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samfieldhouse
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Joined: February 11th, 2009, 12:32 am
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Location: Chichester, West Sussex
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 Re: 3CVs & the uber cool Southern Hemisphere Gay_Joe wrote: see... the bit that puts me off is that metal thing up front and all the water... im gna stick to aircooled cars for a while longer  There is that, plus, I just don't think theyre as pretty as a 2cv. 2cv wins all the way for me. Sopwithcamel you are, indeed, a fountain of knowledge 
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Jonathan
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Joined: January 1st, 2009, 7:37 pm
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Re: 3CVs & the uber cool Southern Hemisphere samfieldhouse wrote: Gay_Joe wrote: see... the bit that puts me off is that metal thing up front and all the water... im gna stick to aircooled cars for a while longer There is that, plus, I just don't think theyre as pretty as a 2cv. 2cv wins all the way for me. Sopwithcamel you are, indeed, a fountain of knowledge  
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1988 built (1989 F-registered) Citroën 2CV-Six
2013 (63-Plate) VW Golf SE 1.4TSI BMT DSG7
1932 Morris Minor Open Two-Seater (The £100 car).
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JRW_91
lovin' the snatch
Joined: January 27th, 2009, 8:10 pm
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Location: Northampton
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Re: 3CVs & the uber cool Southern Hemisphere samfieldhouse wrote:
There is that, plus, I just don't think theyre as pretty as a 2cv. 2cv wins all the way for me. yep... 2cv's look much better!
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DubDefector
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Joined: August 18th, 2009, 6:32 pm
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Re: 3CVs & the uber cool Southern Hemisphere But the 4 trumps a Dyane.... Now the fuse is lit... Ruuuuuuuuuuunnnnn!!!! 
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Ah, to one day finally find a 2cv...
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Russell
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Joined: November 29th, 2008, 10:05 pm
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Re: 3CVs & the uber cool Southern Hemisphere DubDefector wrote: But the 4 trumps a Dyane.... Now the fuse is lit... Ruuuuuuuuuuunnnnn!!!! I'd agree with that. And it's too different to compare to an Ami.
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JRW_91
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Re: 3CVs & the uber cool Southern Hemisphere dyane over a r4 ANYDAY
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1989 Vert Bamboo 2cv6 D*lly (in bits)
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Little Louis
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Joined: February 8th, 2009, 12:07 am
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Re: 3CVs & the uber cool Southern Hemisphere i agree with joe im not a fan of a dyane but at least you can go to 2cv meetings and not look a fool in a dyane. EDIT: dyane beats renault 4 here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym7ew8y8wxM go to 2:52
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Russell
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Joined: November 29th, 2008, 10:05 pm
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Re: 3CVs & the uber cool Southern Hemisphere I can't do that in my 2cv, so why shouldn't I have a Renault 4?
Having met the Renault 4 guys in St-Mihiel and had a look round thier cars, I really want one. I don't have the space for the collection of french scrap that I already have, but if I did I'd be off out to France to get me a 4 for sure. They have no less of the 70's French charm that attracts me to a 2cv.
Still, none of this answers the question originaly posed:
Why didn't Citroen change the name to 3CV when they gave it the 602?
Thinking about it, the Ami and AK350 van are all refered to as 3CV in the literature I have for them, but the actual saloon cars are still refered to as a 2CV.
I think it's odd, because as Citroen had developed a new 602cc engine from the 435, you'd have thought they would try and market it as a 'new improved' A-type, instead of clinging onto a name that surely, in France, meant it was claiming to be less powerful than it was. If, for example, Renault, with thier Clio 172 (172bhp), actually called it a Clio 125 (still with 172bhp), it'd be underselling the car, and people wouldn't like it when they found it was a higher tax band than they'd thought. It seems odd that a car maker would cling onto a name assosciated with an earlier, slower model. The south american model names make far greater sense to me.
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Little Louis
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Re: 3CVs & the uber cool Southern Hemisphere Russell wrote: 'new improved' A-type, instead of clinging onto a name that surely, in France. maybe citroen thought their customers would have been put off by somyting new3 as it may not be as reliable as their good old 2cv. were they relased as 2cvs in a south america before they were called 3cvs?
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Russell
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Re: 3CVs & the uber cool Southern Hemisphere 2cv4x4 wrote: Russell wrote: 'new improved' A-type, instead of clinging onto a name that surely, in France. maybe citroen thought their customers would have been put off by somyting new3 as it may not be as reliable as their good old 2cv. were they relased as 2cvs in a south america before they were called 3cvs? yeah, from what i understand they were.
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