Comments by "Adrian McLean" (@adrianmclean9195) on "American Reacts to Old Citroën Suspension torture Testing VS other cars" video.

  1.  @ajmavb  sorry, this wasn't directed at you - just replying to Google Translation on your reply, it doesn't translate correctly - says ANY, which is wrong - simply Elk Thanks Adrian.
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  2. That's correct. Mercedes-Benz does not like bad publicity. Many Australian magazines over the years have got the company angry. Sometimes refusing to allow journalists access to cars. Also many of their new car dealerships here won't service very high km cars. They also owe the Australian Tax payer, millions of dollars of COVID-19 payments that were wrongly applied for - and they even made profits here, during the pandemic - which is not good when you see their prices here, with poor and low income Australians, subsidizing an arrogant company and their wealthy customers. Having worked at Mercedes Benz dealership, they at the time payed well below other car makers. Car of choice for world criminals. Stole the Citroen DS's suspension without paying royalties like Rolls Royce. Tend to break down just outside of warranty here in Australia and only recently moved to a more competitive warranty length. Financial disaster after warranty and second hand - repairs, maintenance and massive depreciation. Also there is doubt about their role in world war 2 and reparations to the Jews - a group from Israel have been pursuing this from the German car makers for a long time. VW Australia has offended many customers - with the customers taking them to court. Not honouring new car warranty claims. The diesel gate affair. The STILL unreliable DSG gearboxes. The sudden acceleration issues in the US etc. And, surely the most annoying little. twirps on Australian roads, are driving Golf GTi s and VR 6's. German cars, overrated and unethical. Give me the French and Volvo any day I wish SAAB was still here. Mercedes Benz did not like it when an Australian car magazine showed how an S- class with ABS stopped LONGER on gravel. Local Mitsubishi Australia engineers, patented a thing called ABS 3+ ??, that surpassed the Mercedes in this situation on our locally made Magna and Verada. Australians, often are driving on unsealed roads. And yes we STILL have sections of no speed limited areas on the Stuart Highway, that is longer than any Autobahn. And with clear sight and no one around.
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  3. But then your missing the whole point and magic of the car - I think those who buy them, are expecting issues and are willing to bear them - like Hubnut and Citroen fans around the world.
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  4. This isn't translated - it's actually an Elk - the animal. To avoid them in Europe, hence the test, to quickly manouvre around an obstacle - probably what Ian was trying to remember. So "any" is incorrect - I'm referring to Google. Made famous with the little A series Mercedes Benz and the Smart car - both failing by tipping over.
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  5. In Australia and much of the Middle East and Africa, you can see old Citroens and other French cars all around. They do last. The Germans in the SAME conditions, don't last and they cost a LOT more to fix, maintain and insure. There is always two sides to a story and a whole world of varying experiences.
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  6. Ian, you may want to watch the Top Gear episode, where they take the Citroen C6 - the current large Citroen, the DS's 4th generation incarnation - to a horse race to compete with a 5 series BMW with the camera for the race, mounted on the top of each car - and the winner is ....... ??? Responding to one of your replies Family lineage: DS - sports coupe version, the SM with Maserati engine - Jay Leno has one as well as the DS and its predecessor, the Light 15 ? or Traction Avant ?, which really was a car that set new standards, in use today - would see them during world war 2, with the massive citroen emblem on the giant grilles - the double Chevron - commandeered by the Nazis Then the CX, then the XM - all with big station wagons, often called Safari's. Then the current C6 The smaller car was the GS - i think it had a air cooled, flat four. Later on was a Visa, updates of the 2CV and then a small AX. The GS was replaced by the BX, then the Xantia - with a very special version, then the C5 to today's C5. There was also a ZX, little and bigger vans, Berlingo, Zara, C1,C2,C3,C4,C5 and C6, the Pluriel - with multiple roof configurations and the Grand Picasso people mover. Bought out by Peugeot - so not the same as they were before, sadly. Citroen Cactus as well. Many electric. The tiny electric Ami - looks the same back to front. DS name revived to create an upmarket version of Citroen. Often was a DS version of the standard Citroens. One very good one, was the little DS3. However, in Australia we didn't get the Black edition. Some of this information is possibly wrong and in the wrong order, sorry. Also; the logo for the new brand DS, looks very similar to Volvo's new upmarket brand, called Polestar - which are now electric. Was going through the courts. Dont know the outcome. Suffice to say, that the DS letters existed well before the Polestar logo. Anyhow, buyers wouldn't give a hoot - they would buy what they wanted and would know both brands.
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