I proudly drive in the krautside lane myself nowadays. (ok ok its a one series, but the badge is the same as a 5 series!)
Sent from my iPhone On 20 Jul 2011, at 22:19, Chris Briggs <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am proud to say that I have never owned a French car, I think I could get a > small one in the boot of my car though. > > Chris (planet choking, city clogging, gas guzzling Audi Q7 driver) > > ________________________ > > On 2011-07-20 21:06:01 +0000 Matt Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Bloody hell, am I the only leeds fan who has never had a citroen >> >> Matt (passat driver) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of [email protected] >> Sent: 20 July 2011 19:27 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LU] very NON LU: Citroen aint that shit init.. >> >> On 20/07/2011 18:26, Richard Naef wrote: >>> Older stuff a bit bland????? I meant the original DS from the 50's& >>> 60's and as for the SM...... >>> and the 2CV wasn't bland by any stretch of the imagination. >> >> I loved my BX estate, what a fab car - until I ploughed into a milk tanker >> at Silsden :-) >> >> My C5 is an "Exclusive" it cost me bugger all and it has all the toys - >> leather seats, built in satnav, CD Changer, them really fab bright blue >> headlights, cruise control, aircon, a thing for keeping your sunnies in, >> it's the smoothest ride in Britain (fnarr fnarr) and whereas others arse >> about with citroen engineers I just plug in my Lexia3 and the laptop does >> the rest. The electrics are really reliable and the engine just goes on and >> on. >> >> I have done 60,000 miles in the past two years in all weathers and all I've >> bought is a cambelt, 3 litres of FAP Eolys, a second hand swinging arm and >> some drop links. £400 quid all in! For the two MOTS I have bought £27 >> quids worth of brake shoes. It's a 2.2 HDI (and yes it has the fap) which >> returns just under 50mpg on an average dash down the A9 etc. and 43 round >> town. >> >> The car cost me just under £3k from a local dealer and I reckon it owes me >> nowt. It now shows 105k on the odometer and I expect to add another 50k >> before I donate it to a local farmer for his chickens. >> >> She's called Sophie after the first French HST (wasn't the other >> Patrick?) and if you break a leg at worldnet you'll probably travel in her >> to the LGI without noticing the atrociously maintained English roads :-) >> >> Betty >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: >> http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3775 - Release Date: 07/19/11 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: >> http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
