The Citroen CX Is an Amazingly Quirky and Weird French Luxury Car
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Date: 2021-04-15
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Du
Reviewing such cars is a bit out of Doug's bailiwick. 'Prestige' isn't written there for fun, but rather to indicate that it's the long-chassis version for maximum rear seating space. If you want massive storage space, you'd go for the station wagon version. His remarks on the flatness of the trunk just don't make any sense; my 2019 has one and it's very practical. He basically just read us the wikipedia article on this car while passing everything through the filter of oh look how weird and quirky everything is, which I found tiresome. It's also interesting to hear such strong concerns about the power of the motor in a country known for its unreasonably low speed limits.
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Reviewing such cars is a bit out of Doug's bailiwick. 'Prestige' isn't written there for fun, but rather to indicate that it's the long-chassis version for maximum rear seating space. If you want massive storage space, you'd go for the station wagon version. His remarks on the flatness of the trunk just don't make any sense; my 2019 has one and it's very practical. He basically just read us the wikipedia article on this car while passing everything through the filter of oh look how weird and quirky everything is, which I found tiresome. It's also interesting to hear such strong concerns about the power of the motor in a country known for its unreasonably low speed limits.
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TCM_Tatra
I'm surprised that for an 80's european car, it has quite many features. I knew that it has adjustable suspension, but I didn't know that it can rise so high, it looks like a car from a Disney movie. How about the steering, does it have power steering? Is it coming back so fast even on highway speeds? I don't found it very safe if yes.
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I'm surprised that for an 80's european car, it has quite many features. I knew that it has adjustable suspension, but I didn't know that it can rise so high, it looks like a car from a Disney movie. How about the steering, does it have power steering? Is it coming back so fast even on highway speeds? I don't found it very safe if yes.
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Jean-Marc
The prestige was the long wheel base model. and that's why there's so much room in the back. As for the speed grid, it used to be glued in the small rectangle of which you see it's location at the bottom right of the stick. Seems to have disappeared. And not sure the shades in the back are original ones. I think they've been added.
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The prestige was the long wheel base model. and that's why there's so much room in the back. As for the speed grid, it used to be glued in the small rectangle of which you see it's location at the bottom right of the stick. Seems to have disappeared. And not sure the shades in the back are original ones. I think they've been added.
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Benedikt
In those older Citroens one could order a switch operated two horn system: one horn for use within, one for use outside city limits. Not a bad idea, but accidentally using the really loud fanfare within city limits could lead to a fine. I guess that's why they eventually dropped this option.
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In those older Citroens one could order a switch operated two horn system: one horn for use within, one for use outside city limits. Not a bad idea, but accidentally using the really loud fanfare within city limits could lead to a fine. I guess that's why they eventually dropped this option.
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Tater
I may be wrong. but I feel like I learned this about some certain Citroen s a while back. Is this the car that has the back wheels close together so that if there is a flat it can drive on 3 wheels? I know there s a spare but I feel like I learned that about a car with a similar shape.
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I may be wrong. but I feel like I learned this about some certain Citroen s a while back. Is this the car that has the back wheels close together so that if there is a flat it can drive on 3 wheels? I know there s a spare but I feel like I learned that about a car with a similar shape.
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Mark
My dad had a 1978 (I think) model of this, with the speedometer display being a rollerball. We once got blocked in (parking) by a merc. to which my dad raised the suspension and because he had a tow-bar, pushed it back and drove off. I was wide eyed. he just responded 'Their tough sh t
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My dad had a 1978 (I think) model of this, with the speedometer display being a rollerball. We once got blocked in (parking) by a merc. to which my dad raised the suspension and because he had a tow-bar, pushed it back and drove off. I was wide eyed. he just responded 'Their tough sh t
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MAN_ON_WHEELZ
After all the extremely odd decisions made in this car displayed in this video, when Doug went around the back to show off the hatchback and revealed it's a normal trunk, I damn near threw my computer out the window! What kind of bs is that Citroen?
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After all the extremely odd decisions made in this car displayed in this video, when Doug went around the back to show off the hatchback and revealed it's a normal trunk, I damn near threw my computer out the window! What kind of bs is that Citroen?
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Mirco
Such cool Video, love when you review old cars with a great past but now forgotten from mostly everyone. I wish you could review a old Fiat Panda model, the square one, surely not quirky but it would definetely be a great video.
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Such cool Video, love when you review old cars with a great past but now forgotten from mostly everyone. I wish you could review a old Fiat Panda model, the square one, surely not quirky but it would definetely be a great video.
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Nevarnost
In Europe 170hp are a LOT considering that nobody can have more than 250hp because in some countries like in Italy we have something called superbollo. Having a car over 250hp makes you pay over 1000 every 6 months or more
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In Europe 170hp are a LOT considering that nobody can have more than 250hp because in some countries like in Italy we have something called superbollo. Having a car over 250hp makes you pay over 1000 every 6 months or more
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