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"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat)
11/04/2014 at 19:58 • Filed to: None

The 3200 GT, one of my all-time favorite engines in one beautiful body and under 20k miles.

Also: By rule of thumb, no car named after its engine capacity followed by a small number of letters will ever be boring or bad.

DISCUSSION (15)

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > My citroen won't start
11/04/2014 at 19:59

Arent those super cheap nowadays?

My citroen won't start > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/04/2014 at 20:01

Exactly.

PS9 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/04/2014 at 20:05

They are super cheap, if you dont plan to ever ever ever drive it after purchase.

GhostZ > My citroen won't start
11/04/2014 at 20:10

There's a guy who can't be older than 25 that rocks one of these on the weekends near where I live. I don't know what he does but damn it looks badass. It's in Maserati Racing Blue, too.

jkm7680 > My citroen won't start
11/04/2014 at 20:21

I've really wanted either one of these or a Quattroporte for some time.

My citroen won't start > jkm7680
11/04/2014 at 20:24

Me too, they are utterly beautiful cars in a way almost no other modern car makes me feel.

jkm7680 > My citroen won't start
11/04/2014 at 20:25

In other words, they make my pants feel funny.

My citroen won't start > jkm7680
11/04/2014 at 20:30

Yes especially when in blue or burgundy.

jkm7680 > My citroen won't start
11/04/2014 at 20:31

Any color Quattroporte/Coupe or Cambiocorsa makes my pants feel funny.

RallyWrench > My citroen won't start
11/04/2014 at 20:39

I've worked on a couple of later 4.7L cars, both Spyders, and despite the lovely engines, they were both terrible to drive. Worse cowl shake than a Saab 900 convertible, no kidding. Cheap for a reason.

My citroen won't start > RallyWrench
11/04/2014 at 20:49

But how about the coupes?

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > My citroen won't start
11/04/2014 at 20:50

Wonderful car....until you have to fix it. Damn it, Italy! Stop doing that to us!

RallyWrench > My citroen won't start
11/04/2014 at 22:43

Haven't driven a coupe, so I don't think it'd be fair for me to paint them with the same brush. That's why I clarified that my experience has been with spyders, one manual, one Cambiocorsa. I will say that the manual shifter felt heavy at best, and the Cambiocorsa box made an early BMW SMG feel refined. I didn't much care for the seats either, overstuffed & not very supportive. Wonderful to look at, and the engine is a joy, but I felt rather let down by the rest.

By contrast, when I evaluated & drove a slightly newer Quattroporte GTS , with essentially the same engine,it felt like it was from a different company.

My citroen won't start > RallyWrench
11/04/2014 at 22:48

Cambiocorsas have never been good, especially in city traffic, I imagine the cowl shake is less present in the coupe because body rigidity.

I guess it is one of those "Never meet your heroes" kinda thing.

Tohru > My citroen won't start
11/04/2014 at 23:48

My roommate's car uses a small number of letters followed by the engine capacity. He thinks its awesome, I find it kinda boring.