@Longtime-Lurker said in 2023 Fiat Topolino?:

@RallyDarkstrike They are sorta legal. https://tc.canada.ca/en/road-transportation/publications/low-speed-vehicle-information-sheet Although only Quebec and BC allow them on roads. Doesn't mean federalizing and importing these European low speed vehicles would make any business sense.

Exactly...I can't seem them federalizing them or making them road legal elsewhere. Then again, no idea if they will be here as Nova Scotia's currant road rules are in the midst of a MANY-year long revamp to modernize them so no idea what they will and won't allow as road-registerable once that's complete...

@pip-bip mornin', pip!

@duurtlang besides, you could always just hand crank it!

@zipfuel
Cool. I don't think or recall seeing one in the last ten years where I am.
Then again I don't see any XMs or Xsaras either (other than the Xsara Picassos, one I see every day as a neighbour has one).

@1969r16 I'll bet it was "easier" to do that today than when the car was new. Imagine what the automotive world would be like today if Renault had invested in their supply chain and dealer network. Also, that sounds like way more work than that sentence really conveys. Congratulations.

@WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4 I’ve got nothing

@pip-bip
DTH 800 is on a Nissan now, RWP 888 seems to have left us.

@WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4 Holy shitroën, that's quite the setup there!

@pip-bip Night

@pip-bip I am one of those weird people that loves the Ami 😄

@AuthiCooper1300 said in A Charleston in Charleston:

I though you had had more exposure to maroon Charlestons than that!

I'm also not exactly famed for my ability to attach the correct name to different colors. I can do the standard red, blue, etc, but once it gets into lavender and mauve I'm out.

The time I've gotten up close to a 2CV was one that had been given custom bodywork to turn it into a station wagon. And had, somehow, a Traction Avant front end.

@pip-bip
Those wheels should not be on that car. Though the two spares is a novel touch...

@pip-bip never knew they made a C3 Charleston, assuming that's what's going on there. It always reminded me a bit of the 2CV, guess that makes sense

@WBizarre there's a frame where its just a slightly widened 2CV with pointy headlights that looks pretty cool.

Update: I can't believe I screengrabbed this on my phone, first try. I should get a medal!

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@Jb-boin
I'm the same when I see a picture of a car in North America still with it's local to me UK licence plate.

@pip-bip
Clearly, she had to take the train to work...

@pip-bip Parked half on the sidewalk. Shooting brake with shot brakes? Checks out.

@pip-bip Night mate.

@ranwhenparked I guess they didn’t have the money or knowledge about what they were doing to them

@pip-bip siiick. love that 80s vision of the future

@pip-bip very cool looking chopper. I can understand while they pulled the plug though. Would’ve been neat to have a Dorito powered helicopter out there.

@1969r16 I love the Satellite and the MGB, and your R16 of course!

@amoore100

Infiniti. They absolutely suck ass now and will probably never get any better. The Q50/Q60s are amazing but all these other shitty CVTs, crossover, and SUVs are complete ASSSS. When will they even update the interior? Yeah, never.

Infiniti was going great back then until they fell just like Nissan. I'd love to have myself a G35/G37 someday or possibly that V8 Q70.

Other than that, Infinitis cars suck other than their sedans and coupes...

@WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4 I had no idea the front was that stubby until that video, really masterful styling, making the proportions work so well

@1969r16

He towed it back to Texas behind his Chevy Cruze.

I don't think I'd be as brave in my Cruze. That's a long way. I loooove Fuegos but given pretty much no Medallions at all were made as Renaults even before it totally flopped as an Eagle I'm very unlikely to ever see either.

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@SilentbutnotreallyDeadly "is this a car or a boat!" says the bewildered public driving it.

@duurtlang Ah yes, you're still here! Weren't you swapping in a TU from a Lancia Zeta, last I heard? How's the car now? Again, I think it's purely from an American perspective that these seem impractical considering twice now in the last week I've had to lower the rear seats in the XC70 to carry water jugs and lumber! There's definitely much more stigma surrounding this type of car in the States for sure (read: Miata) and that's already a more performance-oriented model than either of these two. I also wonder if these 'PSA Malaise' era cabrios major more on kitsch and gimmickry than, say, your 205 cabrio thus making them seem less timeless and sophisticated in their presentation. Certainly neither has the design provenance of the 205. I do wonder if these cars will ever have a place as classics in the same way that even 205s diesels are now becoming collectible.

@pip-bip
Post office here used to use the van version.
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@noodles Hi Lily! She's grown a bit since we last saw her.

Those Norev models are nice. I wouldn't mind a C4 for real.

@pip-bip Pre-facelift Citroen Visa I believe....? Though the Visa and the Oltcit look really similar and I can never tell them apart...

@whoistheleader happy birthday!

@just-jeepin said in Done in by Shoop:

@grindintosecond Setting aside its undeniable drool-worthiness as a work of art, what makes it special?

I sat in it and the switches and gearshift and wheel were a Perfect distance from me after the seat was adjusted for my legs. It was just so comfortably set up.

@authicooper1300 said in hour rule:

http://www.citroenet.org.uk/passenger-cars/michelin/2cv/dagonet.html

@AuthiCooper1300 @pip-bip Oh, that is COOL! How have I missed this despite my love of 2CVs!!!??? Never heard of it before!

@wbizarre Citroen plz.

why does this ad apparently have the same image repeated twice?

@pip-bip

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@wbizarre I never realised how many SM design cues there are in the XM. Also, Henri Chapron did build a handful of SM sedans:

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@pip-bip OK....that is amusingly cool...I wonder if it's still limited to 45 or 50kph though! 😛

@pip-bip Upvote for Ami.

@pip-bip Canadiens/Leafs dissension was close to being like a religious faction rivalry.

@pip-bip Wait... Resell the car when your done your trip. What a weird concept, like spec your own rental car.

@rctothefuture Oh, that's awesome! I've never seen something like that before....really weird to see it in North America! Did you buy it and then have to explain to everybody that you bought a candy tin because it's a weird and obscure French van? 😛

@silentbutnotreallydeadly
Also, baguette.

jdm. cool

Yes please!

@mhr555 I want to see it waggin

@jb-boin I'm so co fused by that last video. Just some guy with a 360 camera at the annual meeting of every blue Zamyad in the world? I still very much like it. Man would that confuse people if you imported one.

@pip-bip

#Spacelopnik

@frinesi2 said in Quarantine Spam Day 8 - Citroen Origins:
(but I feel like an automatic is more appropriate for a car like this)

fair point, but also part of the joy of an old citroen is getting acquainted to all the weird controls and interfaces. using a shifter in such a car has got to be an adventure. you've got to imagine it behaves well, but in an unusual fashion

@pip-bip That's pretty brutal. The rear belt pretensioners aren't much chop.

@pip-bip

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L'auto in jeans.

Is this French? Not sure if I'm overthinking the pronunciation here...

Looks like the gorges de la Bourne in the Vercors, close to where I live :

Or Les grands Goulets, also in the Vercors :

@pip-bip

@pip-bip
Fugly but still weirdly compelling...

@pip-bip I like that that one's got colour. I guess you could say it's a nod to the 2CV that it only comes in grey, but I feel like it should come in a more cheerful colour or colours.

@facw Def still ugly, but something about the shorter nose and fuller cheeks makes it more cute to me. The Ami has no nose at all, and has a kind of grumpy facial expression.

@pip-bip
Unlikely, Citroen were going to only do France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal.
Looks like Opel would rather have their badge in Germany than Citroen.
The U.K. is only an addition and not intended to be available originally, so they wouldn't want to dilute the sales between Citroen and Vauxhall dealerships.

@silentbutnotreallydeadly not enough