tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post6813124476253344763..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Is the Citroën a lemon?Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89499843715618628732016-07-24T21:58:05.812+02:002016-07-24T21:58:05.812+02:00i love the title to this so much...and i'm gla...i love the title to this so much...and i'm glad your mechanic could get it fixed up. also that coffee shot..... fantastic. thanks!Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18189137541933017942016-07-23T22:53:08.972+02:002016-07-23T22:53:08.972+02:00Thank goodness for that!!Thank goodness for that!!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-21574738959849304332016-07-23T19:13:46.134+02:002016-07-23T19:13:46.134+02:00DelaForge may be right. Catalytic converters caus...DelaForge may be right. Catalytic converters cause problems sometimes.<br /><br />That mignardise and espresso looks great any time of day.<br /><br />They're still running lots of VW ads here for summer deals - can't believe anyone would buy one now. One wonders what else was concealed, if they're willing to "misrepresent" to that extent. Wish we had the option to buy Peugeot or Citroen in the States.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-60429402170017994382016-07-23T19:03:51.728+02:002016-07-23T19:03:51.728+02:00Not the catalytic converter...Not the catalytic converter...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-51246292232224428642016-07-23T19:03:12.410+02:002016-07-23T19:03:12.410+02:00Stay tuned...Stay tuned...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-74816546457218389492016-07-23T18:57:43.708+02:002016-07-23T18:57:43.708+02:00It's not a lemon, but the guy who sold it to m...It's not a lemon, but the guy who sold it to me was less than straightforward.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24588780778957002412016-07-23T18:23:13.456+02:002016-07-23T18:23:13.456+02:00Good point. I bought a VW Passat in California tha...Good point. I bought a VW Passat in California that had its good points but also a lot of problems, considering that I bought it new. And it was built in Germany, not Mexico, where there were quality-control problems back then. I'll keep the Citroën.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27964613830806871212016-07-23T17:23:15.213+02:002016-07-23T17:23:15.213+02:00Well consider yourself on the lucky side, you are ...Well consider yourself on the lucky side, you are not in charge of VW, now they have a real emissions problem! best of luck on repairs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90454325178979691392016-07-23T16:23:18.337+02:002016-07-23T16:23:18.337+02:00Our 77 VW Camper is a lemon that still runs. It ha...Our 77 VW Camper is a lemon that still runs. It has problems in heat and we lift the engine cover in the back to cool it off. Of course your Citroen's engine is way more complicated than the VW's air cooled one. I'm glad you made it home safely and hope you haven't bought a lemon- maybe the problem will be fixed with a few $$$.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-9880927769565203692016-07-23T09:04:51.906+02:002016-07-23T09:04:51.906+02:00That's what my recollection was, but you never...That's what my recollection was, but you never know!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-74955753588048965462016-07-23T08:38:59.694+02:002016-07-23T08:38:59.694+02:00I think 2013 was the first time we went to the Rel...I think 2013 was the first time we went to the Relais d'Artémis. I seem to remember that we planned to go to another restaurant in Bracieux, the Rendez-Vous des Gourmets, but it was either all booked or not open for lunch on the appointed day. So we fell back on the Artémis, and have never regretted it.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17442517553290374802016-07-23T08:09:22.273+02:002016-07-23T08:09:22.273+02:00chm... You are young my man, young!!
The local new...<b>chm</b>... You are young my man, young!!<br />The local news rag had a front page headline yesterday stating that there were "Près de trois cents centenaires en Touraine".... the oldest being a grand 107!! Way to go yet, laddie, you're still in shorts!!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59869026555075536232016-07-23T07:59:30.371+02:002016-07-23T07:59:30.371+02:00Catalytic converter gone for a Burton? I can't...Catalytic converter gone for a Burton? I can't think of anything else on the exhaust side that would be connected to the onboard computer!! Costly.... Hope it isn't, but....unless you give the car enough time to warm up on the drive, you can kill the converter very quickly.<br />The red 2CV isn't liking the the heat either...developing airlocks in the petrol feed... <br />The hotter it gets, the worse it gets for starting... <br />The grey one has a lever on the pump so that I can manually pump the fuel into the float chamber....<br />They removed that in the late 60s...and the pumps, although in the same position, can't be exchanged...humph!<br />And Mr. Citroën's father's surname, before he moved to France from Belgium, was Citron...Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90035100360578005902016-07-23T07:53:07.868+02:002016-07-23T07:53:07.868+02:00That is a wonderful restaurant, I must say!
I'...That is a wonderful restaurant, I must say!<br /><br />I'll be interested to see what the mechanic ended up saying about the car. I remember having a problem with one of my cars... maybe my old BMW 2002?... where some coil was heating up, and it did help to do the open-the-hood trick.Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26681167325371783912016-07-23T07:51:01.421+02:002016-07-23T07:51:01.421+02:00LOL! Ken, you're giving up all my secrets! You...LOL! Ken, you're giving up all my secrets! You're welcome. It is always a pleasure to enjoy a meal with you and Walt at the Relais d'Artémis. When we went there for your and our thirtieth anniversary, in 2013, was it the first time you went to this restaurant? I hope to be able to make it many more years (?). One can dream, innit?chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com