Hi everyone, this is my '86 2CV D*lly which I have owned for about a month. It had been owned by a lady in my road for the last 10 years but unfortunately the car became unreliable and difficult to start over the winter and her husband who used to do all the work and servicing on it had become ill and couldn't work on the D*lly anymore. So I ended up buying it for £350 with eight months MOT and six months tax. Happy days!

A new pair of spark plugs and a new battery have vastly improved the starting, it is only difficult to start when it's been left for more than a few days. There are a few jobs to be done on it though. It is still on its original chassis, which thankfully seems sound, although the front floors have been plated for the MoT and are rusting through again, also the clutch is a bit fierce when the engine is cold and it has started graunching into 1st and reverse. I'm guessing this means I need a new clutch? Also the brakes, although powerful, groan a bit under heavy braking, and the windscreen has a nice big chip right in the drivers field of vision. It is also delaminating around the edges.

Here are some pictures:

thats a bargain most 2cvs for sale are over priced , also thats a lovely plum and custard dont see many of them

Welcome aboard - I'm sure the 'Technical Boys' will be on soon to tell what needs doing,

Well done for joining such a great forum

Welcome to the board, Richard! Just out of interest, how did you hear about us?

It looks like you have bagged yourself a bit of a bargain & on your doorstep too!

Thanks for the welcome guys!

Neil, I was searching for 2CV forums and this seemed the most active one

Welcome!
For the money you paid it looks like a nice car!

Looks a good deal better than mine and I paid five hundred quid and had to go to Bristol to pick it up.

Welcome aboard!

Nice loads better than mine at £300 how did you get into 2cvs, are 2cvs in the family, just fancied one?

paint it all one colour and it will be brilliant

My parents had two back in the 90's, a 1979 model that was bought as a hood donor for the 1987 Bamboo they had at the time. I've always fancied one, and every morning I heard that little 2CV come buzzing past my window - it always seemed very reliable. When I saw it for sale I suspected it had failed the MOT, but when I established it had loads of tax and MOT I bought it straight away, I thought it wouldn't be hanging around long at that price!

I really want to take it on the 2CV 8 Ball Rally, once I am insured as currently my dad is driving it because I am already insured on my other car (an Austin A35) and Footman James insurance want double the premium to have another car on there

Paint it all one colour? Why would I want to do that? wollies are far superior to any other A Series

Edit - And D ollies certainly aren't "wollies"!

Welcome Richard, sounds like a fairly priced 2cv, an unusual find in this day and age! Don't worry about half the problems you list, they seem to come as standard. Where about are you? Why don't you bring it along to a 2cv camp (Easter/French national) and say hello!