Other advantages are safety... No loss of control in a front wheel blow out.. Saved De Gaul's life in assassination attempt - shot out 2 tyres and sped away. You don't feel a rear flat. Front & rear suspension squat under heavy braking with an antilock load proportion device to the rear... Makes a great towing car... In the UK - Xantia was tow car of the year. Incredibly stable and fast on bad roads. Also very difficult to roll..
@@stephenberry1205 yeah looking back that's something I kinda wish I mentioned which I didn't because the DS was actually a very good rally car in its day
@@ben_automotive My first car was a 1962 Aussie assembled ID19. I had a total of 7 x ID/DS, 3 x GS, 1 x CX Prestige, 1 x Xantia.. all hydropneumatic... Also had a 1978 RR SS II from new... It lost power steering fluid twice in 3 weeks (the second time after being checked) and a stuck rear suspension height corrector once - in the first year... The only suspension leaks in the Citroens were a leaking rear brake articulating joint in the 8 year old 1962 ID, and loss of fluid in the CX Prestige after a service and the pipe was not tightened properly...
Can these suspension components not be transferred to other cars as a custom installation? That is by using the mechanical advantage/lever principles to place it in the right location and achieve the same smooth ride. I'm wondering if anyone has tried that as a proof of concept.
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Other advantages are safety...
No loss of control in a front wheel blow out..
Saved De Gaul's life in assassination attempt - shot out 2 tyres and sped away.
You don't feel a rear flat.
Front & rear suspension squat under heavy braking with an antilock load proportion device to the rear... Makes a great towing car... In the UK - Xantia was tow car of the year.
Incredibly stable and fast on bad roads. Also very difficult to roll..
I love it😂
Up till 1966 fluid was LHS2. Non power steering models had a single piston pump.
LHM from 1967 was even more reliable and less maintenance.
With basic servicing it was very reliable...
Including belting along in rallies...
@@stephenberry1205 yeah looking back that's something I kinda wish I mentioned which I didn't because the DS was actually a very good rally car in its day
@@ben_automotive My first car was a 1962 Aussie assembled ID19.
I had a total of 7 x ID/DS, 3 x GS, 1 x CX Prestige, 1 x Xantia.. all hydropneumatic...
Also had a 1978 RR SS II from new... It lost power steering fluid twice in 3 weeks (the second time after being checked) and a stuck rear suspension height corrector once - in the first year...
The only suspension leaks in the Citroens were a leaking rear brake articulating joint in the 8 year old 1962 ID, and loss of fluid in the CX Prestige after a service and the pipe was not tightened properly...
Can these suspension components not be transferred to other cars as a custom installation? That is by using the mechanical advantage/lever principles to place it in the right location and achieve the same smooth ride. I'm wondering if anyone has tried that as a proof of concept.
PT Cruiser when???
@@alvimasud3565 soon 🙏🙏🙏😱😱😱😱😩😩😩😩😩🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, that's cool and all but I prefer the Nintendo DS