Driving The Citroën 2CV - 29 Horsepower of Pure French Fun! (POV Binaural Audio)

[@TedwardDrives]

What strange vehicles would you like to see on the channel?

[@Triplez43]

Any fiat abarth or maybe a Citroen ds honestly anything French is strange

[@Derek_T]

Subaru Brat with the rear facing seats.

[@Teddingtin]

More Kei cars, I love seeing those things on our big American roads.

[@stephen300o6]

x1/9 perhaps, or a smart roadster

[@enpakeksi765]

One of those German Messerschmitt microcars from the 1950s would be an unforgettable experience, guaranteed!

[@HotdogNoire]

Honestly prefer watching tedward drive these types of cars rather than super cars/classic sports cars

[@starsaber2002]

I agree with u but i like all his content though

[@AzmiMaulanaHamdani]

why

[@Dongzzzzzz]

@@AzmiMaulanaHamdani it's quirky and attainable

[@elsciocco4360]

I have a 2cv it's the funiest thing to drive daily

[@amer2007eg]

Same here

[@newtonwhatevs]

That engine sound completely bypasses my brain and goes straight to my heart.

[@Kamagel007]

Diana is legendary

[@na3044]

True, it just sounds nice.

[@stevenlagoe7808]

I have butterflies in my stomach listening to the 2CV. It brings back so many happy memories of when I had mine. I called him 'Stanley'. Unfortunately, someone smashed into the front of him and he was beyond repair. 😒

[@moussochocolat779]

❤ my Peugeot 306 16v did the same music when 2 cylenders shut down because of ignition coil breakdown😂 Cheers from France ❤

[@Ulwam.]

@@moussochocolat779 ce tueur ptdr

[@joshbacon8241]

Proof that you don’t need eleventy-bajillion horsepower to have huge amounts of fun behind the wheel!

[@Nooziterp1]

Exactly. Cars like this are a different sort of fun.

[@georgemorley1029]

Tell me about it. Twelvety bajillion is where the real fun is at.

[@williamsporing1500]

If you think you need 1000 horsepower to have fun, go drive a go kart. Way more fun than a corvette lol

[@blairewen3867]

cringe

[@riversider681]

Ditto. I'm 71 yo, owned plenty of cars and the most fun I had driving was during college years , drove a VW 59 VW Bug. Just for fun I'd see how much of my errand I could drive without touching the clutch pedal. shift up, shift down, no clutch. FUN. BTW had not gas guage either. you drove til the engine starved and quit then flipped a lever on the firewall for about an extra 3 qt. of gas. All that while still rolling in traffic. You got pretty fast at that little trick. I've owned a couple sports cars too but the bug was still more fun.

[@jaex9617]

You are a hundred times happier than anyone I have ever seen driving any sort of high-performance exotic on the public roads.

[@MarcusVinicius116]

As a frenchman I'm so proud of our national little duck car. It was my first car and I confirm it is really comfy and pleasant to drive, and the handling is very good due to the low gravity centre. It's very reliable too. Unfortunatelly subject to rust especially the floor.

[@zwingz8633]

Hahaha j’aurais réellement aimé être dans cette époque où l’on pouvais trouver des 2cv pour pas cher! Mais bon les temps changent et heureusement cette époque à de belles petites voitures pour se faire la main.

[@SkidMako]

Quel dommage que nos chères bagnoles ne se vendent pas aux USA... Je suis sûr que leur aspect exotique donnerait envie...

[@fredpinczuk7352]

@@SkidMako Il ont vendus c'est paquet de merde au USA. Ce modèle qu'il conduit a était importe de l'usine en 1985~86. On les trouves ici a Los Angeles, de la même couleur.

[@sebastiena.6792]

Paquet de merde ?! J ai mal lu ?

[@SkidMako]

@@fredpinczuk7352 Paquet de merde ?

[@erpece]

My wife and I are Dutch and we had one in the 80's when we were students. Back then it was already quirky, but most people loved it for being super simple, out dated and unique... Very popular with students because they were dirt cheap to buy and run. The entire car could be taken apart and assembled again with three simple tools.

[@arkeys74]

My mechanic has a 2cv, and I’ve borrowed it a couple of times while my own Citroën was in for service. So much fun to drive and the dashboard shifter is very intuitive after only a few minutes of driving 😃👍👍

[@TedwardDrives]

I was intimidated by it for months before driving it... Then it was easy and fun. I felt so dumb lol

[@marcel_2cv]

I wear the shifting scheme as a tattoo. :-)

[@arkeys74]

@@marcel_2cv - I can’t match that, but I do have a t-shirt with the shift pattern printed on the front 😃

[@HerrSchmitti]

Which Citroën do you have?

[@arkeys74]

@@HerrSchmitti a Citroën Xantia, so not quite a new one either 😃👍

[@marcaurele3027]

My mother's car in the late 70's !!!. I remember driving it to the Pyrénées mountains, where even in the winter I could drive it on snow or ice, passing all the other cars miserably stranded on the side of the road. One of my friends even took his from the south of France to the Artic Circle in Finland without a single problem. Great little car with that unmistakable engine sound which brings me forty years back. I miss it a lot. Thanks for this great video, and for giving your 2CV (your version was called 2CV "Charleston") a second life.

[@Ragnar8504]

When I was a kid these cars were already amazingly anachronistic but still all over the place and they definitely have a special place in my heart! The red and black is the most beautiful of the three Charleston paint schemes if you ask me, although yellow and black is nice too.

[@hg2.]

The 2CV is to cars what BREAD is food -- it is the baseline. Let's get it back into production and make it one of the world's transportation options.

[@olivierserradell9784]

It was my first car during 4 years exactly the same colors (rouge delage et noire) , this car was so simple and so fun.... Une autre époque et un vrai mythe in France... Merci pour cette vidéo !

[@cachoveuthey6945]

esa máquina es 3CV .

[@thornil2231]

Citroen specialized in completely revolutionary cars: the 2cv, the Traction-avant, the DS. All of them became legends.

[@2487Greg]

N'oublies pas la Citroën SM !!!

[@BielerRestauraciones]

@@2487Greg También el CX y el GS. (primer comentario en inglés, segundo en francés, el tercero debía ser en español, jajaja)

[@Wig4]

Not to forget the H (just H..) , the legendary hyper-light van with the bigger inside then outside properties :-)

[@drefhill]

see how many times Citroën won the WRC world championship.

[@flomig2464]

renault clio 1,8 16s /williams 2.0 16s could be so much fun to test old lightweight coffin ! Citroën est tellement bon sur plein de sujet mais le confort !!!!!!!

[@nicolascarles7740]

Maybe one of the cutest cars ever made. We used to drive one of these with my family in the early nineties, here in Argentina. It was from 1976. Every ride on that car was a unique experience. You brought me lots of memories!! Thanks man!!

[@phantombreaker1731]

Don't forget the Fiat 600

[@agusc8243]

Yo sabia que me iba a encontrar un argentino aca jajaj yo manejo un 3cv 1975 buenisimo auto re divertido de manejar y lo mejor? Que ahora con el calor le abro el techo y listo aire acondicionado gratiss

[@jeeperpitufo]

Yo soy uruguayo, y mi primer auto fué un 3 CV de 1978, en 1984. En 2015 volví a tener uno nuevamente, jaja!!!

[@herejust4cars723]

@@agusc8243 De chico lo odiaba, pero éstos últimos años estuve queriendo uno, lástima que no paran de subir de precio! Autazo!

[@maxinnn1]

@@herejust4cars723 pasa que ya son considerados clasicos y en buen estado quedan pocos

[@stephenberry8658]

Just had a Burton Big Bore 652cc engine plus Power Tube installed in my 1990 Charleston in Australia. Engine, new clutch, new rear brakes, LED tail lights imported from Holland. No more slowing down on hills. I have owned mine for 33 years and 185,000 miles from new. Joyous motoring. Owned 2CV6s for 45 years.

[@nburrell8797]

My first car - absolutely loved it! So comfortable for even a long journey (London - Geneva 3 times) Kept up with motorway traffic fine - especially with a bit of slip-streaming!

[@N.i.l]

This unique sound, this feel, you can not be unhappy when driving this car. It is so unique and well loved. It was my first car, and my most beloved car.

[@diffypoo]

Congrats on getting some sponsorship Ted! Definitely would love to see more strange ancient euro stuff, we really made some amazing stuff back in the day.

[@TedwardDrives]

Thanks! This month I took on a couple sponsors which is really exciting, but I'm doing my best to not let it interfere with the content. The videos are king.

[@diffypoo]

@@TedwardDrives You manage to fit the sponsored bits in clean and well so think you're doing a great job of it man! If you're ever in the UK and want to film a Rover 75 Touring cdti lmk would love to see you review it haha

[@blacksquirrel4008]

Caught a ride in one from Patras to Corinth in Greece in 1974 and fell in love with them. The seat was a very comfortable cloth sling and, if you wanted to, you could take it out for picnics.

[@rv9990]

Drove an 2CV 6 months ago for my 22nd birthday. It was such a cool experience. I can recommend it to everybody to drive some old car, it makes you appreciate the simple things in normal cars way more!

[@Guidoqq]

Due to the totally different traffic situation in France there are some good reasons, why they made the dog leg shift: 1. if the 2CV sticks on a muddy road, you can change between 1st an reverse quickly and swing the car out of the mud. 2. they have lots of windy roads, narrow cities and villages and nearly no stoplight crossings but lots of roundabouts. So most of the time you need only second and third gear for driving. Because of this it makes sense and is much easier to drive having second and third gear in one line. All these roundabouts are the reason why the indicator does not shift off automatically. Because in a roundabout it always shifts in a wrong moment ;)

[@deheerKelder]

Man, I’ve watched this video for at least 20 times! Always been very fond of the 2CV and even did a presentation about cars, standing in a 2cv, in school when I was like 9 years old. This video made me fulfill a wish of mine to own one myself, so I’ve bought the exact same car as this one last week. Many thanks again for this video!!!

[@pragueuprising560]

Watching you drive the 2CV I can’t really help but smile.

[@geraldwagner8739]

The offroad qualities of the 2CV are astonishing. It's unbelievable how it goes through mud and sand without getting stuck.

[@fordcorsair]

So much more to them than you showed - side window operation, roof opening positions, headlamp height adjustment, ventilation slat, removable seats, bolt-on panels and bumoers... all made for a simple but fantastic car!

[@cadriver2570]

That steering wheel design is amazing. The whole interior really. I'm more impressed with this than all the crappy plastic in new interiors (looking at your Mercedes).

[@RennieAsh]

They have something similar in the newer C series with the fixed centre wheel. But in terms of being a ring with no obstructions, that old design is nice

[@therotiv4]

Apuesto a que prohibieron que Solo tuviera un sostén en el volante y que ahora por norma tenga 3 😅

[@user_7234]

there is literally 0 interior in the car what are you talking about 😂

[@kuutti121]

I believe it was designed by Panhard to be fitted to Dyane which was meant to replace 2CV but didn't really. Notice there's no Citroen logo or the double chevron. Not all 2CV6 models have that but a different two spoke design. I believe the original idea of the single spoke wheel was that in the event of head on crash the steering wheel would bend away from you. That's why the spoke pointed away from you when straight ahead. Maybe this was positioned like this from factory or not.

[@ThePseudoDionysius]

As students we drove one of these in the late 60's from Belgium through France and Spain and back - three of us and eventually we picked up a fourth. On climbing some relatively steep hills in France two of us got out and at that a horse cart passed us on the way up. We all absolutely loved this car. No one who hasn't been in one can imagine how comfortable the ride was. You did a lot of bouncing up and down but it was never harsh. Maybe we were in the 12-13 hp range - don't know. But if we were fortunate we could go down hill up to 70-80 kph. I'd love to have one today.

[@Wig4]

And, never forget : it's impossible to get stuck with "overboiling" water, like it's happening in even the most expensive cars (which I see most often on the emergency sider of the motorway... lol ... hood open and steaming). An air cooled engine "just goes on forever". 🙂

[@andreyavramov9326]

engine still can overheat though

[@Wig4]

@@andreyavramov9326 You will need to be an "expert-rough driver" to ever get at that point.... lol

[@mikecuell8091]

Ok I om

[@mikecuell8091]

@@Wig4 omega

[@kegankelly3073]

That Citroen car book on the passenger floorboard is a perfect touch.

[@lazaromartinez4097]

My gramps had one of these, it was amazing. The Renault 4 is amazing as well.

[@dakotahrickard]

I love the excitement over every car. From EVs to track cars to this ... I don't know what to call this loveable thing, but the genuine appreciation for driving is a treat to watch.

[@Shadowhawk176]

I've always admired the Citroën, both the 2CV-series and the cx2000-series. I saw many Citroën in Holland, very rarely in the US, but am always happy to see them when I do. Thank you for taking us for a cruise and for the great point of view from the inside.

[@klaspeppar5619]

“Let’s see if i can get out of it.. sh*t” - Tedward 2021 okt 22.

[@XBBBBBXx]

litterally all the people i know trying to get out of the back of a 2cv for the first time. its even meaner when the little plastic ledge breaks off and you cant even see there there is a moving part there

[@jmbpinto73]

@@XBBBBBXx several French old cars had door latches hidden or placed at odd locations. They figured it out in the mid 80's.

[@Nooziterp1]

Getting out of a Dyane (more modern-looking 2CV derivative) is even trickier. The door handles are hidden away out of sight under the top of the door trims. I used to have one and one of my favourite pastimes was sitting someone in it and seeing how long it took them to work out how to get out again. But I always used to show passengers where the door handles were in case I crashed and the car burst into flames. Not so funny then!

[@Tango_Alpha_Charlie]

My dad used to drive one, when he lived in France. I enjoyed seeing this video! :-)

[@danieleregoli812]

Is it just me who gets a real kick by seeing you Ted driving these sweet old things, AND enjoying it, even more so than when on a 400hp beast?!

[@atempo206]

In highschool one of my mates had a newer but very similar one Diane.And we were driving around in summer ,roof down, weed,just pure fun. I will never forget that.Now 30 years later I realised that was true Freedom.

[@turdferguson5108]

Had one years ago and simply loved it. Never had any real issues with it apart from the heater. As standard it comes with two settings...... cold and ice cold.👍😎

[@peterdemkiw3280]

You can get a tepid upgrade for the heater, and added with a blanket over the knees and a nice hat you can keep your body temperature above what could be considered dangerous.

[@patriciosilva1969]

I rode as a child in several 2CVs my parents owned in the 60s, and then drove a few I could get a hold of in the 70s. Still some can still be seen in my city (Santiago, Chile) but mostly in club rides or vintage shows. A fun and extraordinary vehicle, which opposed twin cylinder soundtrack captured nicely in this video brings so much sweet memories back. Thanks

[@edalder2000]

Ahh The Deux Chevaux!! When I was in school 35 years ago, a teacher had one of these cars. The 2CV is a simple car with so much character and soul. So much more than the sum of any parts. The 2CV just makes you smile. Doug DeMuro would be going on about quirks and features for days!!

[@Nooziterp1]

Funny you should say that. I used to have one, and I was stopped by the police because I had a tail light out. The officer thought I was a teacher. They had an image as a car driven by people like teachers.

[@MarcusVinicius116]

Sttange Doug didn't review that little odd french car yet.

[@martinmcdonald4207]

Those quirky French....Says Doug DeMuro!

[@Standplaats_Krakow]

My uncle used to have one of these, and he'd take speedbumps at full speed, no problem.

[@Jortio]

I remember school swimming parties in the 80's, having a friend's parent show up with a 2CV and already 6 kids in it (2 in the passenger seat, 4 in the back seat) with the inviting gesture and a "hop in!" call for a 30 mins drive to the swimming pool. Yeah... totally safe.... I remember all the sounds and quirks of these cars while watching this. Even back then they had their own appeal for already being different and obviously dated. But it was the character and their incredibly low prices that kept them popular in Europe. One of the running jokes was that you could take them apart with a single flat head screwdriver, which wasn't too far from the truth. The other was that if you took a typical European roundabout fast enough, you could touch the pavement with your hand outside the window, with the car just short from tipping over. That benefit of them being cheap fell apart when prices started to skyrocket with good ones becoming more and more rare and hand in hand with that the availability of spare parts, which was one of its strengths in earlier days. Combine that with an increased interest in classical character cars in general and you have an investment object. If only there were still more around, or I would be a proud owner of one myself. Just for the fun of driving it. Having moved to California a few years ago, I do get a real kick out of those rare sightings of these fun Frenchies. I could have been that runner giving the thumbs up...

[@marcel_2cv]

2cv-drivers would say: It was safe. A 2cv is so slow, it has not even arrived when an accident happens. :-D I prefer to not crash it anyway. ;-)

[@XBBBBBXx]

@@marcel_2cv oye! i know that one! also dont forget about people cant stop talking about the fact that you cant tip over the 2cv on flat ground.

[@daveybernard1056]

This was fun to see. Thanks for taking us along.

[@cheddarshredder2761]

I love the fact that you share not only the driving experience but also the history of the car in these videos

[@KingPurcival]

A woman I'm talking to was telling me her family used to go camping in one of these and when she explained the gear shift I HAD to see lol

[@frozenpete788]

Ahah so nice, French dude tip on a 2cv, if the little retainers for the flap window are worn, watch your fingers when closing the door. It's the automatic closing window (on your fingers) feature. That engine noise is so unique, lots of memories from childhood

[@XBBBBBXx]

you dont even need the little flaps on top. if you are going fast enougth the window will stay open all by itself

[@leneanderthalien]

The windows fall down only on older 2cv's with rubber locks, the last years was a fitted with a efficient and very simple lock

[@XBBBBBXx]

@@leneanderthalien even the plastic ones with the little wire wear out after 20 years

[@bishopworks3203]

I love slow manual cars. My grandma owns a 1983 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia with the 1.9L Water-cooled H4 making a muscular 80 HP paired to the 4 speed manual with just 62,000 miles. It's slow as hell, reaching 60 in over 25 seconds but it's just a blast to drive around the scenic Massachusetts roads.

[@zendog57]

I loved the enthusiasm of this driver. His excitement made me smile.

[@phila2999]

don't go slow on speed bumpers, it's a Citroën ! 😃 I love 2cv, my dad had one, my wife's dad still has one (same model as the one in your video) ; iconic french car !

[@Joel_Junior_cantor]

Its interesting how citroen is famous for reliability on europe but in Brazil they famous for being the most unreliable things, and peugeot too, vws and 90s-00s opels are loved here tho

[@thebestever333]

@@Joel_Junior_cantor Citroen is not famous for reliability in Europe, it's just not that hard to fix and it has very comfortable suspension.

[@ZGcentaur]

1977....my first car 2CV and Adidas "Universal"...best period of my life...legends...

[@Huineng10]

I drove these cars for years. You're right, they re a joy to drive. The trick is to keep the revs up and don't slow down for the bends. That suspension is brilliant. They'll do 70 MPH all day lomg. (75 down a hill.) My only complaint - the windscreen fogs up in wet weather. That aside, the most fun I ever had in motor cars.

[@FADn12641]

I drove a 2CV6 Special for 2 years when I lived in CH in the early nineties. It was such an easy car to work on, having no mechanical experience, I was easily able to replace the entire exhaust system(we used a friends' tow motor to lift the car). I loved and hated that car, but it was a lot of fun to drive. I really enjoyed inconveniencing bmw drivers(they're r-souls in Europe too) as I could only ascend the mountains in 2nd gear.

[@sulefff]

I love the raw driving experience old cars give and noises they make.

[@mabm4310]

we used to have a red 2cv as the family car when i was growing up. it was basically a tent.

[@ShaiyanHossain]

i just love how simple yet brilliant the engineering behind this is

[@northerngannetproject3147]

Flat two air cooled... the sound is near the classic 911 🙂

[@peterdemkiw3280]

The doors, if you remove the door stop straps and open them fully can simply slide up and off, all four of them. The trunk lid and hood also slide off. The fenders unbolt with a single bolt using the wheel wrench. You can also use the wheel wrench to hand start the engine if you have a flat battery. The seats, all three, unclip and come out so you can sit on them out of the car, also the trunk lid can be propped open to be used as a table and with the seats you can all sit round for a meal.. the perfect picnic car.

[@joshuatendoornkaat7401]

I'm dutch and bought an old Dyane (a very slightly fancier version of the 2cv) a few years ago when i was 17. I've driven this thing tens of thousands of kilometers, and it's never let me down. And the beauty of it is its simplicity. When i bought it, i had never worked on anything more complicated than a bicycle. But because the car was designed with home-repairs in mind, i could very intuitively learn to work on it with almost no former knowledge at all. Everything is so simple and so easy to work on. The most joyful car to drive in the world. like you said, It truly is a little friend.

[@tomjoad1363]

Thank you ! Being a frenchman myself, this Charleston edition in burgundy is my favorite followed by the Grey/light grey Charleston edition. I've never owned one but I drive a '03 Chevy Tahoe. Go Figure. XD Thanks for this POV video I fell liek I was driving it. The engine purring nicely in the background is a joy to hear. Thanks again.

[@TedwardDrives]

Thanks for watching Tom!

[@roelslegers2688]

I'm from Belgian, these cares are legends in Europe. This exact car (same engine and color scheme too) was the very first (second hand) car of my oldest brother, must have been around 1981.

[@CasioMaker]

Ah, the 2CV or as we knew it in Chile, a "Citroneta". My parents had one back in the day and used it pretty much for everything... moving parcels, family trips, market runs, etc.

[@francisquito4590]

en españa es el "dos caballos", y el Citroen 4L es el "cuatro latas", todavía se pueden ver bastantes, sobretodo dos caballos

[@TomBoy2502]

My old teacher also owns a 2CV in the same color as yours, And the mortor sound give me goosebumps

[@ianashton886]

Had a couple of 2 CV’s and a Dyane 6 when I was young. Very cheap to run, comfortable and great fun to drive. Always liked the roll back roof which was great in the summer and didn’t leak. Great little cars !

[@martinmcdonald4207]

The Dyane usually came in green.

[@ianashton886]

@@martinmcdonald4207 Mine was a light beige, never saw a green one in U.K. that I can remember. Just found a pic on the Internet though and it looks great. One of my 2CVs was in this green, my wife called it Kermit.

[@neriozulberti1492]

I’ve started to drive on a orange Dyane 😄

[@terrytezzbigtel]

I used to do 75 mph in mine on the motorways from London to Suffolk. I moved house a couple of times and packed mine full and poking stuff out of the roof. Used to drive it foot 🦶 flat to the floor most of the time 😅

[@Derek_T]

Looks like Bugatti took some styling cues from this car. That “C” shape on the doors is just like the Chiron.

[@jean-charlesweyland129]

You've got it wrong, Bugatti had that paint scheme since the early 30's (Type55, Royale, Type46...etc).

[@jozg44]

The 2CV Charleston was painted to deliberately evoke the Art Deco paint schemes on 1930s Bugattis. Same colours as well - maroon/black, yellow/black, grey/black.

[@thierryminet9682]

I was a kid back in Europe my sister owned one in the early 70's then my brother bought a Citroën Diane 6 which was the equivalent of the 2CV but squared lines instead of round ones and a little bit more "luxurious" it came with a 8 pistes deck player my dad owned a Citroën GS in the early 80's too :D

[@johnwaga3702]

I love this car and the ride is exceptional! My very first car 40-odd years ago was a Renault 4 and my dad had a Citroen GS. I drove lots of Citroen’s including the 2CV, Ami and Dyane and I loved all Citroens when they were still an innovative car company. Sadly they no longer are.

[@stephenberry8658]

As you say.. An Absolute Hoot.. More Smiles per Mile.. After 2 new 2CV6 Charlestons in 1982 & 1990 and 300,000 big grin miles I will give you a couple of hints.. Accelerate as hard as you can for speed humps. My record is 60mph.. Rev the engine more.. Your tacho is your ear drums.. Top speed on freeway is 72 mph. Cruise is 60 to 65 mph. You can tell a mad 2CV Driver by gravel rash on the elbows from mad cornering... Enjoy scaring the pants off other drivers with mind blowing roll angles as you overtake them on downhill corners. Yippee..

[@TDCflyer]

I had two of those consecutively in my youth, much older ones than the "charleston" type you feature here, and I really loved them. One thing you should know: When you drive that thing hard, turning the steering wheel in haste with all your might, you may accidentally slice open your fingers on the ledge of the vent below your windscreen...

[@henryrollins9177]

Damn! You brought those cuts to my mind...! 😬😬😬 Happened to me a couple of times...nasty cuts!

[@jacasan2000]

Too many memories , 2cv , 3cv, Diane 6 , and Amy 8 club .. best car ever !!

[@cosmo550]

It's something so special when driving an old car or motorbike people wave and smile or give a thumb's up 😊

[@WouterBregman]

Great video, great car! But never ever slow down for speed bumps! These cars are fantastic to drive over speed bumps.

[@bluebear6570]

I had one of those in my collge years. Loved it. Downhill, it´went up to 80mph!

[@TheGearr]

I remember this car from James Bond movie: "For your eyes only" and it was very bizzare when Bond runs away with girl and the Mercedes was chasing him and he did it. But this chase was very fun and shows abilities of this car while Bond drives around fields and mountain roads.

[@Nooziterp1]

The 2CV in the movie had a 1220cc engine from the Citroen GS.

[@vasilip]

The chasing cars were Peugeot 504.

[@WorivpuqloDMogh]

I have driven this exact one and its super fun. Only we added a conical air filter and the thing keeps on going. Such a fun little car to own

[@christopherlyon4946]

Thanks for this brilliant video. I live in rural France (but only for the last few years), and there are still quite a number of 2cvs around, but they have become rarer, and much more expensive to buy. I owned 2 when I lived in the UK, and I absolutely loved them, however there were a few drawbacks. The design is awesome, and the engine was built from first class steel, and, as you said, it is very reliable. In the past they advertised in the UK that their cruising speed was 70mph - around 113 kph - and on a well surfaced highway that felt just fine. 30 years ago I used to run regularly on British on motorways at 70mph, which felt fine, but the noise was intense. I would not drive a 2cv on any motorway now because traffic speeds are so much faster these days. My top speed was 90mph, going on a long downhill with the wind behind me on my way from Glasgow to Edinburgh. But at that speed the suspension reacted powerfully to every tiny crack in the road surface, and the steering felt slightly unstable, so I slowed down. Wind resistance make a huge difference to speed, but my car would run in all weathers, if had I managed to start it (get electronic ignition, or change your spark plug leads every year - and make sure you have a spare coil on board). The design of the car is wonderful, but the build quality - especially of later models - was less good: rust was always a big problem. Having said all that, I'm hoping to buy another example sometime within the next 2 years when funds permit. It won't just be for fun, but also as an investment: good, well restored examples don't lose their value. Nothing beats this car for sheer joy, and you captured that so well in this video. (A special thanks for getting the Haynes manual in the video frame :) ) Thanks for being such an enthusiast!

[@christopherlyon4946]

I should add that I just love that "sewing machine" sound of a 2cv moving off...

[@elzarbiman9657]

with this car you can go wherever you want. Mountains, snow, dersert nothing can stop it. Very easy to repair.In France the price of this car is more and more expensive it is incredible. A very sympathetic car that makes laugh all the people.

[@rollingtroll]

The 2cv is a gem. Safety may be an afterthought but they are great fun to drive, super comfortable and dead reliable. If it wasn't for rust it'd be the perfect car :D.

[@camembertdalembert6323]

my dad had one in the beginning of the 80' when I was young. He also had 6 children and was able to carry everyone at school every morning.

[@dayfree2485]

We drove a mountain pass in Switzerland with a 2cv. Got an applause when we arrived at the top of the pass. People heard the engine sound from miles for every hairpin bend we had to take. Shift back to one, make max rotations and off we went.

[@jimfonzie2887]

I can confirm that a 2cv in the mountains is not easy ;) Go skying several times in the Pyrenees when i was student, easy in the snow (even with regular tires) but noisy in the passes. i miss her today.

[@allegromoderato7404]

The most simple, genius car engeeniring to transport people in a devasted country. I had a 2cv 35 years ago, travelled across every parts of France in a confort I never found in modern cars.. Conceived before WW2.

[@raverboyloki]

I remember on a trip to Europe with my grandmother I was just as excited to take a photo one of these (same paint job even) as I was to take a picture of a Ferrari 348 GTB. And sure, it only has 29 HP but it was as much as a aluminum trash can, has a fun responsive suspension so doing 30 must feel like you are doing 80. I remember reading that the design of the car was so farmers could use it in the field in the morning and take a basket of eggs and possibly a goat to the market in the afternoon. The original interior was designed to be disassembled if you took it on a picnic with your family to give you seating.

[@jdnrotterdam2150]

In the 70s and beginning of the 80s you saw this car everywhere here in holland. Nest to the vw Beetle. The Daf ( dutch car). Opel Kadett.. and ford escort.. those were the cars here. And complete families drove in those machines. Even on vacations

[@martinbladowski1312]

It's crazy that whole familys took these on summer vacations

[@danielmuehlbachler8019]

Tons of european familys still go on vacation in their Volkswagen Golfs so it's actually not that crazy, especially when you consider that back then people didn't used to have as much stuff as we have nowadays...

[@Roger_Ramjet]

It's crazier that people drop their one child off at the school across from my house in their bloated Escalades etc

[@giovanniiurilli6667]

@@Roger_Ramjet yeah

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

@@Roger_Ramjet if you assume that's there's only child

[@XBBBBBXx]

i did that, quite alot in my childhood. cozyest rear seats in any car

[@toshineon]

One of my teachers in my early teens had one of these, he gave me a ride home from school with it a few times.

[@J0HN_D03]

*WOW I love to see a 2CV in USA!!! That car is really fun!!* 😇👍

[@sava3786]

my ex girlfriends dad had one and used to let me drive it form time to time, it was the most enjoyable experience in a car i ever had honestly

[@f.d.robben159]

back in the days, my friend owned a 2CV. It was fun, but my first car had to be faster, so I bought a Renault 4 with overwhelming 34HP. It also got the walking stick gear shifter. good old days....( as long you don't hit anything ) Greetings from Germany ;-)

[@briangilbert4642]

My husband used to have one of these, at the supermarket one day it caught fire under the bonnet, he got out and extinguished the flames with his jacket, left it for 30 minutes to cool down, jumped in started it up and drove home. He loved his 2cv.

[@corona407]

Sounds surprisingly good for an old 2 cylinder!

[@jochem1986]

Carbs will do that!

[@XBBBBBXx]

@@jochem1986 its a modifyed bmw mororcyle engine, and they sound amazing. i get woken up by one every morning when my dad takes our 2cv to work. sounds way more powerful then it acutally is

[@leneanderthalien]

@@XBBBBBXx no, the 2cv engine is not a modified BMW engine (and very different), but some prototypes was tested by Citroën with a BMW motorcycle engine...But on race 2cv's it's common to use BMW motorcycle engines up to 120hp...with the original gearbox!

[@saywhat664]

My neighbor (back in late 90s) had one as her grocery getter, it was well used but maintained very well. I thought it was very neat, as old lady owner she was.

[@yungboicontigo9278]

One day Daddy Doug is going to say: “This…is a Citroen 2CV, and it is one of the longest running and iconic vehicles ever made, and today, I’m going to review it”

[@richardwangster4770]

"daddy doug?" come on man

[@MrAckers75]

Worked at a Citroen specialist for 10 years and I love these. They brake very well due to the inboard brakes but could be a pain to replace. Buying a 2cv now is big money but I would sell my kidney for one now

[@ChatNick]

I had 3 of them, (71' 74' and Charlston from 87' ) the most loved car in my life.

[@devroombagchus7460]

Thanks, I enjoyed your video. Memories came back. By the way, the transmission pattern is just like old manual 3 speed American cars. The 2 CV had an overdrive added, often called 4. In the manual, you will see that the ratio of "4" is clearly an overdrive.Wait till you drive the 2CV in winter. Driving is probably much better and easier than with other cars, but even with the heater hoses attached properly, heating is hardly noticeable and rev dependent. I quickly traded mine in for a Renault 4, with a tiny water-cooled engine and a heater fan. Also the world's first hatchback. Try to find one for a future video.

[@antonioliguori9906]

La 2CV è fantastica e nella sua semplicità non fa rimpiangere la mancanza di tutti quei dispositivi elettronici presenti sulle auto moderne, anzi su quest'auto tablet , infotainment, sensori e telecamere sarebbero fuori luogo. La 2CV è perfetta così!!!!!@

[@Dax893]

I love this! When you said, 'Annnnd this is top gear', I had to stop myself from saying No wonder French people are always late. But in all seriousness, this is a lovely car with a beautiful presentation.

[@joewyatt2407]

The Charleston version was around here in the UK for a number of years. I think sales finished 1990 here!! My brother in law had one, perfect for buzzing around South Coast England!

[@dasexyduck330]

Im new to driving, so watching u drive cars is just so satisfying for me :) keep up the good work love ur vids

[@TedwardDrives]

Thank you!!

[@wowat]

I owned two types of 2CV from the early 80s up to the late 90s. The second one was the same as in the video (2CV-Charleston), but instead of red/black the dark/light grey version. I used it for many long time journeys to Greece, Corsica, Italy, Sicily and so on. Also here in Austria very popular among students and young people as an affordable vehicle for fun, living freedom and the easy moments of life.

[@garethonthetube]

I drove an ex Belgian Post office version with the 421cc engine. It wasn't too fast. Basically the speed was determined by what gear you were in. The accelerator was either foot to the floor (to maintain speed) or off (stopping)

[@D-Imagine]

You brought me so much memories with this car, I grew up surrounded by these type of cars, including the Renault 4l, 4s, Citroen AMI 8, etc., my first car on my teens was 1956 Citroen 2CV square, made in Chile, probably had 12 HP and a centrifugal clutch, amazing thing. Thank you

[@shiftintohigh5564]

Last thing I thought I would see today. You nailed the review! Great observations. We should have driven down some steps or something?

[@DavidfromBA]

I remember seeing 2CV in my native France, and the Charleston was always my favorite model. One of my backburner dreams/projects would be to own one. Maybe someday. I was impressed with how quickly it reached speeds of 60 to 70 km/h (40 to 45 mph). I think that was the idea - keep the classic look while gradually increasing the power over the years, at least enough to enable people to drive on _routes_ _nationales_ (roughly analogous to what we'd call county or state highways here in the States), and to a lesser degree _autoroutes_ i.e. highways/expressways. And it definitely seems like loads of fun to drive. Thanks for posting!

[@russellnowak3941]

OMG that thing is so cool!! I would totally drive it on a daily basis!

[@northerngannetproject3147]

We still see lot of them in France... the price is huge... 10K euro

[@rubricen]

It is actually very nice to see an American who know how to use a manual gear. The almost invisible pause in neutral between gears show care and understanding of how a normal gearbox works. Thank You. Some think it is just a push-pull as-hard-as-you-can thing with little or no understanding of what is going on under that.