body looks remarkably straight though.

E90M3 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 08:39

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Did they ever offer those for sale here?

FalconHoon > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 08:41

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I've known of three hard parked similar citroens in my life. Stanced way before it was cool haha

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > E90M3 08/05/2016 at 08:59

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I dont believeso but of course I’m not OpposResidentCitroenGuy. Where is MyCitroenWontStart

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > FalconHoon 08/05/2016 at 09:00

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This trailer had Louisiana plateson it of all places.

E90M3 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 09:02

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He might not know, he’s in Brazil, if I remember correctly. That’s an XM right? I’m not very good with French cars either.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > E90M3 08/05/2016 at 09:03

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Its a Citroen GS Pallas from the 1970s. Im looking into a bit more.

E90M3 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 09:08

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If that’s what it is, it was never imported into the US. However, from a quick GIS image search it appears some Citroen GS Pallas’s had different gas caps. Possible it’s a different year or something. I’m actually intrigued as to exactly what it is and what it’s doing here.

E90M3 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 09:11

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Looks more like a CX to me. The one bellow is a US spec.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 09:12

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Being delivered to the Lane?

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > E90M3 08/05/2016 at 09:14

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Good catch!

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 08/05/2016 at 09:15

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No idea. Trailer had a Louisiana license plate. It was headed north towards Nashville though. Driver of the truck did not look like your typical Citroen enthusiast. He probably looked like you.

E90M3 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 09:18

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I’m gonna go with it’s a CX, doesn’t seem to match all the details of the GS. While it was never imported by Citroen themselves here, it seems people did import it. Given the condition it’s in, I’m gonna assume it wasn’t recently imported, so more than likely it’s a CX. I could be wrong, though.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > E90M3 08/05/2016 at 09:19

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You’re probably on the money. I just did a quick search to find the Pallas. Didn’t know where to start.

E90M3 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 09:22

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I probably would have started with the DS as that’s really the only Citroen I know and the only one I’ve seen in person in the US .

Cé hé sin > E90M3 08/05/2016 at 09:23

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Yes, that one’s US spec with side marker lights.

About 1,000 were sold as grey market imports, a thing which could be done then.

Cé hé sin > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 09:23

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It’s a US spec CX. The GS is a smaller car.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > E90M3 08/05/2016 at 09:24

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I cheated and went to Lane Motor Museum so I’ve seen all kinds of fun Citroens in the US.

E90M3 > Cé hé sin 08/05/2016 at 09:24

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Think Mercedes got pissed off and pushed for legislation to end that. I have seen some Euro-spec Mercedes of the same vintage in the junkyard. We never got the 500SEL or the 500SEC here, but a very few can be seen running around or waiting for the crusher.

Cé hé sin > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 09:30

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The earlier ones (1975 to 1980 or so) were available with one of these as an option.

Don’t see them every day.

For Sweden > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 09:37

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If that truck is diesel, this is my ideal life

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/05/2016 at 09:41

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But I like Citroens...

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 08/05/2016 at 09:44

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Haha well buy one because I want to see a big guy in a Bammer hat driving a 2CV

duurtlang > For Sweden 08/05/2016 at 10:05

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The CX came with a diesel engine as well. For a time (after the one above was produced) it was the fastest diesel production car in the world.

Spridget > E90M3 08/05/2016 at 11:34

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Citroen never sold them through their dealers, but there are a fair number of gray market imports.