A quick introduction to our Citroen Ami. Driving in Bude from Lidl on Coastview, through the town centre to our home in Flexbury.
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@GordonWishart Жыл бұрын
We could do with these in New Zealand to cut emissions and it’s all one needs in small towns and cities. Thanks for posting it. Look forward to more trips
@mattpitt Жыл бұрын
Drove this at the event at the Showground on Saturday - it's a fantastic little car!
@antoniopalmero4063 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video , always good to see the ami in Britain . Well done both of you .
@malcolmhunt5668 Жыл бұрын
Can't wait for ours in Cornwall hope you enjoy
@ccooper8785 Жыл бұрын
It appeared to cope with the hills surprisingly well ! Definitely a plus in Cornwall. I would not mind one for my impending retirement although being 105 miles away from the Citroen dealer may be a bit of a problem when it comes to servicing and repairs.
@kayleighsimpson2090 Жыл бұрын
I'm in the Bude area also. I enjoy my weekly ami sightings
@callum-jim-p Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love it. If I didn't have a weekly 100 mile motorway round trip, I'd have one in a flash. Hopefully will one day!
@zapfanzapfan Жыл бұрын
Perfect for little shopping trips and around town where you don't go above 45 km/h anyway.
@MrFabianschmidt Жыл бұрын
I wish that car to Norway!!😉👍
@unarmedduck Жыл бұрын
A missed opportunity to drive it through the Bude Tunnel
@YoureNowOnTV Жыл бұрын
What a cool video! Thanks for sharing 😀👍
@ronkemp95288 ай бұрын
Jet power lol great stuff.
@brushlessmotoring Жыл бұрын
Very cool! And you are spot on about efficiency of short runs, keep the petrol car you have and use it less is a much more achievable goal for most people than buy a new EV, having said that, the new MG4/5 looks like a good sign of what's to come. I'm a big fan of micro mobility devices for the same reasons, use a scooter for 10 minutes to get to the shops and back, and leave the car where it is - I'd be interested in your take on e-mobility in the UK considering the current illegal status of such devices.
@antoniopalmero4063 Жыл бұрын
How is the 28mph top speed ?, it seems perfectly adequate in town .
@caterthun4853 Жыл бұрын
Couple English guys living in Nice France have channel on this car. The problem they have is driving on gravel and slipping on very steep hills.. Think tyres need type upgrade
@dreadfulspiller8766 Жыл бұрын
Me and mon ami is one of my favorite KZbin channels.
@parkview113 Жыл бұрын
great vid. got my Pop and love it. As you say huge inside .... getting Optimate charge leads hooked to 12v battery to keep conditioned when parked up plus use of solar powebanks from Ecoflow Delta Max 2100w. ea. to boost range also getting waxoiled underneath. N3d door handle inserts useful and parasol retracting blind for roof.... very happy with solidity ... Bill in Sussex
@marmac567 Жыл бұрын
Do you mean the 12 v battery does not get charged from the main battery??
@parkview113 Жыл бұрын
@@marmac567 yes it does but Optimate stops depletion through lack of use /cold
@marmac567 Жыл бұрын
@@parkview113 ahhh right,,, BTW do you know if the main battery has an automatic heating system to protect it in cold weather?? Lipos are killed by cold,
@parkview113 Жыл бұрын
@@marmac567 Hi Martin do not believe so... just affected by the ambient outside temp
@marmac567 Жыл бұрын
@@parkview113 if it doesn't have a battery heater it will be severely damage d in frost,,, google it.
@rushymoto Жыл бұрын
Fantastic, I cant wait to see them on the used market so I can remove the speed limit. I also see enough room is under the body to may be fit a 35cc strimmer engine for a little extra mechanical drive and more importantly, Heat.
@TheAllyMor Жыл бұрын
Heading to Bude on holiday soon. Will look out for the Ami!
@peterlabroy4908 Жыл бұрын
Give me a wave if you see me around 😀
@TheAllyMor Жыл бұрын
@@peterlabroy4908 Will do 👍✋✋
@robputt Жыл бұрын
How was the drive from Plymouth to Bude in it? Fast roads (well compared to 28 mph) and at the limit of the vehicle's range... Sounds scary.
@zebulon9307 Жыл бұрын
It´s surprisingly noisy inside, isn´t it? At least it saves you an expensive radio.
@alunhoskins4513 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful! I like these, a lot. I too have a C3 Aircross, 2021 model and love it. Originally from Sussex but now live on the Co. Tipperary/Co. Clare border in Ireland. Ballina/Killaloe (not to be confused with the Ballina over West, recently visited by President Biden). My wife has a Yaris Hybrid, so a 'bit' of electric but oh, so economical - gives about 65 to 70 mpg, be it on a run or local journeys. For the two of us, in our 60's but mentally yet to grow up, the Toyota could easily become the 'big car'. We regularly use it to drive 2 hours on the motorway to visit family, surprisingly comfortable and capable. I digress. I'd quite like one of these for the local stuff. The roads here are, outside the village, rural and very hilly so it would indeed have to be local. I last had an Ami 8 Estate back in the 70's and that was a beautifully weird car but brilliant at the same time. I do have a micro car, a 1970 FIAT 500 - 499cc of throbbing air-cooled power, all 21 BHP of it - and I really do like good, small cars; the new 500 is much larger by comparison with the original. Enjoy your Ami, excellent at doing exactly what it's intended for; you're driving the future. Enjoyed the review.
@philippepetit3105 Жыл бұрын
it's just like the tardis
@Smartsparky Жыл бұрын
Do you find people get annoyed at the slow speeds? I’m tempted.
@stefanbattige7988 Жыл бұрын
I like it!
@dudeonyoutube Жыл бұрын
WE STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE EXTERIOR LOOKS LIKE.
@stevencowles8419 Жыл бұрын
Get somersrickers on it, great free advertising for your wife’s business
@localreviewking134 Жыл бұрын
28 miles an hour....scary...small....but so much fun...maybe we need one which can do 40, and then that`s a game changer. Better than smart car.
@AliWade1971 Жыл бұрын
Would love one if we lived closer to town. Would you consider swapping your petrol car for an EV, now that you see how much cheaper running an EV is?
@robertovers1863 Жыл бұрын
it looks like you are in the back seat with the front side windows
@chatters7969 Жыл бұрын
Just out of interest how long was it between the ami team contacting you and collection and what was your estimated delivery date on ordering? My estimated delivery date was 12/10 and yet to hear anything
@parkview113 Жыл бұрын
so you got it EVENTUALLY !!
@chatters7969 Жыл бұрын
@@parkview113 well I got the update from ami team anyway William! Saw through my wife’s fb that it’s probably at Bristol docks at the moment
@parkview113 Жыл бұрын
@@chatters7969 Ahhh sorry thought you had received it !
@chatters7969 Жыл бұрын
@@parkview113 not yet but I recon not too long now 🤞
@stewartross1233 Жыл бұрын
Hi, nice video, thank you. Is that an after market rear view you've fitted? Does the heater heat the car up? I've been thinking of purchasing one for a while now.
@stumpusMaximus Жыл бұрын
If the world would just slow down we would all be in electric mopeds, scooters and the like. Instead it’s just weekly reports of cars doing 98mph in 60mph zones. As the saying goes “put a 20mph they’ll do 30, 30 it’s 40…..” and so forth. Anything under 40mph is a hindrance. When we bought 2 NIU 28mph EV (equivalent 50cc) mopeds, we though they were game changers. Instead the dealership sold more 45mph EV (125cc) because *nothing* goes along that slow in cities! Truth is, we have to stick to marked 20-30mph roads otherwise it’s just too dangerous
@mumtazhanna8464 Жыл бұрын
Is it avilable in U S A
@markburton8303 Жыл бұрын
Whats it like on the roads? I know people do their nuts over cyclists 'going slow', so i'd be interested to know if people get annoyed and overtake a lot?
@davidpopp1963 Жыл бұрын
Hawkins in Cornwall have them for sale
@andyfraser5876 Жыл бұрын
Did you get from Plymouth to Bude without charging? We enjoyed a visit to Bude this Summer, so your drive through Bude was quite nostalgic.
@danielrichards8472 Жыл бұрын
Shame it doesn’t do up to 50mph like other quadracycles
@mikemartinez7306 Жыл бұрын
Cool!
@philippeplouchart8156 Жыл бұрын
Are the windows plastic or glass?
@rhys180606 Жыл бұрын
Pcp isn't buying, it's just giving your money to someone while you're use something belonging to them.
@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm420 Жыл бұрын
I want to like this vehicle, but while Citroen refuse to sell it in right hand drive form, I'm as unengaged as they are.
@griswald7156 Жыл бұрын
If we hadn’t voted for Brexit,they probably would have supplied RHD..but it upset them..
@rscosworthfan Жыл бұрын
its small and narrow enough anyway not too much of a problem being left hand drive
@griswald7156 Жыл бұрын
Miami Florida..
@tomkent4656 Жыл бұрын
Do they make a right-hand drive version?
@nickyjames8550 Жыл бұрын
Did I see it do 29 mph 😮 to be honest for the area you live in it seems to be keeping up with the traffic very well
@peterlabroy4908 Жыл бұрын
On a good downhill we can sometimes get 31mph...however when on less than half charge, cold weather and going uphill - we are struggling to keep up 18mph...
@adrianpolley9419 Жыл бұрын
@@peterlabroy4908 Ouch ! My Honda Express moped used to do 18mph when exiting the Dartford Tunnel into Essex. I was very unpopular with other road users !
@ziggarillo Жыл бұрын
@@adrianpolley9419 Must have been a while ago its illegal to take a moped through the tunnel now.
@adrianpolley9419 Жыл бұрын
@@ziggarillo At least 7 years ago, was a bit scary !
@localreviewking134 Жыл бұрын
the speedo says 29!!!
@jacobs3031 Жыл бұрын
I don't like how far away the windscreen is from the steering wheel just doesn't look right.
@udalet Жыл бұрын
How many blind spots with all the frame struts? I’m not sure a car that is so limited is the way forward, basically it pushes you in to having more cars.
@eadge1999 Жыл бұрын
Is it electric car
@jimjiminy5836 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@neilwiddison6529 Жыл бұрын
Wow this is progress, lol
@louiechidwick6034 Жыл бұрын
Nice!...............For a toaster!!
@Unggoy_Murderer Жыл бұрын
You keep saying car in your video, but it’s not a car, it’s a quadricycle. There is no safety structure at all, if you’re involved in anything beyond a low-speed bump you’re likely to sustain serious injury. Not worth the risk.
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
😂
@simonparkinson2432 Жыл бұрын
28 not fair to other drivers need speeding up
@williamthomson7820 Жыл бұрын
At over £8000 Far to expensive for what it is, a large mobility scooter is better value at halve the price.
@SacreDro Жыл бұрын
Kid car.
@haircafekevin Жыл бұрын
The Citroen Ami was designed specifically for gay men and fat women.
@katzgar Жыл бұрын
cute little watch fob
@360nastybusiness Жыл бұрын
It's rubbish. just buy a proper small engine car
@parkview113 Жыл бұрын
your view ....
@simonparkinson2432 Жыл бұрын
How can this be safe if only goes 28 mph it will be a nuisance to other drivers been stuck behind it
@Rasher1974 Жыл бұрын
Sticking to 30 mph roads in towns 2 mph is not an issue perhaps it will for the BMW etc who dont conform to the law.
@neilhudson7099 Жыл бұрын
For round town it isn’t an issue at all, right tool for right job, it won’t tow a horse box but that’s not it’s intended use. Perfect for round Bude or town use, smiles per mile are huge