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    From k9zw@21:1/101 to All on Wed May 26 04:20:40 2021
    Anyone else doing a really retro car thing? We have a Citroen 2CV6 which we drive on weekends. Get great MPG (mileage) and SPG ("smileage"), as well as being simple enough that I can do much of servicing needed.

    What is your fun ride?

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  • From Al@21:4/106.2 to k9zw on Tue May 25 09:37:04 2021
    Anyone else doing a really retro car thing? We have a Citroen 2CV6 which we drive on weekends. Get great MPG (mileage) and SPG ("smileage"), as well as being simple enough that I can do much of servicing needed.

    What is your fun ride?

    I used to own a honda jazz. It was great fun. When I went to fill up it never cost more than a dollar and I had to do that every two weeks. I used it to get back and forth to work.

    I might just do something like that again.
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  • From acn@21:3/127.1 to k9zw on Wed May 26 10:49:00 2021
    Am 26.05.21 schrieb k9zw@21:1/101 in FSX_TRANSPORT:

    Hallo k9zw,

    Anyone else doing a really retro car thing? We have a Citroen 2CV6 which
    we drive on weekends.

    2CVs are cool :) I had one for some years (around 2013-2017). I've worked
    on it to restore the seats, added a radio and had some rust protection
    done.
    It has also been the "wedding car" for my wife and me - it fitted really well, as it also has been white :)

    As we moved to Karlsruhe in 2017 and got new jobs here, I ran out of time
    to look for the car and sold it.

    It was my second ever car, my first one was a Citroen C3 (2007-2020), and
    now I'm driving a Smart 453 convertible :) (as my wife drives a Toyota
    Yaris Hybrid, we don't need two big cars)

    Regards,
    Anna
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  • From Sparky@21:1/192 to Al on Tue May 25 16:20:32 2021
    I used to own a honda jazz. It was great fun. When I went to fill up it never cost more than a dollar and I had to do that every two weeks. I
    used it to get back and forth to work.

    My First car was a Honda 600 Z coupe. Top speed of 60mph (downhill LOL) was a fun little car. Had to replace the head but drove it a couple years after that then sold it to somebody looking for a car with great gas mileage.
    Jeff

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  • From k9zw@21:1/224 to acn on Thu May 27 06:27:40 2021
    On 26 May 2021, acn said the following...
    2CVs are cool :) I had one for some years (around 2013-2017). ....
    As we moved to Karlsruhe in 2017 and got new jobs here, I ran out of
    time to look for the car and sold it.

    My first 2CV was one I bought when I lived near Mannheim and had a 2cv-cross engine build done by a motorcycle race engine tuner. It was much faster than
    a standard 2cv and made kafer drivers unhappy as it was faster than their
    cars.

    I then bought a CX2400 Pallas Cmatic which went to Karlsruhe (K-town) weekly for university classes.

    Never drive a C3 but liked the larger C6 when I was in it.

    That first 2CV went all over France, the low countries, Switzerland and was a lot of fun!

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  • From acn@21:3/127.1 to k9zw on Sat May 29 11:46:00 2021
    Am 27.05.21 schrieb k9zw@21:1/224 in FSX_TRANSPORT:

    Hallo k9zw,

    My first 2CV was one I bought when I lived near Mannheim and had a
    2cv-cross engine build done by a motorcycle race engine tuner. It was much faster than a standard 2cv and made kafer drivers unhappy as it was faster than their cars.

    Oh, sounds nice :) Mine had the most powerful regular engine available,
    29hp AFAIR.

    I then bought a CX2400 Pallas Cmatic which went to Karlsruhe (K-town)
    weekly for university classes.

    Also a nice car.
    Btw, greetings from Karlsruhe :) (that's where I live *g*).

    Never drive a C3 but liked the larger C6 when I was in it.

    I never tried those, but I think they were the last Citroens with hydropneumatic suspension, which was a very comfortable ride :)

    Regards,
    Anna

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