# What do you think about my car? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 6, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254 "2005-03-06T22:33:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/1 "2005-03-06T22:33:59Z")
[1972 Citroën DS 20](http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/dog80/28393/347688/0/DSCN1812+copy.jpg) Comments please! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/2 "2005-03-06T22:37:08Z")
That car is totally fucking cool, one of the coolest I’ve seen in a while. I want one too, only in blue. Then I’m sure I’d have to learn to drive stick, which is a feat in and of itself. ---
**Author:** ![Shana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Shana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shana)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/3 "2005-03-06T22:46:08Z")
That’s the most incredible car ever!!! Gorgeous! ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Train\_Song](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@Black\_Train\_Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Train_Song)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/4 "2005-03-06T23:05:41Z")
sweet! insurance has to be a bitch though. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/5 "2005-03-07T03:52:22Z")
I know it’s a differnent car, but the first thing that jumped into my head was “Harold and Maude.” Are you good at welding? ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/6 "2005-03-07T04:18:32Z")
Beautiful car. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/7 "2005-03-07T04:26:33Z")
Paging **Coldfire**! Got one right up your alley! ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/8 "2005-03-07T04:27:26Z")
That shit is sweet. Off the hook, one might say. Can I trade you my 2002 Chevy Prism? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/9 "2005-03-07T04:29:55Z")
Does nothing for me but then, I’m not a fan of classic cars. Would an early 70s car be considered classic yet? ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/10 "2005-03-07T04:52:44Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Does nothing for me but then, I’m not a fan of classic cars. > > Would an early 70s car be considered classic yet? Yup, anything over 30 gets that moniker. She’s obviously in great shape, but no offense, I think that they look like hamsters. Does it still have the manual crank for the wipers or was that no longer required by law? ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/11 "2005-03-07T05:18:08Z")
Ooh, it’s a beauty. I’m envious. I don’t know much about Citroen models - do these have the funky pneumatic-hydraulic suspension thing? ---
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/12 "2005-03-08T06:41:28Z")
> [@Rooves](#): > > sweet! > > insurance has to be a bitch though. Not really. Car insurance in Greece is quite cheap. > [@CynicalGabe](#): > > Can I trade you my 2002 Chevy Prism? No! 😛 > [@Tuckerfan](#): > > Does it still have the manual crank for the wipers or was that no longer required by law? No. It has electric wipers. This is one of the late models, just a couple of years before production ended. I believe only the early 1955-1960 models had hand-cranked wipers. > [@scr4](#): > > I don’t know much about Citroen models - do these have the funky pneumatic-hydraulic suspension thing? Yep! That’s why I love this car. The ride quality is exceptional. I can go over pot holes and traffic bumps without reducing speed. But it handles a little funny at corners. Another cool feature is that the two inner headlights are connected to the steering and turn into the corner to provide better lighting. Auto mfgs. have just recently started to re-discover this feature. Here are some more pics: [Single-spoke steering wheel!](http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/dog80/28393/334863/0/DSCN0039.JPG) [Chassis serial numbers](http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/dog80/28393/334862/0/DSCN0037.JPG) [Engine serial number](http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/dog80/28393/334865/0/DSCN0046.JPG) [Automatic seat belts?](http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/dog80/28393/334864/0/DSCN0044.JPG) I will try to upload more pics later 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/13 "2005-03-08T06:45:51Z")
A guy I used to know years ago in California - Steve Anderson - had a Citroen. It was the coolest car ever. It had the hydraulics, too. He loved that thing like it was his own child. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/14 "2005-03-08T06:49:31Z")
> [@Dog80](#): > > Another cool feature is that the two inner headlights are connected to the steering and turn into the corner to provide better lighting. Auto mfgs. have just recently started to re-discover this feature. Gee, I wonder where they could have gotten an idea like that? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/15 "2005-03-08T12:32:45Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > Gee, I wonder where they could have gotten an idea like that? 😉 [Here?](http://www.plitkins.net/alex/Blackhawkpics/Tucker%20frt%20sm.jpg)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/16 "2005-03-08T18:24:07Z")
Good looking car but not my cup of tea. Perhapse because I remember seeing such cars in the mid to late 70’s when they were just considered odd shaped and hadn’t achieved any sort of classic status. ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/17 "2005-03-08T18:37:09Z")
> [@Dog80](#): > > [1972 Citroën DS 20](http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/dog80/28393/347688/0/DSCN1812+copy.jpg) > > Comments please! 😃 Beauty! I love the color, how do you pronounce the name? ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/18 "2005-03-08T20:38:10Z")
Gotta love how the idiot lights are clustered in a circle like one of the gauges. I notice a big red STOP warning light. When would that come on? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/19 "2005-03-09T00:01:09Z")
Most excellent. I LOVE older cars, even when the ride is rough & noisy. Because I feel more like part of the machine than I do in a silent & heavily padded steel box. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254/20 "2005-03-09T01:11:46Z")
These two cars could pass for brothers. [http://www.classicjaguar.com/](http://www.classicjaguar.com/) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-my-car/293254.md?page=2)