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What do you think about French cars ?

 


Crom
I have a question for European car lovers.
What do you think about French cars ?
What is the best of ?
Any idea ...
crdowner
I like some British cars (BMW) but I do not know much about French cars. I think Renault is a French car brand. I have no idea about quality.
jackill
BMW os German car. French cars are: Citroen, Peugeot and Renault. All of them are great, quality is good and they are cheaper than eg. German cars (German cars are ugly too).

When BMW was producing it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isetta
Citroen released it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citroën_DS

See the difference?
Crom
Thank you very much for examples and support but can you propose an top or something else.
jackill
Best of? You mean now? What class? All new French cars are ok, but I think that new C5: http://www.c5.citroen.com/en/ will be a new quality for Citroen. It's stylish, comfortable, modern, so it should be succes. For current cars Cit C4, C6, Pug 308, Renault Megane, Laguna 2 are good too.
iyepes
I really love Citröen and Peugeot, but they are too expensive here. They aren't affordable for a common working person. But if I had enough money, I would have one.

Renault is cheaper, good looking and widely sell. Moreover, there's a local factory here in my country, so it's a good option.
jackill
Citroen & Peugeot expensive? oO They are cheaper than all VW, Opel, Ford stuff. With the same price You have bigger engine, more additional equipement. In what country do You live?
spinout
MY 2 PEUGEOTS had no rust at all - my 2 fords rusted just as I looked at them!

I you want no rust then buy a peugeot!
ajdesign
I dont like renault much, I really hate the new megane, the laguna is ok.

I like the pug 307 cc tho! Its quite nice

Has any one seen the Pug 308 RC Z concept car?
Its like a cross between a audi TT and a pug 307 rc. Im not sure if they are planning to make it this year??
nTonio
Those cars isn't anything to be desired, they are a way of moving. U won’t see any passion on any of them, cheep, simple and common, a typical object with 4 wheels. 4 example Peugeot 206, it's I think the most known model of French car

Judge yourself is it pretty. Germans make nieces cars, so as Italians, but no French
2 comper in similar class

and the quality is adequqte to it's looks Smile
websurfer80
In Europe it's commonly known that French cars are not the best cars.
In fact they are one of the most unrelaible cars from europe.
The last ADAC report tell's us that the last year the german cars were the most relaible cars.
The number one was the BMW X3.

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jackill
Bullshit. What's the most reliable car in middle class? Passat? Nope! Audi A4? Nope!

MIDDLE CLASS
- Peugeot 407 (to 50 000 km)
- Toyota Avensis (from 50 000 to 100 000 km)
- Audi A4 (from 100 000 to 150 000 km)

SUV's
- Hyundai Tuscon (to 50 000 km)
- BMW X3 (from 50 000 to 100 000 km)
- BMW X5 (from 100 000 to 150 000 km)

BMW X3 meybe is reliable, but ugly as night.
geschichteonline
the french cars are ugliest Smile
jackill
Very Happy You are silly man. Obviously cars such as Astra III, Golf V, Hyundai i30 are beautiful Very Happy But don't discuss about tastes man. Taste is so subjective so it can't be point in discussion.
alyer
I dont like French cars.. They are dont excite me... Renault Symbol is very ugly
BPrice
in general i do not like french cars

but I judge cars in three ways which are as follows:


what they are like to drive?
French are not bad on this part and some of them are very good

how good do they look?
most french cars are butt ugly

what are they like to repair?
french are always one of the worst designed cars to work on that I have had to work on.


on my scale they get 1 out of 3 which equals rubbish cars
wellerchap
The Citroen DS19 was the most beautiful car ever designed, in my opinion!
I couldn't resist photographing this example of it that I saw recently in London....a real, before-it's-time machine, it was!

ocalhoun
wellerchap wrote:
a real, before-it's-time machine, it was!

What year is that one? (Approx if you don't know)
wellerchap
they were manufactured between 1955 and 1975....truly a stunning looking thing, for that era!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS is the wikipedia entry for the car...loads of pictures & information.
Styled by Bertoni (responsible for a host of snazzy cars & also the styling of the model of Lambretta that I ride).
jackill
On those times Citroen DS was like from science fiction movie, like car from the future. In '60 car manufacturers was doing cars, like:

Opel Olympia


BMW Isetta


FIAT


Compare it to DS, with self-leveling hydro suspension, semi-auto transmission, plastic (!) roof, directional headlights.



Citroen was making DS for 20 years, that's proof why this car was from the future Smile
Gagnar The Unruly
I think that as an American I'm coming from the wrong historical perspective to truly appreciate Citroen's 'goddess.' Maybe Europeans can't really get as excited as Americans can about '57 Chevys and Thunderbirds.
wellerchap
jackill wrote:
Compare it to DS, with self-leveling hydro suspension, semi-auto transmission, plastic (!) roof, directional headlights.



Citroen was making DS for 20 years, that's proof why this car was from the future Smile


Now that is one beautiful picture !
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