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I always wanted to drive Citroën 2CV (nothing to do with ammo)
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Well, you must be aware of the 2cv own peculiarities:
- the floor under the feet of passenger seating at the right of the driver has a neat tendency to disintegrate with the years due to corrosion so the passenger must get used to have his/her feet 'in the air"
- the 2cv in winter is not something that one enjoys very much - it's cold, very cold, and often raining inside (yes the impregnated tissue roof is problematic and has to be renewed every few years.
- the 2cv is built as a flimsy frame over 2 very strong longitudinal steel bars supporting the engine and the seats - so paradoxically with the 2C V a frontal collision is much safer than a lateral one. It's true that a frontal collision will result with the doors and other parts of the external falling apart (a very funny sight BTW, like a flower suddenly opening ), but you'll have a good chance to be unhurt (if you had your seat belt on, and if your seat was correctly bolted to the chassis) - while the other vehicle will support high critical damage, being "impaled" on these 2 longitudinal chassis steel bars (they are really very strong, indeed).:angel:
On the other hand, a lateral collision will leave you almost no chance of survival....:tinysmile_cry_t3:
- the 2cv can really be used out of roads, a "shaky" experience but an interesting one.....:bigsmile:
Enjoy
Well, you must be aware of the 2cv own peculiarities:
- the floor under the feet of passenger seating at the right of the driver has a neat tendency to disintegrate with the years due to corrosion so the passenger must get used to have his/her feet 'in the air"
- the 2cv in winter is not something that one enjoys very much - it's cold, very cold, and often raining inside (yes the impregnated tissue roof is problematic and has to be renewed every few years.
- the 2cv is built as a flimsy frame over 2 very strong longitudinal steel bars supporting the engine and the seats - so paradoxically with the 2C V a frontal collision is much safer than a lateral one. It's true that a frontal collision will result with the doors and other parts of the external falling apart (a very funny sight BTW, like a flower suddenly opening ), but you'll have a good chance to be unhurt (if you had your seat belt on, and if your seat was correctly bolted to the chassis) - while the other vehicle will support high critical damage, being "impaled" on these 2 longitudinal chassis steel bars (they are really very strong, indeed).:angel:
On the other hand, a lateral collision will leave you almost no chance of survival....:tinysmile_cry_t3:
- the 2cv can really be used out of roads, a "shaky" experience but an interesting one.....:bigsmile:
Enjoy
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