Despite what modern car manufacturers insist are all of the features that you need, the 2CV really demonstrates how little you can happily get by with.
It's almost as if executives tell media and consumers that the cars they think customers want are the cars that are the most profitable because their competitors threaten them by doing the exact same. 🙄🤷
Unfortunately, many European "small" cars are no longer particularly small, at least in comparison to the likes of a 2CV, original Mini or Fiat 500/600. The upward trend in sizing means that what we're once small cars, are now the size of family cars from 20 years ago. Family cars are now the size of big luxury cars and so on. City cars are the last bastion of the small car, and even then they have grown in size.
I usually never comment, but today, in a world where people are now constantly looking for cars with bigger engines, with more hp, etc… This video truly puts a smile on my face, and is truly refreshing. In my opinion, you showed everyone, for 15mins straight what having fun while driving really is about. It’s the sense of liberty you get, the sensation of wanting to go explore, go on long rides without any defined destination. I find it sad to see that a lot of people solely associate fun with speed, or as well the fact that some are too macho and refuse to drive anything that has less than 8 cylinders and other dumb things like that. So truly, I want to thank you for this video, thank you for giving the 2chevaux the spotlight it deserves, thank you for driving and reviewing every type of car no matter the stereotypes, and thank you for reminding us what driving is about! Because I think the car community needs it. I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, really happy that with fame you didn’t solely stick with super cars only or stuff like that, thank you for staying true to your self and keep up the great work!
Honestly, if your budget allows it and seeing how much you enjoy it, i really think you should buy it. I would love to see regular updates on this car seeing how quirky it is.
Id take a 2CV as a daily driver if i had a vacation home in France or Italy. The streets there are sometimes very narrow especially in cities build around old villages and i wouldn’t wanna drive there with a big modern car to get groceries or to go out. Just imagine rolling up in a 2CV to a restaurant with an ocean view, sitting on a little table with a cup of coffee and having this car in front of you. That sounds like a dream! Also i don’t know if its a german thing, but i often hear people referring to the 2CV as a "Ente" (German for Duck) because of its look.
actually this comes from when the car was first shown in public at the paris auto salon. one journalist refered to it as an "ugly duckling" and the name apparently stuck
Feels so strange, a car from my land, soo far and being enjoyed and reviewed so nicelly thanks to you. My dad had one, the neighbors bought multiple BXs, I grew up with a red LNA (the same body as the Peugeot 104 but with the flat twin). Renault 4L etc etc, thats what we used to see in our streets. Not so much these days but when you do see one, it's like going back to my childhood. As always, thanks Tedward !
the Citroen BX? I like those, My dad had one for a while and i found it one of the more interesting cars out of the ones he used to have. He followed it up with a Xantia later on. my grandmother had a lot of 2cv,s. A good chunk of them were Charleston models. She still loves them till this day. And here in the Netherlands we apparently have a 2cv club, During the summer days i often see a 2cv around the corner of my place in pretty good condition with a little 2cv club sticker on it. Even today, They're not even very hard to find. And there are still a pretty good amount of them around to spot them in the wild from time to time. Personally i'll have the Renault 5 on my list of favorite cars from France but i'll never say no to a clean Cirtoen BX or a 2cv, Or a older Peugeot :)
@@The_One_Over_There I had a Xantia 2.1td (the famous td12 with the Lucas epic injection pump). It was the face-lift model, and the hydractive suspension with the button on the dash and the 3rd sphere. It was a nice car. I almost kept the engine to swap a 205 or a 309 with a mechanical pump and make a rocketship aha
This was my first car, in white. Bought it 2nd hand with 35k km late 80s, sold it few years later with 150k km. Right after Citroen ended production and prices went up and up so I regreted and now I can't afford one. Simple and cheap mechanics, aircooled, inbord disk brakes, and yes it is easy to take off the rear seat and go picnic. Even the doors are easy to take off. If a trip takes you 6hours on a normal car it will take you 8 on a 2cv. You must adapt your mentalitty to the car. This is not a e-mail car, this is a handwritten letter car. Brilliant car.
We bought one of these as a kit car back in the 1980s. There was a company that imported it in parts and you assembled it yourself. While we licensed it for streets, it was mostly used on our ranch. I always described it as a horse and buggy without the horse. My brother and nephew converted it to electric about 5 years ago using a Nissan Leaf motor and battery pack.
My dad had one of these in Iran in the 70s! He loved it, especially the suspension and the cloth top for driving to the Caspian Sea. I can’t wait to show him this video for the nostalgia
The suspension setup in these things is so atypical to modern cars. Front and back wheels on each side are connected through the suspension, it's part of what gives it its 'unique' cornering characteristics. Don't go for highway trips with this thing and you'll be fine.
2cv refer to a fiscally grade in France, and 2cv "deux chevaux" is the lower taxe grade you have to pay to own this marvel. It's my first car , she was blue and charming to drive.
My aunt had one of these, a white one when I was a child. I remember my mother used to sit me on her lap and we would go to picnic with my aunt family, cramped in the rear seat. They sold the car and my aunt immediately regretted her decision. She never got to buy another one, specially here in Iran that these are rare.
I'm 21 years old, and having known the 2CV since I was 1 or 2 years old (there used to be one on my street where I still live), it genuinely warms my heart that Americans love it too.
Thank you for sharing. The 2CV, especially in the two-tone, is cute as all get out. I loved going on the drive with you. I especially enjoyed your enthusism with the experience. A simpler car from another era improves your outlook. When I take my '53 Packard out for a joy drive I'm happy, and people smile and wave.
All the seats come out on all ages of 2cv, there's a "drop pin" on the two front ones, just pick those out and remove the seats, rear has likkle buttons you pull ;o)
If you want one by all means, buy it, they are pretty reliable, no coolant, and they are a joy to drive and work on. And definitely material for any cars & coffee.
Thanks for taking us with you on your drive. I work for a Peugeot Citroën dealership and workshop in Cape Town SA. The 2CV has always been a favorite of mine.
In the Netherlands I tried a few local Citroën dealers to get regular service on my 89 2CV6 Club but they can't do it anymore and refered me to a (farther away) 2cv specialist. For one thing they don't have a grease gun anymore in the workshop.
@@flyingdd Ask the Citroën dealer if they have contact numbers for a vintage car club. There must be one in your country as there are vintage vehicle enthusiasts everywhere in the world. Maybe you can find them on the internet 🤔.
great vid :) one of the other benefits of this car... goes where a lot of cars don t when it s snowy with the tiny tires and the small weight. (but if you do it often on road with salt, it will turn to rust quickly) same thing for its main competition the Renault 4L
@4:27 it wasn't called the 2CV because it had two horsepower, it was called that because it was in the 2hp tax bracket. France had a system of calculating tax on a car based on its hp "rating" which was calculated using a formula based on engine displacement or something I'm too lazy to look up right now.
beautiful 2cv Charleston, I daily drive a 2cv6 in Argentina, 18 yrs with me and not planning to sell it. You made 40mph (64 km/h) in 3rd in the video, not bad!
The way you explained the "exploration" trait of the 2CV i thought you were spot on!. Perfect way of describing how some of these unique cars make you want to just go for a drive. Something that is completely lost in modern cars nowadays. If you ever get the opportunity, i would love to see you do a review on the Citroen DS. I missed out on a smoking deal for the Charleston 2cv, and ended up going the classic 500 route. But next companion for the 500 is definitely a 2cv or a DS.
I Want your job! It’s such a wonderful thing to experience all the different autos throughout the generations. It’s like being a food critic, you learn to appreciate all the flavours from A Bentley lobster bisque to a dodge stack of hot dogs! 😆. All cars have a flavour and I want to experience as many as I can.
Had a 2CV as a first car and have always had one alongside other vehicles since then for the last 28 years. Drove one from the UK to southern Portugal as a student with no issues. A well engineered vehicle that is also very easy to work on if required.
2CV didn't mean actual horsepowers, it was "tax horsepower" instead and in France it was calculated with a rather complicated formula. Just look up Wikipedia for "tax horsepower".
@@TedwardDrives that's called small dick syndrome, trying to intimidate others with your big car when it's sadly the only thing you can attempt using at intimidating 😅😅
Buy this car! It’s the other half of you - the side that appreciates what so many miss out on, just because it can’t go a zillion mph or has 500+ h.p. Take it on the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard, park it at the Black Dog, drink a brew and talk shop, then drive it on some beach in Edgartown. I bet the wheels will even spin! Ya that’s the ticket. How does it fare in the New England snow? That’s a question for any year round daily driver
I have relatives in Sweden and Norway who have had different 2CV’s since the 60’s when they were a very “in” car to have. They’re great in snow, and they have great ground clearance. The only problem is they will rust if unless you wash the car (especially the undercarriage!) before rust has a chance to settle in. If you buy one of these to drive in New England, you’re better off keeping it garaged in bad weather simply to keep it pristine, and have something else to drive in winter. But if you had to use it in winter it would get you where you want to go. Between 1948-90 Citroen made 3.8 million 2CV’s, so parts are plentiful. The only problem these cars have is rust, but then again, what old car doesn’t? The good news is that, like the original VW Beetle, these cars were cheap to buy when new, but they were built to last.
Rust never sleeps! I bought a pristine low mileage 1975 Volvo 245 DL wagon when in central Virgina. Drove it up to Boston - big mistake. Within a year and a half, bubbles on doors forming. I used to hose down our cars living north of the city. Then my wife would pull into our driveway and slide on the ice I formed as she entered the garage! Can’t win with those giant salt trucks coming to kill your wheels (and save lives)
What I loved about mine was that it wasn’t fast but it felt fast. Also, that you could drive it with your foot right on the floor and not get into serious trouble. Good on fuel too.
As a french guy and car enthusiast I'm thanking you for this great review ! This car is definitely fun to drive and it'll take you everywhere without any problem. If you have the budget then by all means go ahead and purchase one. Just seeing you enjoying driving this car and having fun is what really matters nowadays... you don't need to have 600 HP under the hood to have fun 😉.
Such a fun little car! The amount of diversity of cars we see on this channel really does help build a stronger community, hope to see more content like this from you:) love the super car vids, love the 2CV vids 😂. The person at the end has me crying with laughter, truly a unique car haha
The easiest way to think of the gears. Swing left for manoeuvring. Out for first... In for reverse. Spring loaded to centre, your around town gears. In for 2nd, out for 3rd. Away to the right is your cruising gear, in for Overdrive 4th. A flick of the wrist out of 4th downshifts straight into 3rd. Another flick in to 2nd. Best gear change, steering, brakes, suspension and comfort of any small car ever.
My grandad has just gifted me his 2cv6 special and after 15 years of sitting dormant in a barn it started within a about an hour of just sorting out some fuses and a couple wires I'm 15 years old and I cant think of a better car to work on at a young age Considering it was sat collecting dust in a barn everything runs perfectly and is clean
It really seems like driving this car makes you genuinely happy. That is a pretty rare thing so I think if you have the ability you should 100% buy the car
I had the same feeling you have while driving this jam, when I drove a golf 2 69hp automatic. It is a very low spec care but it was so so much fun to drive it. I always drove my e34 bevor and love it but this little golf showed me how different driving can be and how much fun it can bee even if it's slow AF with its 3 speed 🤣 It has so much character and charm to sit in it an cruise around while having the windows down I really apriciated the time with it even though nobody understood me for loving this little thing 😂
Man i as Brazilian would love o see you driving Brazilian cars! Of course, the Golf GTI Mk4 sold in North America was made in Brazil, but was not a car designed for Brazil by Brazilians! You should Drive VW Gol, VW Brasilia, Fiat Uno (The Brazilian One is Different from the European version), Chevrolet Opala, and so the list go on! And talking about the video itself, i would love to drive the 2CV in European back roads, is weird but i would love to drive it in Soctland and England, on those tiny back roads!
Talking about sparkling charm, there has been a Perrier limited edition of the 2CV in Belgium and Luxembourg in 1988-89. This version had a white paintjob, ugly grey plastic hubcaps, a two branch steering wheel and an... electric icebox (that included small Perrier bottle holders on top) at the place of a center console. If you're considering to buy a 2CV, a Burton can be a very cool choice : this Dutch 2CV specialist is building special versions that kinda look like a Morgan Plus 4 or a Panther Lima, you can find good second hand models for less than $20,000 in Europe, not much more expensive than a standard second hand 2CV and even more sparkling!
A true car enthusiast’s car. Funny how the slowest and weirdest oddball cars are the most enjoyable to drive. I could imagine how fun it is to drive in good weather.
They're putting it on Bring a Trailer I think and needed some additional footage. I jumped at the chance to take it on a slightly longer drive and make a second video haha
My parents always had one in the 70s and 80s. In the 70s it was their main car, because both of my parents were still in University and did not have enough money. We made a trip to Norway with it: in total 7.000 kilometres with three kids in that car. My parents removed the back seats, put all the suitcases in it and we, the kids, had to sit on them. Later, in the 80s, it was still our second family car. And I remember, we did not have to fasten our seatbelts, because my parents said, it is so unsafe in an accident, that seatbelts would not help at all. Strange thinking for parents who had a Volvo as the main family car back then, due to safety reasons 😀 Because of the noise, my parents never equipped the car with a radio. Above 80 km/h you would not be able to listen to music anyway. And I rembember standing on the back seat, looking out of the opened roof in the summer. I loved that car! Here in Germany it's called "Ente" (Duck). Unfortunately, since my father let me drove it on a field in the 80s (I was ten years old), I never drove one since then.
This car always brings back memories of when I was a kid watching those old french Louis de Funes gendarme movies where there always was a crazy nun driving one of those like a madwoman haha. She usually crashed it/landed in a pool/etc but man were those good times. I so need to buy one
Great car, i've had alot of different small micros and mini's in my 60 years driving on the planet, but never a CV2 which has alway been is my dream car, i would want the earlier model with no plastic interior or exterior parts whatsoever.The engines were machined & built so well they didnt need to use gaskets & had no leaks .An air cooled/ 2 cylinder opposed engine like a BMW motorcycle, i think the early models had 12 hp and that was upgraded sometime in the 1960's to around 20 hp,, enough HP for me.When i was a kid i bought a 1956 Porsche speedster in good shape for $800, i could have bought a decent CV 2 for about $100 (i should have bought the cv2) another fun one was an Isetta limo i bought, It had a renault 4 cylinder engine/transaxel transplant, kind of a home brew dune buggy someone built in the mid 1960's, I bought it off the back lot of a used VW dealer in So-Cal for $35. I drove it much more than the Porsche Speedster.As it was that much fun..Today the inflated values on those old one-off cars is totally insane. of coarse i wish i kept all the cars and could cash them out today, i bought and sold so many as a kid learning to wrench on wierd stuff and motorcycles. I thought i made a killing when i sold the then- 10 year old 1956 speedster for $1500, today being a very clean, original everything unrestored lo mileage survivor, it would be worth an easy 6 digits.. Oh well maybe i will find my dream CV/ 2 Before my driving days are over.
Here is a bit of trivia, Waltham MA use to have a Citroën dealer on Main st, if go out of where that car is parked and head towards main st, at the lights you take a left onto main and it's a few buildings down from the lights on your left just before the split. There was a Ford dealer next door to it
in the Netherlands we still have many of them , we grew up with it. there are still many people who use a 2cv as a daily car. I have two at the moment . its a way of life . and they do get a smile on people faces. mine did hit 79 miles per hour one time on gps. i have a video of it on mij channel.🙂
I do believe the place you brought this car to was a transmission shop back in the early 80s ,it certainly looks like it. I grew up in Waltham MA on exchange ct. My friend Mark was one of the ones that got molested by the priest from St Mary's on School st. I like your videos especially the ones that you are driving around in Waltham and what appears to be either Newton or Wellesley. These riders brings back memories mostly good of my days in Waltham
You actually don't need an older model 2CV to be able to take out the seats for a picknick. You can do that with any 2CV. I also have a 1980s one and especially the back seats are ridiculously easy to take out:
I'm a bit late to this video, but a fun fact there: in Hungary these are called Kacsa which translates to "Duck". I guess most of them were yellow according to my recollection and the funny shape, it just turned out that way. Still a great sight when I see one, of course there are much less of them nowadays, but still, it's a classic.
The original didn't had 2 horsepower but was taxed in the class of 2 fiscal horsepower in France. Eg. a 1989 90hp Opel Ascona 1.6s was taxed in Belgium as a 9 fiscal horsepower car.
Those things don't have much power, but with the speed you can carry through corners they don't need much power because you barely need to scrub speed. Have you seen some of the Aero 2cv's that go around the belgian race tracks? Those things are crazy.
Most of my friends would buy supercars and some generic looking white mansion if they were to somehow find themselves in a position of stupid wealth. I would like a French vineyard and a 2CV or Mehari (and a 356 if the imaginary budget allows it 😉). I don't exactly know why but driving silly old cars and not looking IG cool is massively appealing to me.
Right? That's the difference between a car person and someone to whom a car is a display of wealth. Look at Jay Leno, sure he's got some fast cars but how much of his collection was bought because the car was just interesting?
Citroen have very, let's say questionable interior design's for their cars, especially these steering wheels from older models and even some of the newer models from the 2000's-2010's, I guess the French must like their weird, wacky design's, it makes Citreon unique in a way. They certainly catch people's attention and these older cars are not something to not be looked over. :)
My understanding is that the steering wheel was designed that way so that it would collapse (absorbing energy) in the event that your face hit it during an accident.
Despite what modern car manufacturers insist are all of the features that you need, the 2CV really demonstrates how little you can happily get by with.
exactly. just make it safer with modern materials and brakes and im buying it.
It's almost as if executives tell media and consumers that the cars they think customers want are the cars that are the most profitable because their competitors threaten them by doing the exact same. 🙄🤷
_Il en faut peu pour être heureux..._ (French version of "Bare necessities" Jungle Book song)
I really love when you drive fast and handsome sports cars but at the same time I'd love to see you drive some small Euro cars
do a Saab 96 and Volvo Amazon
Unfortunately, many European "small" cars are no longer particularly small, at least in comparison to the likes of a 2CV, original Mini or Fiat 500/600. The upward trend in sizing means that what we're once small cars, are now the size of family cars from 20 years ago. Family cars are now the size of big luxury cars and so on. City cars are the last bastion of the small car, and even then they have grown in size.
I usually never comment, but today, in a world where people are now constantly looking for cars with bigger engines, with more hp, etc…
This video truly puts a smile on my face, and is truly refreshing. In my opinion, you showed everyone, for 15mins straight what having fun while driving really is about. It’s the sense of liberty you get, the sensation of wanting to go explore, go on long rides without any defined destination.
I find it sad to see that a lot of people solely associate fun with speed, or as well the fact that some are too macho and refuse to drive anything that has less than 8 cylinders and other dumb things like that.
So truly, I want to thank you for this video, thank you for giving the 2chevaux the spotlight it deserves, thank you for driving and reviewing every type of car no matter the stereotypes, and thank you for reminding us what driving is about! Because I think the car community needs it.
I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, really happy that with fame you didn’t solely stick with super cars only or stuff like that, thank you for staying true to your self and keep up the great work!
Honestly, if your budget allows it and seeing how much you enjoy it, i really think you should buy it. I would love to see regular updates on this car seeing how quirky it is.
Id take a 2CV as a daily driver if i had a vacation home in France or Italy. The streets there are sometimes very narrow especially in cities build around old villages and i wouldn’t wanna drive there with a big modern car to get groceries or to go out. Just imagine rolling up in a 2CV to a restaurant with an ocean view, sitting on a little table with a cup of coffee and having this car in front of you. That sounds like a dream!
Also i don’t know if its a german thing, but i often hear people referring to the 2CV as a "Ente" (German for Duck) because of its look.
In dutch we also call it "little duck" (Eendje)
actually this comes from when the car was first shown in public at the paris auto salon. one journalist refered to it as an "ugly duckling" and the name apparently stuck
@@fishwhosmokesopium6645 or the ugly ducklin (lelijk eendje)
In the Netherlands they call it the ugly duck ( lelijke eend)@@fishwhosmokesopium6645
Check out the Burton version, made by a Dutch 2CV specialist company.
Feels so strange, a car from my land, soo far and being enjoyed and reviewed so nicelly thanks to you. My dad had one, the neighbors bought multiple BXs, I grew up with a red LNA (the same body as the Peugeot 104 but with the flat twin). Renault 4L etc etc, thats what we used to see in our streets. Not so much these days but when you do see one, it's like going back to my childhood. As always, thanks Tedward !
the Citroen BX? I like those, My dad had one for a while and i found it one of the more interesting cars out of the ones he used to have. He followed it up with a Xantia later on.
my grandmother had a lot of 2cv,s. A good chunk of them were Charleston models. She still loves them till this day.
And here in the Netherlands we apparently have a 2cv club, During the summer days i often see a 2cv around the corner of my place in pretty good condition with a little 2cv club sticker on it. Even today, They're not even very hard to find. And there are still a pretty good amount of them around to spot them in the wild from time to time.
Personally i'll have the Renault 5 on my list of favorite cars from France but i'll never say no to a clean Cirtoen BX or a 2cv, Or a older Peugeot :)
@@The_One_Over_There I had a Xantia 2.1td (the famous td12 with the Lucas epic injection pump). It was the face-lift model, and the hydractive suspension with the button on the dash and the 3rd sphere. It was a nice car. I almost kept the engine to swap a 205 or a 309 with a mechanical pump and make a rocketship aha
@@frozenpete788 that actually sound like something i'd love to see XD
This was my first car, in white. Bought it 2nd hand with 35k km late 80s, sold it few years later with 150k km. Right after Citroen ended production and prices went up and up so I regreted and now I can't afford one. Simple and cheap mechanics, aircooled, inbord disk brakes, and yes it is easy to take off the rear seat and go picnic. Even the doors are easy to take off. If a trip takes you 6hours on a normal car it will take you 8 on a 2cv. You must adapt your mentalitty to the car. This is not a e-mail car, this is a handwritten letter car. Brilliant car.
I'm French and I recently came back to France fir the first time in 6 years, it was great seeing 2cv everywhere
We bought one of these as a kit car back in the 1980s. There was a company that imported it in parts and you assembled it yourself. While we licensed it for streets, it was mostly used on our ranch. I always described it as a horse and buggy without the horse. My brother and nephew converted it to electric about 5 years ago using a Nissan Leaf motor and battery pack.
As a french, I can tell your pronunciation of "Citroën" is pretty accurate
My dad had one of these in Iran in the 70s! He loved it, especially the suspension and the cloth top for driving to the Caspian Sea. I can’t wait to show him this video for the nostalgia
my grandmother loves, and i mean, LOVES these.
Specially the Charlestons. She had a lot of them back in her day.
The suspension setup in these things is so atypical to modern cars. Front and back wheels on each side are connected through the suspension, it's part of what gives it its 'unique' cornering characteristics.
Don't go for highway trips with this thing and you'll be fine.
2cv refer to a fiscally grade in France, and 2cv "deux chevaux" is the lower taxe grade you have to pay to own this marvel. It's my first car , she was blue and charming to drive.
My aunt had one of these, a white one when I was a child. I remember my mother used to sit me on her lap and we would go to picnic with my aunt family, cramped in the rear seat. They sold the car and my aunt immediately regretted her decision. She never got to buy another one, specially here in Iran that these are rare.
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44 years and 550,000 KMs of 2CV6 Addiction in Australia. Huge Joy
Look at the a-pillar -- easy to even skinny pedestrians. Love these reviews of hugely significant affordable cars.
I'm 21 years old, and having known the 2CV since I was 1 or 2 years old (there used to be one on my street where I still live), it genuinely warms my heart that Americans love it too.
BUY IT. This car brings smiles every time. The simplicity is a blessing too, in my opinion.
Thank you for sharing. The 2CV, especially in the two-tone, is cute as all get out. I loved going on the drive with you. I especially enjoyed your enthusism with the experience. A simpler car from another era improves your outlook. When I take my '53 Packard out for a joy drive I'm happy, and people smile and wave.
All the seats come out on all ages of 2cv, there's a "drop pin" on the two front ones, just pick those out and remove the seats, rear has likkle buttons you pull ;o)
sure but the wicker seats are way cooler. I don't think I'd want to expose cloth to the outside world and get all wet/sticky on a picnic
If you want one by all means, buy it, they are pretty reliable, no coolant, and they are a joy to drive and work on. And definitely material for any cars & coffee.
My mum adores this car. She had one, and she loved it.
Thanks for taking us with you on your drive. I work for a Peugeot Citroën dealership and workshop in Cape Town SA. The 2CV has always been a favorite of mine.
In the Netherlands I tried a few local Citroën dealers to get regular service on my 89 2CV6 Club but they can't do it anymore and refered me to a (farther away) 2cv specialist.
For one thing they don't have a grease gun anymore in the workshop.
@@flyingdd Ask the Citroën dealer if they have contact numbers for a vintage car club. There must be one in your country as there are vintage vehicle enthusiasts everywhere in the world. Maybe you can find them on the internet 🤔.
@@glynislailann9056 I know, there are some 2CV clubs and specialist here just not in my close area.
Even the barrel gets out of the way as a sign of respect haha.
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great vid :)
one of the other benefits of this car... goes where a lot of cars don t when it s snowy with the tiny tires and the small weight.
(but if you do it often on road with salt, it will turn to rust quickly)
same thing for its main competition the Renault 4L
Magnificent video, and done with the appropriate sensitivity. Well done my friend. You truly are the best out there.
@4:27 it wasn't called the 2CV because it had two horsepower, it was called that because it was in the 2hp tax bracket. France had a system of calculating tax on a car based on its hp "rating" which was calculated using a formula based on engine displacement or something I'm too lazy to look up right now.
Right it had 8hp. But chevaux literally means horses. It had two tax hp.
beautiful 2cv Charleston, I daily drive a 2cv6 in Argentina, 18 yrs with me and not planning to sell it. You made 40mph (64 km/h) in 3rd in the video, not bad!
The way you explained the "exploration" trait of the 2CV i thought you were spot on!. Perfect way of describing how some of these unique cars make you want to just go for a drive. Something that is completely lost in modern cars nowadays. If you ever get the opportunity, i would love to see you do a review on the Citroen DS. I missed out on a smoking deal for the Charleston 2cv, and ended up going the classic 500 route. But next companion for the 500 is definitely a 2cv or a DS.
I just bought a 2CV one owner car with original 50k KM on the clock. I’m so excited 😍
I Want your job! It’s such a wonderful thing to experience all the different autos throughout the generations. It’s like being a food critic, you learn to appreciate all the flavours from A Bentley lobster bisque to a dodge stack of hot dogs! 😆. All cars have a flavour and I want to experience as many as I can.
The sound of the engine is so smooth! I always loved that sound.
4:10 I felt that in the very depths of my soul.
Had a 2CV as a first car and have always had one alongside other vehicles since then for the last 28 years. Drove one from the UK to southern Portugal as a student with no issues. A well engineered vehicle that is also very easy to work on if required.
2CV didn't mean actual horsepowers, it was "tax horsepower" instead and in France it was calculated with a rather complicated formula. Just look up Wikipedia for "tax horsepower".
Yes! Actually deux chevaux vapeur, two steam horses - as the tax category
You really should buy the 2CV! It needs an owner, and you love it. Having a Citroen 2CV is like having a permanent friend.
Buy it, very nice spec.
9:30 have to love people riding your ass to get to the same spot or have to slow down when they try to pass you
I don’t even have to look to know you’re talking about that jerk in the red jeep 😂
@@TedwardDrives that's called small dick syndrome, trying to intimidate others with your big car when it's sadly the only thing you can attempt using at intimidating 😅😅
Exactly lol a waste of fuel, brakes, and putting everyone at risk
Buy this car! It’s the other half of you - the side that appreciates what so many miss out on, just because it can’t go a zillion mph or has 500+ h.p. Take it on the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard, park it at the Black Dog, drink a brew and talk shop, then drive it on some beach in Edgartown. I bet the wheels will even spin! Ya that’s the ticket. How does it fare in the New England snow? That’s a question for any year round daily driver
Most people in France did not bother to change tires for the snow. They are so skinny they dont even skid that much. Pretty capable car in winter time
I have relatives in Sweden and Norway who have had different 2CV’s since the 60’s when they were a very “in” car to have. They’re great in snow, and they have great ground clearance. The only problem is they will rust if unless you wash the car (especially the undercarriage!) before rust has a chance to settle in. If you buy one of these to drive in New England, you’re better off keeping it garaged in bad weather simply to keep it pristine, and have something else to drive in winter. But if you had to use it in winter it would get you where you want to go.
Between 1948-90 Citroen made 3.8 million 2CV’s, so parts are plentiful. The only problem these cars have is rust, but then again, what old car doesn’t? The good news is that, like the original VW Beetle, these cars were cheap to buy when new, but they were built to last.
Rust never sleeps! I bought a pristine low mileage 1975 Volvo 245 DL wagon when in central Virgina. Drove it up to Boston - big mistake. Within a year and a half, bubbles on doors forming. I used to hose down our cars living north of the city. Then my wife would pull into our driveway and slide on the ice I formed as she entered the garage! Can’t win with those giant salt trucks coming to kill your wheels (and save lives)
What I loved about mine was that it wasn’t fast but it felt fast. Also, that you could drive it with your foot right on the floor and not get into serious trouble. Good on fuel too.
Love these little people’s cars. I think I’d take a Cinquecento first but these are a close second
I drive a Cinquecento with 40 PS as my Daily :D its soooo much fun
I like it when you drive nice cars, but **I LOVE IT** when you drive interesting cars
love the engineering that went into these but also keeping a certain elegance too!
You can hear the shifter click in this car like it’s a gated shifter 😂
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Im a teenager, and i would die for someone to pick me up on a 2CV, god i love that thing
As a french guy and car enthusiast I'm thanking you for this great review ! This car is definitely fun to drive and it'll take you everywhere without any problem. If you have the budget then by all means go ahead and purchase one. Just seeing you enjoying driving this car and having fun is what really matters nowadays... you don't need to have 600 HP under the hood to have fun 😉.
This car looks like a carriage running on an engine.
Lovely!💕
Such a fun little car! The amount of diversity of cars we see on this channel really does help build a stronger community, hope to see more content like this from you:) love the super car vids, love the 2CV vids 😂. The person at the end has me crying with laughter, truly a unique car haha
Im going to say it again and again. My favorite type of video, classic car video! Keep them coming!
The easiest way to think of the gears.
Swing left for manoeuvring. Out for first... In for reverse.
Spring loaded to centre, your around town gears. In for 2nd, out for 3rd.
Away to the right is your cruising gear, in for Overdrive 4th.
A flick of the wrist out of 4th downshifts straight into 3rd. Another flick in to 2nd. Best gear change, steering, brakes, suspension and comfort of any small car ever.
Congratulations on another great review. It is a joy to watch!👍
Greetings to You from sunny and far away Croatia!🇭🇷
My grandad has just gifted me his 2cv6 special and after 15 years of sitting dormant in a barn it started within a about an hour of just sorting out some fuses and a couple wires
I'm 15 years old and I cant think of a better car to work on at a young age
Considering it was sat collecting dust in a barn everything runs perfectly and is clean
I love this car and have seen it around Waltham and Belmont before. I also hate that left turn onto Concord Ave by Loan Tree Hill lol.
It really seems like driving this car makes you genuinely happy. That is a pretty rare thing so I think if you have the ability you should 100% buy the car
I had the same feeling you have while driving this jam, when I drove a golf 2 69hp automatic. It is a very low spec care but it was so so much fun to drive it. I always drove my e34 bevor and love it but this little golf showed me how different driving can be and how much fun it can bee even if it's slow AF with its 3 speed 🤣
It has so much character and charm to sit in it an cruise around while having the windows down
I really apriciated the time with it even though nobody understood me for loving this little thing 😂
Helped my grandpa fixing his yesterday, super easy and entertaining to work on !
Man i as Brazilian would love o see you driving Brazilian cars! Of course, the Golf GTI Mk4 sold in North America was made in Brazil, but was not a car designed for Brazil by Brazilians! You should Drive VW Gol, VW Brasilia, Fiat Uno (The Brazilian One is Different from the European version), Chevrolet Opala, and so the list go on! And talking about the video itself, i would love to drive the 2CV in European back roads, is weird but i would love to drive it in Soctland and England, on those tiny back roads!
Another brazilian who watches Tedward, nice!
le french manuelle hatchback
Talking about sparkling charm, there has been a Perrier limited edition of the 2CV in Belgium and Luxembourg in 1988-89. This version had a white paintjob, ugly grey plastic hubcaps, a two branch steering wheel and an... electric icebox (that included small Perrier bottle holders on top) at the place of a center console.
If you're considering to buy a 2CV, a Burton can be a very cool choice : this Dutch 2CV specialist is building special versions that kinda look like a Morgan Plus 4 or a Panther Lima, you can find good second hand models for less than $20,000 in Europe, not much more expensive than a standard second hand 2CV and even more sparkling!
A true car enthusiast’s car. Funny how the slowest and weirdest oddball cars are the most enjoyable to drive. I could imagine how fun it is to drive in good weather.
Didnt expect you to review an old french car :)
I was listening with Airpods in, and my left ear was getting a healthy dose of buffeting, perks of binaural audio i guess haha
Brilliant. One of the greatest cars of the 20th Century!
You say it like "citroenne;" you don't need to draw out the last syllable - just kidding I don't speak French. Keep up the great work!
Great comments: driving a 2CV is fun, comfortable, environment friendly and cost effective. This is the most clever car ever built! Vive la France❤
I heard the suspension was so good on these, you can drop them from a helicopter and the suspension can handle the drop!
lolll
Someone should test if that's true ;)
@@olivierb9091 The chaps at The Grand Tour dropped one, god that was painful to watch
@@hachipanki8634 I know, hence the ;)
If the helicopter is carrying it at 2meters or less that is probably
The engine sounds really nice. Thanks for sharing this driving experience!
Aaah you are back for more 😃
Can’t blame you! They are so much fun and easy to drive!
They're putting it on Bring a Trailer I think and needed some additional footage. I jumped at the chance to take it on a slightly longer drive and make a second video haha
My parents always had one in the 70s and 80s. In the 70s it was their main car, because both of my parents were still in University and did not have enough money. We made a trip to Norway with it: in total 7.000 kilometres with three kids in that car. My parents removed the back seats, put all the suitcases in it and we, the kids, had to sit on them. Later, in the 80s, it was still our second family car. And I remember, we did not have to fasten our seatbelts, because my parents said, it is so unsafe in an accident, that seatbelts would not help at all. Strange thinking for parents who had a Volvo as the main family car back then, due to safety reasons 😀 Because of the noise, my parents never equipped the car with a radio. Above 80 km/h you would not be able to listen to music anyway. And I rembember standing on the back seat, looking out of the opened roof in the summer. I loved that car! Here in Germany it's called "Ente" (Duck). Unfortunately, since my father let me drove it on a field in the 80s (I was ten years old), I never drove one since then.
I like to explore every where and don’t plan destinations much. I can’t imagine how often I’d explore with this or my 71 Beetle if it was road worthy.
This car always brings back memories of when I was a kid watching those old french Louis de Funes gendarme movies where there always was a crazy nun driving one of those like a madwoman haha.
She usually crashed it/landed in a pool/etc but man were those good times.
I so need to buy one
Microcars are my favorite and the people are the best also. Great video!
This channel needs to reviews the Citroen DS.
As always great video. The 2CV is really cool.
Great car, i've had alot of different small micros and mini's in my 60 years driving on the planet, but never a CV2 which has alway been is my dream car, i would want the earlier model with no plastic interior or exterior parts whatsoever.The engines were machined & built so well they didnt need to use gaskets & had no leaks .An air cooled/ 2 cylinder opposed engine like a BMW motorcycle, i think the early models had 12 hp and that was upgraded sometime in the 1960's to around 20 hp,, enough HP for me.When i was a kid i bought a 1956 Porsche speedster in good shape for $800, i could have bought a decent CV 2 for about $100 (i should have bought the cv2) another fun one was an Isetta limo i bought, It had a renault 4 cylinder engine/transaxel transplant, kind of a home brew dune buggy someone built in the mid 1960's, I bought it off the back lot of a used VW dealer in So-Cal for $35. I drove it much more than the Porsche Speedster.As it was that much fun..Today the inflated values on those old one-off cars is totally insane. of coarse i wish i kept all the cars and could cash them out today, i bought and sold so many as a kid learning to wrench on wierd stuff and motorcycles. I thought i made a killing when i sold the then- 10 year old 1956 speedster for $1500, today being a very clean, original everything unrestored lo mileage survivor, it would be worth an easy 6 digits.. Oh well maybe i will find my dream CV/ 2 Before my driving days are over.
OMG this is awesome, thanks for sharing!
Here is a bit of trivia, Waltham MA use to have a Citroën dealer on Main st, if go out of where that car is parked and head towards main st, at the lights you take a left onto main and it's a few buildings down from the lights on your left just before the split. There was a Ford dealer next door to it
Now this, this is the drive my dear fella of Massachusetts
Love the quirky cars most people don't review!
Im french, and i remember me in 2 chevaux when i was a child 😉, my parents still have it. Its blue car from 1974
in the Netherlands we still have many of them , we grew up with it. there are still many people who use a 2cv as a daily car.
I have two at the moment . its a way of life . and they do get a smile on people faces.
mine did hit 79 miles per hour one time on gps. i have a video of it on mij channel.🙂
I do believe the place you brought this car to was a transmission shop back in the early 80s ,it certainly looks like it. I grew up in Waltham MA on exchange ct. My friend Mark was one of the ones that got molested by the priest from St Mary's on School st. I like your videos especially the ones that you are driving around in Waltham and what appears to be either Newton or Wellesley. These riders brings back memories mostly good of my days in Waltham
YES! you should buy it!!!! And own it for the rest of your life!
You actually don't need an older model 2CV to be able to take out the seats for a picknick. You can do that with any 2CV. I also have a 1980s one and especially the back seats are ridiculously easy to take out:
Thanks for the good video!
You need the Charleston in your life. ✌️
Richard Dryfus drove one of those in "American Graffiti".
Love the old and weird cars!
I'm a bit late to this video, but a fun fact there: in Hungary these are called Kacsa which translates to "Duck". I guess most of them were yellow according to my recollection and the funny shape, it just turned out that way. Still a great sight when I see one, of course there are much less of them nowadays, but still, it's a classic.
Never too late! They're all here forever
I like how at the end the guy says what car is that lol
The original didn't had 2 horsepower but was taxed in the class of 2 fiscal horsepower in France. Eg. a 1989 90hp Opel Ascona 1.6s was taxed in Belgium as a 9 fiscal horsepower car.
Those things don't have much power, but with the speed you can carry through corners they don't need much power because you barely need to scrub speed. Have you seen some of the Aero 2cv's that go around the belgian race tracks? Those things are crazy.
This was my dads first car! I really wanna try one one day
Most of my friends would buy supercars and some generic looking white mansion if they were to somehow find themselves in a position of stupid wealth. I would like a French vineyard and a 2CV or Mehari (and a 356 if the imaginary budget allows it 😉). I don't exactly know why but driving silly old cars and not looking IG cool is massively appealing to me.
Right? That's the difference between a car person and someone to whom a car is a display of wealth.
Look at Jay Leno, sure he's got some fast cars but how much of his collection was bought because the car was just interesting?
As the French proverb says: 2cv is not a car, it's a lifestyle.
You Can Do World tour with it .It's easy mechanic like a bike.
Citwon! what a funny little car
Belle voiture le 2CV Monssieur Tedouard 👨🏼🧐🇫🇷
Citroen have very, let's say questionable interior design's for their cars, especially these steering wheels from older models and even some of the newer models from the 2000's-2010's, I guess the French must like their weird, wacky design's, it makes Citreon unique in a way. They certainly catch people's attention and these older cars are not something to not be looked over.
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My understanding is that the steering wheel was designed that way so that it would collapse (absorbing energy) in the event that your face hit it during an accident.
@@jehl1963 I always thought it was so you had an unobstructed view of the gauges.