Can anyone guess what happened this morning?

"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat)
05/23/2016 at 15:36 • Filed to: None

The clue is in my name.

DISCUSSION (24)

RyanFrew > My citroen won't start
05/23/2016 at 15:39

“Bem-vindo”

It’s interesting to me how the word “welcome” is nearly identical in so many different languages. What country is this?

Edit: Looks like Portuguese + Porto Seguro = Brazil?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > My citroen won't start
05/23/2016 at 15:39

A normal day of Citroen ownership happened?

itschrome > My citroen won't start
05/23/2016 at 15:40

damn car is starting again! better go get that starter removed by the tech’s down at the shop.. stupid car always starting..

My citroen won't start > RyanFrew
05/23/2016 at 15:42

Correct, São Paulo - Brazil to be exact!

My citroen won't start > itschrome
05/23/2016 at 15:42

You are god damn right

My citroen won't start > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/23/2016 at 15:43

That and a preventive oil change.

(weather is cold and the 5 year old battery finally went flat)

Ash78, voting early and often > RyanFrew
05/23/2016 at 15:48

Yeah, most of the Romance languages are just far enough apart to make things really hard on everyone. And some of them work better in one direction than the other. Most Portuguese- and Italian-speaking people can understand Spanish pretty well, but most Spanish-speaking people can't do as well in reverse. A lot of the Germanic/Nordic languages are like that, too.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > My citroen won't start
05/23/2016 at 15:52

My old Honda went for 16 years in one battery through Minnesota winters.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > My citroen won't start
05/23/2016 at 15:52

Ah, the joys of owning a french car! Do Citroëns also develop problems which vanish as quickly as they appear, after which this cycle repeats very slowly? My Renault sure has a hand of that.

My citroen won't start > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
05/23/2016 at 15:53

Every single time. Electronic parking brake failure warning blinks at me every morning, today it is utterly and completely fine.

scoob > My citroen won't start
05/23/2016 at 15:58

Your extremely reliable Citroen unsurprisingly started again without incident, as it has done forever, which has started to become boring for you, while earning Citroen a reputation for building reliable cars.

Did I guess correctly?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > My citroen won't start
05/23/2016 at 15:59

Like Jake said, I’m on stock original battery for it’s 9th year in Michigan winters. Silly Citroens

My citroen won't start > scoob
05/23/2016 at 16:03

In opposite world you’d be right.

RyanFrew > Ash78, voting early and often
05/23/2016 at 16:05

Yep. I can understand Italian with my Spanish skills, but can’t do Portuguese. I have some friends who are German/Dutch and can have a completely regular conversation without any understanding of the other’s language, which is cool.