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Par ting Shot: James Bond was a fan.

In 1981 he dr ove a modified, high per for mance 2CV thr ough a Spanish olive far m in " For Your Eyes Only".

(The bad guys wer e dr iving Peugeots. )
Auto jour nalist Sam Smith loved the 2CV not so much, adding his view to the dialogue fr om the film

" Fer r is Bueller 's Day Off ", after Matthew Br oder ick observed, " Life moves pr etty fast . If you don't stop and
look ar ound once in a while, you could miss it. "

"This is per petually tr ue," Smith wr ote," unless you ar e inside a Citr oen 2CV. Ther e you miss nothing , because
the car is so astonishingly slow, you have time to see everything. Twice."

What are t he problems of a Cit roen 2CV? Love: cruising along in the 2CV is pure bliss.

"Problems of the 2CV? Let?s see. Hat e: happiness is a semi -truck going your way
so you can coast in neutral in its slipstream.
Some people think it?s a car and apply the same
criteria to it as they would to cars. It?s not a car, it?s Love: this car transports four people in perfect
a way of life posing as a means of transportation. comfort.

Once you drive one, you will either love it or hate it. Hat e: when taking a corner, you need to have
t
people lean the other way so it doesn? tilt over.
Love: the engine has such a lovely purr and is so
wonderfully flexible. The list is endless. "
Hat e: the engine has 26 hp and is unable to push Heikki Hietala on Social Media
the car past 100 km/h (62 mph)
Coming in June our Special Best of Brit ain
Love: the suspension! It?s like a magic carpet!
Issue- celebrat ing t he Plat inum Jubilee , our
Hat e: this is the only car that can make you seasick Born in Brit ain members, and more.

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