Comments by "jpsholland" (@jpsholland) on "American Learns About the Unique u0026 Strange Citroen 2CV" video.

  1. In the Netherlands it was and still is called "lelijke eend", ugly duck.
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  2. The 2CV was born after the war as a multi purpose all terrain vehicle in a era of shortage of steel caused by WW-2 and had to be as cheap as possible as the people had almost no money, also caused by the same war. The advertisement claimed at was possible to safe transport a box with eggs through a plowed land. It is tried and indeed the 2CV could pull that off.... In the Netherlands, you can still see them on the roads at summer days.
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  3. The Dyane was a beefed up or updated version of the 2CV. The Ami 6 was a kind of luxury version which look different had a lot of beefed up 2CV techniques.
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  4. The car is way outdated now, but after the war with shortage of steel and low incomes of the people, this was an outstanding idea to survive as car manufacturer. Back those days people were different. Less hasty and claiming, which result in a much safer traffic. Accidents those days were real accidents. Nowadays accidents are mostly caused by our haste and the "me, myself and I" way of thinking.
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