1979 Citroen Dyane 6 review from UK and Ireland

Fuel Pump and/or filter blocked

"Traffi-clutch" wore out.

What a staggeringly good car for the money!

Ecological, astonishing fuel economy, lively, fun and full of character;

The unique Citroen "trafficlutch" which meant that the manual gearbox behaved like an automatic in stop-start traffic was really special.

Citroen should bring that special clutch back for today's congested roads - a real unique selling point.

The Dyane 6 was an all user-friendly, totally serviceable machine, for example:

When the gearbox finally wore out I bought a spare gearbox from a scrap-yard, lifted engine and gearbox on my own out of the car and replaced the gearbox complete with flywheel in my kitchen, slung it back into the car and it did another 10,000 miles before I got some money and bought a new car.

I have since owned a Ford Escort, Ford Sierra, Ford Sierra Cosworth, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Range Rover, Jaguar XJS, Alfa Romeo Montreal, BMW 325 Hartge, two BMW M6, and others including diesel and petrol turbo Citroens and an aeroplane. I hold none of these vehicles in quite so much affection as the Dyane Six.

Unassuming, practical engineering excellence on a budget. I gave it away for scrap. Seven (!) years later, incredibly, I spotted it parked elsewhere in London where someone was stil getting good daily use out of it, still with the same patch on the canvas roof!

If anyone has a good "trafficlutch" model Dyane Six for sale I am a potential buyer.

Summary: A unique, Eco-friendly, do-it-all bargain vehicle with character.

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