1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly from UK and Ireland - Comments

Well first of all the gear leaver snapped.

Then the fan belt snapped.

Then a massive leak started in the foot-well, meaning every time it rained my feet got a complimentary foot wash.

The speedometer then went faulty, whilst the car was moving it started shaking all over the place making an accurate reading impossible.

The window latches never worked properly and every time a wind blew the windows came slamming down scaring me to death!

Finally about 2 months before I sold it for scrap, my feet went through the floor with the amount of rust under it.

Possibly the worst £1,500 I ever spent.

The car was so uncomfortable to sit in and the noise inside the cabin was deafening when the car was traveling above 60 mph.

You only had to put a small amount of pressure on the door panels to push them in. If you were ever to be involved in an accident in this deathtrap then God help you.

Hi.

It would seem you had a badly maintained car. I have had 4 2CV's which all cost less than £1500 and found them to be incredible cars.

I can also assure you that they are somewhat safer than you suggest - I crashed one into a tree at about 50 mph and was OK (the car wasn't!)

The only thing these cars have going for them is their "weird" exotic looks.

In Australia these cars "sell" for between 10-15 grand, which seeing what these cars have to offer (very little, if non existent comfort, performance and handling), a lot to pay

for "cute" (matter of opinion) looks!

People who believe that 2CV's are only able to offer cute looks are completely missing the point, and as for "very little, if non existent comfort, performance and handling", bear in mind the engine is only 602 cc (in most versions). Again, somebody who critizes the comfort and handling of these cars is showing quite a degree of ignorance. The comfort of these cars is exceptional thanks to the superb seats and suspension and the handling is very enjoyable once the initial shock of the extreme body roll has been overcome.

The car looks bloody awful!

The reason these cars were built in the first place was for the French farmers to drive round the fields in! That's where they should stay and where they should all be buried!

I laughed so hard when Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear pushed one off a cliff a few years back!

They are the most pathetic excuse for a car. What is the meaning of that gearstick? How can anybody use them?

The 2CV design is brilliant in all aspects.

You still appear to have done 25,000 miles in it so it can't be that bad?

I never said the car broke down. I said it's all the other things were complete crap.

And for the record, the design was rubbish. How more un - aerodynamic can a car get? And the material the roof was made of wasn't very strong and little holes kept appearing here and there, meaning I couldn't get a mohawk cos of the fear it may pierce the damm roof.

Whoever suggests the 2cv is an uncomfortable vehicle has obviously never ridden in another car - the 2cv's seats are the most accomodating I have ever experienced in a car.

To say this ingenious car is a poor excuse for one, either is totally ignorant to its benefits or has some form of disability in the head! The Citroen 2cv is the best car ever made!

The best car ever made? Do me a favour! That gearstick is the worst piece of engineering I have ever seen and it takes you about 6 months to get used to the damm thing. The wipers are very noisy (and they haven't even put wipers on the back window, or demisters for that matter). Also since when does the best car in the world take over 20 seconds to get to 60? (achievable in just under 20 going downhill with the wind behind it). They should all be sold off to the circus and / or the chassis be turned into a kids wendyhouse / chicken shed.

I have to agree with everyone who says that the Citroen 2CV is the best car in the world. I have recently bought my third one and have covered 25000 miles in it without a single break down. I have never had to go to a garage apart for when the MOT was due, due to the fact that all work can be done by myself due to it's simplicity in design. Most people I know have changed their opinion of the car from poor to superb after driving or even riding in it. To say that the car is uncomfortable and handles badly after having owned one shows a lack of good taste or pure ignorance in my opinion and I will never drive anything else other than this car. I think it takes a certain personal quality to truly appreciate the brilliance of these cars.

I completely agree with all the positive comments above. I ran a 2cv when I was a student and absolutly hammered it! Despite this, it was still completely reliable and probably the most fun you can have on four wheels (or three!)

I suppose the car would be good for a Welsh farmer to carry a few sheep in.

Oh for god's sake!

The 2CV was released 1948 for a bunch of French farmers to drive as an alternative to a horse and cart. The fact that it survived in production for so long is pretty amazing. Not only that, but the technology in the 2CV is still used in the C5.I think you could cut it some slack.

I live in America and a 1988 2CV6 Dolly is my second car. I picked up the shifter right off, as I had to pick the car up in a major industrial port. I recently drove her on an 1,800 mile trip without a problem, and I was never sore after any leg of the trip... superb seats! I will always own a 2cv. Those people that don't like the 2cv have no soul.

My brother and I have just purchased a 1987 2CV6 Special for the huge some of £175. Why did we buy it? Because it's a wonderful piece of engineering, designed to last and cheaply maintain. Once its sorted for an M.O.T and rejuvenated for next summer, we will be using the car for shows and other 2CV club events. It reminds us of a less complicated life, not overburdened with computer controlled this, that and the other. The 2CV is an old fashioned, practical car, and cannot in anyway be compared to any modern vehicle or style of driving. And yes, it does sound like an old bi-plane when its idling!