New car! 2CV Dolly.

[Angrydicky]

I thought PJN was a familiar plate, Roy Tolley's was local to me as lad, I lived a few door down from his mum who always had new Citroen's in her driveway.

That's interesting Trigger. This car didn't spend long in Colchester. I have nearly all the previous Mot's and the first one was issued at Maylandsea, then all the others around Southend. I have a receipt for welding and new kingpins dated 1992!

ECAS 2CV Parts will sell pretty much everything you'll ever need, including GALVANISED floors!www.ecas2cvparts.co.ukIf you ever need tyres, those Toyos are bloomin' good.

Galvanised floors sound great, thanks! The tyres were replaced last year, just cheap ones made in Tunisia of all places, they were supplied by Southend 2CV Services last year, not sure if they are still in business though as the place always looks deserted? I also greased the kingpins while the car was on the ramps, they hadn't seen grease for years, I hear they are supposed to be greased every 1000 miles.

[dollywobbler]

Yes, grease every 1000 miles. Squirt some into the driveshafts too.

[Mr Lobster]

BTW, you appear to have some sort of garage / conservatory combination. Ace! Bringing cars into the house FTW!

[FredTransit]

Can't go wrong for £350 with T&T. I am not really a fan but that's a bargain.

[dollywobbler]

Can't go wrong for £350 with T&T. I am not really a fan but that's a bargain.

You don't know what you're missing Fred!

[saabhappy]

Can't go wrong for £350 with T&T. I am not really a fan but that's a bargain.

Anything at that price that goes, stops and is legal is a bargain! I'm a non-believer like Fred though, I'm afraid.

[Milford Cubicle]

Anything that corners on its doorhandles is a winner.

[saabhappy]

Anything that corners on its doorhandles is a winner.

No.

[dollywobbler]

Anything that corners on its doorhandles is a winner.

No.

Yes.

 

Saab gets me from the A to B. The 2CV makes me grin like a maniac.

[saabhappy]

Saab is irrelevant, 2cv makes me travel sick.

[504GL]

Saab is irrelevant, 2cv makes me travel sick.

I loved the way my mums 900i rode, especially after my dad put Bilsteins on it :)about the 2cv.... when they have to speed up a chase scene with a 2cv in it you know the handling can't be all that good

[dollywobbler]

Pah! The used to speed up Batman too you know.

[garbaldy]

 

 

Yes.

 

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now that brings back memories theres something so funny about cornering like that.

the diane i had was great fun but to keep your speed up required some headhurting concentration

[dollywobbler]

You're very right. After a few days of non-2CVing, you lose the 'keep momentum at all costs' method of driving.Shit. Sorry folks. I've just realised that I've turned into one of those annoying classic car owners who keeps going on about how brilliant their particular classic is.To add some balance, if the wind speed is above 5mph, you find yourself either going faster than expected, slower than expected or fighting the wheel like a deranged Mr Toad. At motorway speeds, the tops of the doors flap. If it rains, your feet soon know about it. If the cylinder heads leak, the car tries to kill you. If your a passenger and someone is hooning it, there is absolutely nothing to hold on to.You do learn to scan the road a long way ahead before attempting to overtake a truck. If you fail to spot the hill, you'll find that just as you hit the bow-wave of air from the front of the truck, the car will slow down to exactly the same speed as the truck, while the people stacked up behind you develop murderous rage.All that said, you can't describe the driving experience as dull.

[504GL]

You're very right. After a few days of non-2CVing, you lose the 'keep momentum at all costs' method of driving.Shit. Sorry folks. I've just realised that I've turned into one of those annoying classic car owners who keeps going on about how brilliant their particular classic is.

Hmmmm, before I read that I never wanted to drive a 2cv ever but now I feel a strange urge to I'm very much a conservation of momentum driver much to my wifes dislike

[garbaldy]

Shit. Sorry folks. I've just realised that I've turned into one of those annoying classic car owners who keeps going on about how brilliant their particular classic is..

Thats because your right moderns just dont have the same feel you acctualy have to look at the speedo to realise that your going about 30mph to fast

[504GL]

Shit. Sorry folks. I've just realised that I've turned into one of those annoying classic car owners who keeps going on about how brilliant their particular classic is..

Thats because your right moderns just dont have the same feel you acctualy have to look at the speedo to realise that your going about 30mph to fast

Pah! You're welcome to take a ride with me in my 500 with its comically mismatched dampers and springs. It's fine when the road is smooth but hit a bump midcorner and what happens is anyones guess

[504GL]

Pah! The used to speed up Batman too you know.

To be fair they needed to speed it up for the 504's as well. To be fair 70's Frenchies weren't made for running on black stuff. I almost suspect the 2cv and 504's would have been going faster on some bumpy gravel

[garbaldy]

Pah! You're welcome to take a ride with me in my 500 with its comically mismatched dampers and springs. It's fine when the road is smooth but hit a bump midcorner and what happens is anyones guess

yeh i know what you mean as ive driven a couple, i did fancy one up untill that point but then i realised its just not me instead i went down the bumpstear tramlineing route

[saabhappy]

To add some balance, if the wind speed is above 5mph, you find yourself either going faster than expected, slower than expected or fighting the wheel like a deranged Mr Toad. At motorway speeds, the tops of the doors flap. If it rains, your feet soon know about it. If the cylinder heads leak, the car tries to kill you. If your a passenger and someone is hooning it, there is absolutely nothing to hold on to.You do learn to scan the road a long way ahead before attempting to overtake a truck. If you fail to spot the hill, you'll find that just as you hit the bow-wave of air from the front of the truck, the car will slow down to exactly the same speed as the truck, while the people stacked up behind you develop murderous rage.

That kind of sums up what I was getting at. I don't see a 2cv as being in competition with whatever I happen to own, simply as something I weigh up the pros and cons about and then decide whether it's for me or not. On the occasions I've driven or been driven in a 2cv I've either been sick or got out feeling like I'm going to be. Therefore it's not for me. As for "hooning" it, I just don't drive like that, and "hooning" something with extreme roll angles, windows flapping with my feet getting pissed wet through and my passenger lurching into me is only marginally less attractive than bungee jumping.2cvs have a huge following, nothing I say will affect your love of your car (and nor should it) but that doesn't debar me from having an opinion or expressing it on an open forum. Go ahead and enjoy your fun!

[Pete-M]

I've enjoyed the ones I've driven, but I've only ever done short but amusing trips in 'em, any more and I'd start to get frustrated.I know I'm looking at 2cvs from precisely the wrong angle, but I can appreciate how good they'd be if you weren't enternally in a hurry. I'd be happy to have one if I mysteriously ended up living on an island in the Med and needed something to tool around in, but I spend too much time doing motorway runs to consider it.Same problem with a VW Microbus. I'd love a nice splittie camper (yes, with Porsche rimz and a few tweaks. I like 'em like that) but the thought of doing motorway runs in something that will be out passed on every uphill stretch by fully laden articulated wagons driven by coffee and speed fuelled Lithuanian truck drivers is enough to put me off. I've spent too much time doing that in old Transit Lutons in the past..Mustard mitt, though, everytime I see a 2cv I grin.

[garethj]

Allegedly the Bond 2CV had a 4 cylinder GS engine crammed onto the 2CV gearbox for extra zip. I'd quite like one with 50+bhp, I imagine that would be a hoot.2CV + turbo, or BMW 800cc bike engine might be simpler than the GS conversion?

[dollywobbler]

I've driven a GSA engined Dyane. Absolute lunacy. Slurps the juice and the brake pads almost caught fire but it was insane. Not so hot on corners though...That had a GS gearbox - 2CV gearboxes struggle to handle the powaargh.The race 2CVs develop around 40bhp from the basic 602cc engine, and one tuner reckons he can get 50bhp with some mods that aren't allowed in the race series.

[garethj]

I've driven a GSA engined Dyane. Absolute lunacy. Slurps the juice and the brake pads almost caught fire but it was insane. Not so hot on corners though...

Commander Bond managed to hit every apex The trouble with small engines is it costs so much to get feeble amounts of power - the money I spent getting my 34bhp VW to 80bhp would have paid for a number of complete cars, and it's still less power than a poorly pinto

[Volksy]

2CV + turbo

CAR built one that they featured in the late eighties/early nineties. Was a great article.Seem to remember that the description of the car going passed its normal top speed was quite hilarious. It caught fire in the end but was rebuilt.

[Angrydicky]

This has to be what 2CV's are made for

 

 

Fun, fun, fun

[Polystratus]

This has to be what 2CV's are made for :DFun, fun, fun

Yep they certainly are, glad you kept the paw prints on the boot , and tomorrow mines back on the road - cant wait.

[Angrydicky]

This has to be what 2CV's are made for :DFun, fun, fun

Yep they certainly are, glad you kept the paw prints on the boot , and tomorrow mines back on the road - cant wait.

Nice one! They really are fantastic cars. Post up some photos when it's done

[dollywobbler]

Most envious. The Mini's not charging so my 2CV has been commmandered by The Wife. She's not a fan of driving my 'modern cars' - and one of those is broken too! 50% fleet fail...

[Guest]

Near my work, there's a 2CV with a similar appearance to that with the numberplate PUX 512X, only two away from my Galant - PUX 510X. What are the chances eh? One day, I'm going to park one space away from it and see if PUX 511X reveals itself.I find something reassuring about seeing a nicely worn-in 2CV, that's a right colour scheme on it too, reminds me of old sweets.