Real Road Test: 1983 Citroën Visa Spécial (twin-cylinder)

It's the soundtrack of a 2CV, in a 'normal' car! I put a 1983 Citroën Visa Spécial through its paces. This was the base model, using a 652cc aircooled flat twin, which was a developed version of the engine used in the 2CV. The Visa uses electronic ignition though, and produces an entire 35bhp!
Also has the beautifully wacky, yet very logical dashboard, plenty of blanking plugs and much practicality. Many thanks to my friend Chris for letting me have a drive.
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#Citroen #Review #Aircooled

[@simonredfern2584]

Visa, accepted everywhere.

[@utubeleplague]

Ahead of its time

[@benholroyd5221]

Excepted everywhere?

[@neilwalsh4058]

@@utubeleplague Fiat 127 must have been in a different time zone then. It was launched 7 years before the Visa, a year before the Renault 5. Although it only got option of a hatchback in 1972 it was truly years ahead of its time. Fiesta and Polo years later got a lot of plaudits, but the 127 was the first true super-mini

@@neilwalsh4058 I think the original mini (which helped to bring the expression super-mini to the fore) probably beat the 127 to it by quite a generous margin...

[@neilwalsh4058]

@ I was thinking small hatchback territory really. Able to load long/awkward items via removable parcel shelf / drop down back seats. Mini was revolutionary but didn't have that flexibity in one package. Pickup or van did but they only carried 2 people.

[@theshowman8478]

HubNut's Law: For all motor vehicles that have one (and only one) windscreen wiper per windscreen, there never exists a triangle of doom.

[@ronaldedens2394]

My first car was a 1980 Visa Special. And I loved it. It always ran. But I spend several summers welding the holes in the floor!. The Visa didn't have a grill blind as mentioned in the video but a plastic flap that slides in behind the grill. You can see the flap in your boot. When I was in Scandinavia I had to fill the full area behind the grill with cardboard just so the engine would get warm enough to defrost the windshield (cold feet!). And later I drove a whole year without the cooling fan at all after a mishap, not a problem.... An unbreakable engine. The instrument cluster citroen called a 'satellite.' You can use all the buttons with your fingertips while keeping you hand on the wheel. It worked great. My car is gone now but I still have the 'satellite cluster' as a souvenier. Love it. My car drove on LPG and because of that 0-60 took more than a minute.The gap between 3rd and 4th gear was just too long.But with 40l LPG plus 40l gasoline it had a +1000km range. Good memories. p.s, what you called a 'starter dog' is a spark plug remover.

[@elcheapotravel5914]

A visa with lpg, thats nice

[@brit-in-czech]

You've won the award for most ever mentions of a 2CV in a car video that isn't about a 2CV. Congratulations.

[@thearousedeunuch]

In his defense, if I owned one I'd also constantly bring it up whenever I could. :)

[@davidfos84]

That's quite a prestigious award.

[@superchickenlips1]

That is, without a doubt, the weirdest instrument binnacle I have ever seen in my life.

[@jimmyj1969]

GSA's is even weirder!

[@grahamariss2111]

@Matt Barber I think R2D2 when I see it, but I think it is quite clever set up.

[@millomweb]

Looks like a giant power cord socket from some 80s hifi kit.

[@69Phuket]

Avant garde. (French thing)

[@superchickenlips1]

@@69Phuket "Avante garde" means new and/or experimental.

[@johnnorth9355]

It is no surprise that Citroen is in the top tier of the motoring hall of fame. Covering every price point from the aspirational wealthy to the distinctly utilitarian impecunious, all their cars were kissed with their unique touch of genius, making whatever you could afford feel special. I feel blessed to have done some considerable miles in several. Definitely worthy of a HubNut review with all it's special insight and detail that others miss.

[@k1ckyscotland988]

"Impecunious",I intend to steal your word and throw it into random sentences. The company I keep,like me,won't have a clue what it means.

[@Mariazellerbahn]

Hmm, they fell victim later on. Their cars became synonymous with cheap and nasty which is why they introduced the DS range.

[@lewis72]

"Top tier of the motoring hall of fame" ?? Says who ? It's a horrible car. Styling looks dreary with that massive D pillar and sad-face headlamps.

[@acciid]

@@lewis72 I agree. This isn't a great car. It's frankly quite conventional, apart from the instruments, which are re-used from another car anyway, it would appear. You have to hand it to Citroen though - to this day they come up with stuff that nobody else does. A lot of it is junk though. I think the company survives due to the fact that the French buy French cars. And government subsidies.

[@ottonormalverbrauch3794]

@@acciid And the fact that those car gave driving pleasure because of th quirkiness. Like speed bumps that meant nothing to a 2CV at 60 km/h where any other car would have gone flying or have the shock absorbers penetrate the bonnet. That and many other fun invoking factors go unnoticed by motorists who strive for safety, F1 road handling and other frivolities.😉

[@Ash-ky8jo]

Ahh perfect. Sunday morning political rubbish on the BBC. This pops up. Hub Nut saves my sanity.

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

Hub Nut ALWAYS saves my sanity .. The BBC ... You STILL watching that rubbish.. Can I ask why?

[@gmodderr]

You can never, ever, trust a news channel owned by the government, they are never gonna be unbiased

[@nicolasjules579]

Hahaha

[@nicolasjules579]

The same here in France !

[@Ash-ky8jo]

@@gmodderr Absolutley agree! Glad we are waking up!

[@christianweller4288]

That dashboard. The Romulans have landed! :D

[@nicklavos9676]

Good one!

[@antonycharnock2993]

Shush. The Tal shiar will come knocking!

[@millomweb]

Which gauge displays that ? ;)

[@ryszard68]

Romulans? They make Dacias don't they?

[@goclunker]

Colin Pollock 😂😂😂💀

[@gphone9619]

Ian, would love to see a review of an LNA11E. I had one new in '84 in gold with alloys and loved it. Went like the clappers and could do 56mph in 2nd gear! Many an XR2 was put to shame. Burnt out plugs and half shafts though when tanked like that, but brilliant fun doing so. Miss it to bits but it made way for an Uno Turbo...

[@iseeolly9959]

I had a Visa GTi....a visa with a 205 GTi lump stuffed in it...mad little car till I drove it intro a wall in a carpark in Ipswich while showing off !

[@Module79L]

That was a beast. It was the first time I sat in a production car that felt glued to the road like a race car. : )

[@iseeolly9959]

@@Module79L The front tires were quite wide for the weight of the car...odd in the snow. I bought it to one-up my mate who had a BX GTi .

[@jurivlk5433]

The engine was from the Peugeot 104 and had 1400cc with 82 HP. Quite a lot for a 650 kg car! Peugeot 205 GTI had 1900cc engines with +/- 110 HP.

[@Dan23_7]

iseeolly I had a 205 1.9 on a H plate. Silver no sunroof model

[@wanderinggentile]

Ipswich? Are you sure it wasn't Bolton? Maybe it's one of those, what do you call, palindromes?

[@telewiza]

It is good that you have the mark "CITROEN" in front of you, in case you forget what kind of car you are driving....

[@markwhitehead1658]

Lol George Phoenix.

[@AaronSmart.online]

My Fiesta had a silhouette of a car on the instrument cluster to remind me that I was driving a car (and that I didn't have a tachometer)

[@rob5944]

@@TheKenjoje A lot of people bought them though, didn't they.

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

I really love how old 70's and 80's cars had just the car name on the lowest spec models. My Peugeot 309 is thankfully a slighly less poverty model so it has a nice clock instead of the blank filler. They really were different cars depending on the trim level back in the day, now all car trim levels are the same except for the different color stripes or something.

[@stuartwilkie4887]

@@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge I was thinking how basic this particular one is too. I think it's a tidy design, spacious enough for an unmarried woman, a young family or old French peasants sailing through the countryside to buy sell or exchange some produce. Watching the video, I think minimum requirement must be a 1124cc and a parcel shelf. I'm surprised they didn't include one in 1982 - surely it was just lost. Looking at the spec, we must be talking one of the cheapest new cars you could buy!

[@timelwell7002]

I drove a 'van blanc' Citroen Visa van (petrol) around for a while in the late 80's - the piano shop I was working for had it as a company van. I remember it fondly.

[@derbyshirekitchen6100]

I learnt to drive in one. It was light blue and had the exact same blue interior. The brakes were shocking. The heater was useless. However it never let me down and it made it from Brighton to Blackpool and back with 5 of us and luggage in it! It did 80mph down Reigate Hill on the M25. I never forgot the experience.

[@Grahame59]

We had a Visa Convertible in the 80s (B106 BGF) a rarity in the UK with only around 30 being imported, and only in silver or red (ours was the former). You could flip open the front 18" or so and have an instant sunroof or take the whole roof down in just a few seconds more. Sure, the sides were normal, i.e. metal, but with 4 doors that was an acceptable compromise. A shame the hatchback was lost in this version but we managed. Many say that by the 80s Citroën had lost most of its quirkiness but I would dispute that. The dashboard 'satellite', single spoke steering wheel and single wiper blade show they were still brave enough to be different. I loved the man in a hat symbol for the heater, 'L'homme avec chapeau' as I used to call it; you'd never see that in a Ford. Ours was not reliable however, breaking throttle, clutch and choke cables in rotation for the period we owned it (7 years or so). On one occasion we even got a cheery wave from the local RAC van driver! But when it was working it delighted with great fuel economy, an impressive ride, super comfy seats, surprisingly good brakes and handling. Oh, and possibly the best heater of any car I've owned. We toured Brittany one year and that was wonderful though the gearbox was on the way out and would crunch its gears - though surprisingly if the revs were timed perfectly it was possible to slot the cogs into place silently even without using the clutch! Bizarre. A very underrated car. Perhaps the bargain of the lot - if you can find one - is the GTI. It's mechanically a Peugeot GTi in a different body shell at a fraction of the cost. And the rarest in the UK is undoubtedly the Convertible with - last time I looked - only two left. Love your channel and its ethos.

[@Wreck-Gar]

3:48 That's quite a good beat that Hazard light switch has. It could be the start of a good tune! 😆

[@pokerclown7922]

That’s why I love this channel, I forgot these cars even existed, suddenly I’m transported back 25 odd years and I’m reminded of these old quirky cars I used to see daily

[@Charlie_Crown]

Try 36 odd years, in this case

[@pokerclown7922]

Charlie Crown yes but these old cars were still on the road 25 odd years ago, not when they were new

[@Charlie_Crown]

@@pokerclown7922 👍

[@kf-dk5pb]

Been waiting for this as it remains me of an incident from my childhood in about 1979 / 1980 ish. My brother and his friend both aged 14 decided to takes his friends mums visa for a ride (without any consent or legal right). However as my brother was driving he struggled to change from 3rd to 2nd and as such took his eyes off the road, as a result he crossed the pavement drove through a hedge and crashed into some unfortunate woman’s front door. As they ran from the scene the lady recognised my brother and contacted the police. Fortunately they just got a good old fashioned ticking off and my dad had to pick him up from the police station. Couldn’t believe my father never gave him a little physical correction at the time. However a couple of weeks later a family friend asked my dad a little of advice, as she was considered buying a second hand visa. At this point my brother felt with all his impressive experience,he was qualified to give his opinion, and his dulcet tones where heard to say “ don’t bother they have a crap gear box”. At this point my father could no longer hold back and unleashed a little old fashioned discipline 🤣

[@eddiecash9417]

I had a little visa 2 pot for around a year back in the 80's, great little car once you got used to it. The binnacle for lights, indicators and wipers reminded me of the machine the bus conductors used to carry that printed out tickets back then, I often used to call out "tickets please" when carrying passengers. The one I owned was dusty blue with texture bubbles, the near side front wing used to move away from the car slightly when the bonnet was released as the speaker wire holding it on lost tension. I had mine up to just over 80 mph down hill with a gale blowing from behind and the needle jammed at that speed, I thumped the top of the instrument cluster trying to un-jam the needle, but ended up breaking its fixings and subsequently had a full floating speedo that used to change angles when cornering..... Fuel consumption was very good as I remember, £1 of leaded fuel would easily carry me from Maidstone in Kent to The Isle of Grain and back, I always carried a reserve fuel can in the boot in case I had to travel further afield at short notice. I also remember the lights were around 2 candle power on main beam and around 3 on high , great for high speed lane scurrying. Thanks Ian for bringing back some fond memories... smashing little car xx

[@thepofmeister]

EDDIE CASH why you are remiss in noticing the ‘Danger! Wall!’ Sign...

[@Dan23_7]

EDDIE CASH Holy sh1t that's what I said about the dash switches, just like the old bus ticket machines 😂👍🏻

[@MrFunkyClaude]

My first car was a 1983 Citroen Visa Super E, loved that car....even though it often let me down.

[@SimonLeslieEllis]

I had one in the eighties. Similar mileage as in the video. Went all over in it, including a trip all the way to Montpellier. Remember driving flat-out by default on the motorways. The engine never complained. It did 70mph uphill and 85mph downhill. Never got done for speeding. Funny how my hand muscle memory started to click in during the dashboard presentation. It was finally rear-ended by a Jaguar 4.2 Sovereign near Titchfield, Hants, and written off. It was fun to own. Thankyou HubNut.

[@adamtoms2726]

A little gem of a car. Always loved the Visa. Styling still holds up well in 2019.

[@tommaso7994]

I drove my Visa fully loaded (no PAX) from Genoa in Italy to London. Started at 0730 and was driving up Tottenham Court Road at midnight (having taken the ferry Calais to Dover). Most enjoyable journey of my life!

[@nicklowe536]

My mum and dad's neighbour had 2cvs new one every year and then went onto visa they bought a new one every year till he got a bx happy memories. Brought back by your video

[@julienbee3467]

Did they like the style of the Visa ?

[@nicklowe536]

@@julienbee3467 or liked the sales lady lol. He had 2cc visa and bx both styles and estate stopped buying them when the dealership changed

[@johnmurray6295]

My first car was a yellow Visa Club from 1980 that I bought in 1987 from a scrap yard for 100 pounds and re-built! It went from Edinburgh to Paris, to Cornwall, all round Scotland four times and was the best car ever! Epic journeys especially downhill from Glenshee to Dundee being chased by an XR2 Fiesta who couldn't get past. Handling was amazing on 135 section Michelins...happy days. And now there are only 4 left in the UK :-(

[@RetroRatz]

Wonderful memories, purchased one of these 18 years ago for £50! My passenger used Todo the indicator!! Blue space age dash! Oh I wish I had it in my collection now 🙄 love it, rare car!

[@oliveroneill1388]

Your vids are really good .. better than some of the silly auto programs on TV. Just great detail and simple camera work , better than silly top gear .

[@johnclarke2997]

Reminds me of the early model Citroen AX I used to have. Many similar features, and around the same size.

[@69Phuket]

I love the AX....Drove one fully laden in Cumbria...5 peeps and luggage.. It was well Fun! ;)

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

@@69Phuket Made me sea sick.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

The dashboard is a masterpiece of function over form. Love it. Another one that nearly got away :-) Cheers.

[@MatthewJohnCrittenden]

I’ve watched way too many HN videos lately. I’ve started to append “thusly” randomly to my sentences. My wife is getting sick of it. Especially in the bedroom for some reason.

[@andysimpson8974]

Loving the Bad News reference in your name.

[@TheHorsebox2]

Funniest comment I've seen on YT for ages. Thusly.

[@Dan23_7]

TheVimFuego HunNut phrases on the job ? 😂😂

[@MatthewJohnCrittenden]

@@andysimpson8974Comic Strip fan from way back :)

[@MatthewJohnCrittenden]

@yossarianDripping Triangle Of Doom seems particularly off limits! Although at our age any lubrication ...

[@alasdairfinlayson]

My favourite old car. I bought one from my cousin in the eighties, who had named it "The Poultice", because it had about as much pull as one. I ran it for almost two years until It needed brake pads for the MOT. I jacked up one side and fitted one set, then jacked up the other side, but the jack kept going up, while the car remained on the ground. Not a straight panel on it, but it had more character than all my other cars put together.

[@MrStorageheater]

We had a visa as our family car in the 80s. This video brings back so many memories. The man with the hat is something I was fascinated by and seeing it again brought it all back.

[@hj179]

When I was a teenager I was into V8's and burnouts etc. Now I appreciate practicality, economy and easy maintenance. This would be the perfect commuter - 2 cylinder low registration and insurance. Not interested in impressing anyone car.

[@seicento2tone]

One of my dream cars! Love the video!

[@torresalex]

Oh, the wonders of Hubnut! Brilliant! My father had two of the pre-facelift versions. Loved this video!

[@richardcallison1637]

A great little car that I completely overlooked when they were current and plentiful (ish). Another great memory jogger of a video that I thoroughly enjoyed👍

[@RichieRouge206]

Such a fun car, love the complete disregard for anything remotely luxurious- makes such a change. Great video as always Ian 👌🏼

[@dxutube]

Delightful simplicity. Gained another subscriber.

[@SharkoonBln]

" It feels very honest... Very... erm... real. ". HubNut, you described the car. I think a majority of us feel that you described in very few words the essence of this channel.

[@nicktiu2266]

Hi Ian and all, I had a Citroen Visa Club back in 1980 which I had from new , my car did have a rear wash wipe but this soon decided not to work after about two years of ownership. It was very slow and you had to work the engine to get up hills , but it was fun. I also had a clock in mine but the hands fell off the clock face, although I did attempt to put them back on . I had the car about 7 years before the rust got into all the tin. One day I lent on the car and my hand went through the rust. Good times .

[@alloam]

Fantastic, loved this video. My second car was one of these in yellow, third hand having been bought new by my grandmother, used by my mother and then by me until it ended its life in an automotive graveyard having succumbed to too much rust. I did thousands of miles in it, including back and forth from Aberdeen to Kent. So many memories recalled at the sweet sound of those 652ccs and that wonderful indicator sound. This was quite an upgrade from my first car, a Dyane, but it was followed by a BX with electric windows and hydropneumatics! A whole other world. As one of your other commenters has mentioned, the muff for the fan was that plastic piece in the boot. There are two guide rails into which it slots under the bonnet. It was a blessing in the winter! Thanks for a real trip down memory lane. Many of those were attributed to the fuel guage which did not work for its last few years. Many a time I ran out of fuel, often on the M25. That was not so fun!

[@neilwalsh4058]

Nice presentation. Your passion for the single spoke steering wheel and GS derived switchgear is totally admirable. We'll not see the like of such quirkiness again sadly so nice to admire what we had.

[@rich_edwards79]

My ex's mum had one of these in the late 90s and my God, was it flimsy! Until then I thought my Nova was the tinniest car ever but the Visa took it to a whole new level. None of us were, ahem, small people (must have looked quite a sight in such a little car) but it got us where we needed to go... eventually! Pity that Peugeot (never renowned for making interesting cars) felt the need to do away with so many of Citroen's trademark quirks, including that futuristic dash. Citroen were one of the few car-makers that put the same level of design effort into their cheap basic cars as the high-end models, and it shows with this one. Lovely tidy survivor btw, same age as my Volvo (also an 82/Y) but in infinitely better shape.

[@thomasharter8161]

You don't know the 404 and the 205 for example?

[@missourhenry5961]

Binge watching hubnut video's now my internet is back working, and thoroughly enjoying every minute...

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hi Ian, great video on this Citroen Visa,don't see them rarely now,this is a tidy example of one.

[@aijlee]

ACE!! I am insanely jealous! My last trip in a visa was to the knackers yard as I was in a pile up on the M6 (not my fault). I had the 1.1 version though. A friend of mine had the 652 (we were both 2CV owners too) and he swore by is as a much more refined 2CV but not as good off road.

[@72Jonkers]

What a nice video. My first car was a Visa 11 RE from 1984. The same dashboard as this one. It was a great car. Greetings from Brummen the Netherlands. 😊😊

[@HooverLux]

The quirkinesses of my 2013 C4 GP is the reason I got it, I love the wiredness off Citroen 🤣

[@terabyte1695]

my auntie had one of these, great memories on the isle of wight running around,this replaces her austin A30,brilliant last few vids, so i bid you great success and we will see you in a future episode .......farewell and ptshooooooo.

[@davidbrown6227]

Great video Ian. I sat my driving test in one of those !! 🚗👍

[@shaunw9270]

I remember seeing the Visa about in the 80's but was totally unaware it was a twin cylinder engine ! Nice to see one in better condition than the ones I remember. Thanks again Ian , it's been an education. 👍

[@sgtgrash]

What a cracking little car, I'm particularly fond of the cute 'Wall-E' style dash 🤖👍

[@richardharibo]

Another great road test Ian to brighten my day!! I've decided to look into the C15 campervan they are great value and give me the escape I'm looking for. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@kimkiriniki9433]

I owned a C15 Romahome Campervan until quite recently. It was marvellous, very comfortable, nice to drive despite the dreadful brakes. Over 50mpg too. I just couldn't keep up with the rampant corrosion.

[@richardharibo]

@@kimkiriniki9433 love to hear more about it. I've seen a few rust free examples x

[@robertngreen6]

What a fantastic little car! Truly a Citroen oddity of the highest degree and even more appealing in all its HubNut base level trim. C'est Magnifique!

[@colini100]

Taking me back to my youth, had a 652cc version of this, the only totally brand new car I've ever owned. Lovely car, great to drive, incredibly economical and totally reliable. also had its predecessor a 2cv of which I would say much the same but also enormous fun to drive!

[@joewilson941]

Absolutely loved this, I've been wanting to experience a twin pot Visa for a long time, basically got most of the feedback I needed from this so cheers Ian! Also worth a mention, I bet it feels somewhat similar to an Ami8 in ways, you look at it and only the wheels look 2cv esque, it sounds like an A-series and when it's light it feels more like an A-series but I still feel like I'm driving something very different! Having an anti roll bar up front makes it feel somewhat more rigid around bends, the whole car feels very rigid in comparison to even a dyane, yet you've still that familiar gear change, although the bit it took me a while to get my head around what felt different about it, on an Ami8 the gear change is under the parcel shelf, rather than above it!

[@jamiejennings3994]

This evoked great memories for my wife whose 1st car was a Visa, exactly the same blue interior as this one. Her 2nd car was a C reg Cavalier L - very Hub Nut!

[@CreRay]

Wow you’re really spoiling us here! If anything could bring me to owning a classic car again, it would be something like this. A car you can still use now and then, heaps of fun and not a money pit. A very good representation of the more modern Citroëns I think, a very smart little car, designed with functionality in mind. One thing you didn’t mention is how cheap these were in its day, much cheaper than say a Polo but also the Panda and Renault 4 were more expensive. It’s closest competitor was perhaps the Panda 30 but that wasn’t available in most countries outside Italy.

[@WWarped1]

Great road test. When it comes to small cars the Visa and AX were wonderful, simple small cars that not only do their job well but make you smile. Shame so few are left today, I can't recall the last AX i saw.

[@howardjones8629]

I remember having one of these as a courtesy car from Rich Dalton whilst my 2cv was in for kingpins. Loved it so much I actually put the 2cv up for sale a few months later with a view to getting one of these, then didn't. Ho hum, the madness of being a teenager.

[@-DC-]

Always enjoyed driving these back in the day character by the bucket 🙂

[@Trevorfoggia]

So nice to see a Visa again. I had a 1.9 C15d van which flew because is was so light. I loved it. And so economical, too.

[@barryshackson4005]

Excellent little cars, great to see one again, sadly not seen one on the road for a long time.

[@kimkiriniki9433]

Perfectly practical set of wheels, funky too, why would anyone want more?

[@tauncfester3022]

Another Sunday and another spectacular HubNut review of a funny little UK spec auto. All is right in the universe.

[@thatcheapguy525]

a car and variant I never got the chance to play with. seems to get down the road well considering its engine. love your channel, its my current obsession

[@TheSoupdragon1968]

I had a visa gti... Best fun car I ever owned bar none.... Love to see a test on one. I bought my sister an 1100 one when she passed her test. Same dash as this one. Her heater could strip paint!!! On mine you could unclip the seats and remove them completely, it was like a very very fast van!!! Point to point very little could keep up. ..

[@SunJetViking]

Love the indicator sound!👍

[@galaxy5801]

Excellent review! What a fun little nipper. I was waiting for a Fusion comment! 😂 I am an owner of one, and let me tell you I absolutely love the thing! Please arrange to drive one! They may not be the nicest thing to look at, but trust me they are brilliant fun reliable machines.

[@LarryBees]

classic twin and mighty load space air cooled heaven 😀😀😀

[@angelicasilberstein3928]

All Citroëns are beautiful . Not all test drivers are fine. You are handsome for above the others . So thanks for testing and teaching a bit more about this Citroën Visa . Handsome car , handsome test driver : you matched it ! Congrats from desde la republica Argentina

[@andrewlindley837]

Just re watched your excellent report on this car simply because it popped up in today's Citroenian. I had a Special back in the 80's but don't think I stand a chance of bagging another now to join my CX , BX and Dyane. Bonkers and brilliant.

[@pdtech4524]

That's the strangest looking dash arrangement I've ever seen! 😁😯😎👍

[@MrCapri78]

Bought a 2 year old visa in blue 1985. Great little car, comfortable fun to drive and reliable. Got a cortina after a few years but really missed the visa.

[@jackconvex9524]

Such an aesthetically pleasing little car

[@TwinTowerTwo]

I love the Visa, they are very sweet with tidy styling and the dashboard is amazing, I would cherish one of these.

[@TheHorsebox2]

That is a lovely Visa that should be cherished. Had a black one many years ago. Oddly, I've still got a windscreen for one, which must be a rarity in itself. It had a tired engine, and I went the opposite route and fitted a 2CV unit. The extra 50cc of the Visa engine was noticeable in it's absence! Another great video. It's like a living car magazine.

[@beetle2112]

I had a brown Spècial as my first car, on a X. But mine had a rear parcel shelf. I loved it and the memories have come flooding back.. I’m off to eBay now. Cheers.

[@qcope]

14:40 Is the junction where my e36 had a flat and I spent a good half an hour, trying to undo wheel nuts that had been tightened, perhaps to the right torque, but beyond my capability with the standard wrench. Of no consequence to anyone but always a delight to see familiar roads in your videos!

[@frothe42]

Envious once again! A remarkable vehicle! Love the size, and the sound of the engine is enjoyable! Of course, here in the US, we only drive BIG vehicles, something that generations never seem to learn. I like small vehicles very much, especially if it just yourself, no family like myself. I like the quirkiness as well.

I had no idea these came with essentially a 2CV motor! I remember my neighbour had a Visa diesel from brand new (after a succession of 2CVs, his dad had several DS and Palace models) and had it from the mid 80s until the mid to late 90s... always liked the way it sounded! That mad multi function 'stalk' is sublime... I forgot they had that!

[@alectraproject]

My Gast is flabbered. Quirks and perks a plenty. The dash is just an 80s mind trip. Thank you for this HN

[@WhosAGoodDogue]

I like the fact that Citroën fitted a little drum machine for the indicator sound. I could really get into that beat, Man.

[@WouterBregman]

What an amazingly well preserved Visa. I love it! And I totally agree with you on self-cancelling indicators: they are horrible.

[@zola561]

Great car the gti is the one to go for absolutely rapid . The dashboard is a work of art Dan Dare would appreciate great in depth report as usual ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@mb280sl7]

Single wiper and surprise of all surprises no TRIANGLE OF DOOM! Great video.

[@Scodiddly]

Love that crazy steering wheel and control cluster, totally different. That and the spare on top of the engine sort of slightly reminds me of the 1980 Subaru GL I used to own.

[@E15tony]

CAR magazine loved these and I seem to remember it often appeared in their best cars of the year round up.

[@dutchcitroen2cv]

i had an 4 cilinder leader model , great cars fun to drive!

[@Bernardsam64]

Good vidéo. In Belgium, Citroen solded a lot of Visa. The 652cc aircooled flat twin was the "all purpose engine", it was also on Diane 6 and Ami 8.

[@EnidAgnusDei]

Another car I had forgotten about, and to be fair, they are rather nice, love the dashboard.

[@garyhardwick8489]

Shades of Dads' BX in that instrument panel. He would regularly leave the indicators on! A friends' mum had one to his undying shame,he would cringe if she picked him up from scouts in it ! As usual,a nice video,thanks for sharing.

[@davebuts1921]

Years ago, A mate had a Visa GTI, OMG that was a quick little car, very underrated hot hatch.

[@69Phuket]

Gimme it...NOW! ;P

[@lmm]

Aah that dash is truly bonkers and amazing!

[@johnwaga3702]

My very first brand new car. My previous one was a Renault 4. The Visa’s engine was so small that it certainly helped me to learn to drive better. It was a brilliant car and would do 80mph on the motorway all day. Incredibly comfortable as well. I loved it.

[@edainsworth6304]

I'd love to see a blanking plugs ahoy! T-shirt to compliment the triangle of doom! As always your content is spectacularly average, the best kind of spectacular! Keep up the good work!

[@machiningbasics1729]

I love the pleb spec cars with all the blanking plugs. What a hub nut car

[@plym1969]

Ian's Citroen brochure video 17th February 2021 brought me here. I'm glad it did. 😁

[@yves-mariesellin6026]

Merci ! Ça fait plaisir de voir cette voiture 😊

[@HubNut]

De rien! Merci.

[@CoreyDeWalt]

I'd love to have one of these! Gorgeous!

[@clarkkent2913]

Grown up with a 2CV4 as my first car and lived on with Beetle, Renault 4 and Golf I love the videos with these old basic cars (have a look at the trunk of this Visa - imagine that today!). That was the time when you were happy to have anything with a motor (and it was YOUR OWN). And today it always makes me happy to have a car with heated leather seats, automatic and ac... Even when it is an old Benz.