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WANT SO BAD!
http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/3276228337.html
WANT SO BAD!
I have never understood the appeal of these cars. 
Woody wrote: I have never understood the appeal of these cars.
bring the ban hammer!!
A Maser V-6. Suspension that keeps the car level no matter what but that allow you to drive over Prii at speed and not even know it. Sexy french body. Unique. Oh, there are soo many reasons to want a DS or SM.
Cool cars.....but I can only imagine what a nightmare it would be to restore one.
I'd imagine in the end, this would cost much, much more to restore than it would cost to buy a decent one.
The only thing worse than British cars are French cars. Puts on fire suit
hrdlydangerous wrote: The only thing better than British cars are French cars.
Fixed. 
I wonder if anyone has done a protouring Citroen SM....
93EXCivic wrote:hrdlydangerous wrote: The only thing better than British cars are French cars.Fixed.
Communist!
Oh wait we can't do political posts any more. Sorry.
spitfirebill wrote:93EXCivic wrote:Communist!hrdlydangerous wrote: The only thing better than British cars are French cars.Fixed.
You are talking to a man with a Yugo. 
Only on CL would "Dash is excellent" mean it has a huge berkeleying crack right in front of the driver.....
this would make great yard art....even if you never get around to repairing it you could look at it.....good conversation piece too!
93EXCivic wrote: I wonder if anyone has done a protouring Citroen SM....
Have you seem this? Looks like an abandon shoe. For me, I'll ride the Metro with Woody. 
In reply to Gasoline:
The only thing that could possibly top that level of awesomeness would have been if they'd done that to a DS wagon.
petegossett wrote: In reply to Gasoline: The only thing that could possibly top that level of awesomeness would have been if they'd done that to a DS wagon.
A better Citron:
Melon Cosmo Martini
¾ part Hiram Walker® Melon Liqueur, 2 parts ABSOLUT® Citron Vodka, Splash White Cranberry Juice,
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake, strain and serve in a martini glass.
Cotton wrote: this would make great yard art....even if you never get around to repairing it you could look at it.....good conversation piece too!
this is precisely what i would buy one for. just leave it laying around, just because.
93EXCivic wrote:spitfirebill wrote:You are talking to a man with a Yugo.93EXCivic wrote:Communist!hrdlydangerous wrote: The only thing better than British cars are French cars.Fixed.
I KNEW it 
"Will sell over 40k if well restored"
all you have to do is replace everything.
Very cool car.....BUT
I worked on one of these ( a lot) back in the late 70's. What made them cool was hydraulic systems like the self leveling ride. But when the various seals and hoses started leaking (and mind you, the car was only 5-6 years old at the time), it was a nightmare to troubleshoot the hydraulic failures. Plan on replacing EVERY seal and hose in the numerous hydraulic systems if you delve into this puppy. The motor was pretty cool, though.
Marc in Indy
In reply to Gasoline:
That's not a Citroen, that's a Corvette with French body panels.
JohnInKansas wrote: In reply to Gasoline: That's not a Citroen, that's a Corvette with French body panels.
What it is.....is uglier than a bowling shoe.
Gasoline wrote:JohnInKansas wrote: In reply to Gasoline: That's not a Citroen, that's a Corvette with French body panels.What it is.....is uglier than a bowling shoe.
But see, I'm one of those guys who wants a pair of bowling shoes to wear around.
I want one of those too, not that one though. Its obviously badly rusted, the windshield is cracked (where are you going to find one? Maybe in england?), and the engine likely needs to be partially if not completely rebuild. At least it would need the valves and timing chains replaced. Other than the hydraulics I dont think they are that much worse than any other old car, just really expensive to fix after sitting too long. I have seen ones that ran for close enough to that price that at least sorta ran and drove that Id look for something better.
Ask M4ff3w about his Biturbo and if he thinks his troubles would be improved through the addition of a complex hydropneumatic system that controlled everything on the car.
A friend had a DS in college, so let me see if I can say this nicely...my TR4 at the time was a lot more reliable.
Actually it was a seriously fun car, but it was a hydrolic nightmare. When I was throwing on another weekly head gasket, which usually took less time, he was replacing piping, pumps and assorted other pieces trying to keep it off the ground and performing simple tasks, like stopping.
Now if you think how simple that car is compared to the SM...well...you'd have to really want one, or find a good one and keep it that way.
Given my affinity for strange Italian cars though, I still like them, even if they are mostly French!
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