tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post2170951863672276557..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Two horsepower?Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-71285641554860123862013-03-27T12:48:19.102+01:002013-03-27T12:48:19.102+01:00Ken, I meant 1600cc...sorry...not sure how much ho...Ken, I meant 1600cc...sorry...not sure how much horsepower that is.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-82585956880468313282013-03-26T22:34:07.804+01:002013-03-26T22:34:07.804+01:00So French! There's a company in Paris that wil...So French! There's a company in Paris that will drive you around to see the sights in a 2CV, but it's kind of expensive. Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41437723555076426562013-03-26T10:13:44.072+01:002013-03-26T10:13:44.072+01:00Diane, he could, you know... they are the perfect ...Diane, he could, you know... they are the perfect car for tall people... the designer himself, Pierre Boulanger, was very tall, and part of the brief was to design the car so that he could sit in it with his hat on!!<br />I have "duck's disease"... long body and my tail end is too close to the ground... but I can sit in ours with plenty of headroom.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-9576498222808572982013-03-25T17:29:19.192+01:002013-03-25T17:29:19.192+01:00They are such great little cars. Not sure that N ...They are such great little cars. Not sure that N could get his 6 foot 4 ins into one though! Have a good week DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25083167085868565322013-03-25T15:04:44.336+01:002013-03-25T15:04:44.336+01:00P.S. In France we pay road taxes only once, when w...P.S. In France we pay road taxes only once, when we purchase the vehicle, and not annually (as we did in California).Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45720709149871351762013-03-25T15:01:39.049+01:002013-03-25T15:01:39.049+01:00Hello Virginia, 1600 hp can't be right. No car...Hello Virginia, 1600 hp can't be right. No car engine develops that much power. 160 maybe...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41848588205895621862013-03-25T14:49:56.614+01:002013-03-25T14:49:56.614+01:00We used to take out the back seat for sunbathing a...We used to take out the back seat for sunbathing and picnics. I loved the roll-back rooftop -- ideal for standing up to see the sights.<br />Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22399633729273435412013-03-25T14:16:49.215+01:002013-03-25T14:16:49.215+01:00If the two horses are Percherons, the car is plent...If the two horses are Percherons, the car is plenty powerful.<br /><br />Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-61998356061011770452013-03-25T13:05:05.425+01:002013-03-25T13:05:05.425+01:00Here our road taxes are calculated on the engine s...Here our road taxes are calculated on the engine size...mine is 1600hp.<br />What a coincidence, my motor vehicle registration renewal came in the mail yesterday.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42524639877754130652013-03-25T12:45:25.135+01:002013-03-25T12:45:25.135+01:00Andrew, sorry, a common misconception...
the boot...Andrew, sorry, a common misconception... <br />the boot lid folds up... <br />fine to make the sarnies and salad up on as it is at roughly elbow height... <br />but, once you've taken the four seats out of the car to sit on, you need something that is coffee table height to eat off... <br />usually a plate on your lap...<br />but 'tis far more comfortable than sitting on the ground!!<br /><br />Much better than a Beetle... and I've owned both... especially in winter.<br />2CV... <br />power to and weight over the front wheels... <br />the ones wot steer the car...<br />and the heat comes straight in at the front...<br />Beetle... <br />power to and weight over the rear wheels...<br />slides all mover the place in snow... <br />and you wait for ages for the miserable heat to filter through from the back...<br />&<br />in summer... no contest at all... the Deuche has always been a cabriolet!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41866893691901695312013-03-25T11:07:22.372+01:002013-03-25T11:07:22.372+01:00I love them. Mechanically simple, can travel over ...I love them. Mechanically simple, can travel over a ploughed paddock and the boot, sorry trunk, folds down to make a picnic table. The French response to a VW Beetle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-10119653155867291002013-03-25T09:37:39.043+01:002013-03-25T09:37:39.043+01:00The bodywork on that one looks in very good condit...The bodywork on that one looks in very good condition... The colour is "Eau de Nile".... although, having seen the Blue Nile, I think the designers at Citroen [and the person who named the river] were "'avin' a larf!"... it was much like the bief out back... an "off-muddy brown"!<br /><br />This is a 602cc and should really be called a 3CV... but there were too many out by then as 2CVs to change. Or so the story goes...<br /><br />Have a nice, grey day!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com