[LU] very NON LU: Citroen aint that shit init..

[Ian Murray]

I proudly drive in the krautside lane myself nowadays. (ok ok its a one series, but the badge is the same as a 5 series!)

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On 20 Jul 2011, at 22:19, Chris Briggs <c_briggs at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> 
> I am proud to say that I have never owned a French car, I think I could get a small one in the boot of my car though.
> 
> Chris (planet choking, city clogging, gas guzzling Audi Q7 driver)
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> On 2011-07-20 21:06:01 +0000 Matt Anderson <matt at leeds-united.net> wrote:
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>> 
>> Bloody hell,  am I the only leeds fan who has never had a citroen
>> 
>> Matt (passat driver)
>> 
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>> Subject: Re: [LU] very NON LU: Citroen aint that shit init..
>> 
>> On 20/07/2011 18:26, Richard Naef wrote:
>>> Older stuff a bit bland?????  I meant the original DS from the 50's&  
>>> 60's and as for the SM......
>>> and the 2CV wasn't bland by any stretch of the imagination.
>> 
>> I loved my BX estate, what a fab car - until I ploughed into a milk tanker
>> at Silsden :-)
>> 
>> My C5 is an "Exclusive" it cost me bugger all and it has all the toys -
>> leather seats, built in satnav, CD Changer, them really fab bright blue
>> headlights, cruise control, aircon, a thing for keeping your sunnies in,
>> it's the smoothest ride in Britain (fnarr fnarr) and whereas others arse
>> about with citroen engineers I just plug in my Lexia3 and the laptop does
>> the rest.  The electrics are really reliable and the engine just goes on and
>> on.
>> 
>> I have done 60,000 miles in the past two years in all weathers and all I've
>> bought is a cambelt,  3 litres of FAP Eolys, a second hand swinging arm and
>> some drop links.  £400 quid all in!  For the two MOTS I have bought £27
>> quids worth of brake shoes.  It's a 2.2 HDI (and yes it has the fap) which
>> returns just under 50mpg on an average dash down the A9 etc. and 43 round
>> town.
>> 
>> The car cost me just under £3k from a local dealer and I reckon it owes me
>> nowt.  It now shows 105k on the odometer and I expect to add another 50k
>> before I donate it to a local farmer for his chickens.
>> 
>> She's called Sophie after the first French HST (wasn't the other
>> Patrick?) and if you break a leg at worldnet you'll probably travel in her
>> to the LGI without noticing the atrociously maintained English roads :-)
>> 
>> Betty
>> 
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