Don't Buy a Citroen 2CV Until You Have WATCHED THIS VIDEO!

Don't Buy a Citroen 2CV Until You Have WATCHED THIS VIDEO!
Note: This video was originally filmed in 2018/9 and was on our other channel.
In this video we discuss the places to check BEFORE you buy a Citroen 2CV. They maybe simple cars... but they can still hide issues which could be very expensive to fix.
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[@ManuelRochaSA]

Best car that i ever drove in my live.

[@stargazeronesixseven]

🙏 Thank You So Much Master Mechanic Jonathan for your Good Service & Care! 🌷🌿🌏💜🕊🇬🇧

[@franciscoaurelianodorneles8987]

Meu sonho de guri era ter uma carro desses. Eu via os Argentinos vindo no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil nas férias viajando neles e ficava apaixonado.
Hoje não se vê mais. Sumiram do RS

[@asa1973100]

A little known fact that it’s been forgotten about the 2CV is how when these cars were three years old, the later Portuguese produced cars actually failed their MOT and were worthless on chassis rot. Now I bought a brand-new two CB dolly in 1984 It was red and grey and I traded it in 1988, for a red 2CB special at the first MOT, the car failed on extensive sass rot and to replace the chassis at the time was more than the cost of what the car was worth and that was a three year old car

[@LivetoDriveUK]

That would not surprise me. Not at all. Ours was built in France and rebuilt… in Wirksworth.

[@Sheffield2u]

Recently bought my 2CV Charleston through Jonathan at Peak 2CV as this video recommends. Very, very happy new owner. Thanks Jonathan.

[@LivetoDriveUK]

Welcome to A Series Citroens. Jonathan is a good guy and knows his stuff.

[@jean-pierrehilbert2273]

7:18 those original rubber floor mats are a 2CV KILLER!

[@LivetoDriveUK]

I understand what you are saying… but they ain’t killed mine yet. Although she doesn’t usually go out in the wet.

[@_PJW_]

Very solid review amongst all those 'expert' channels. Tnx. 👍
Just wondering what you spent on parts and labour on top of the purchase price.

[@LivetoDriveUK]

Thanks. Rebuild was about £6k but as we don’t intend to sell it was more about getting the car right. Thanks for watching and your support.

[@johnmackay5288]

How I wish I had seen this video before I bought my Dyane. Excellent, thank you!!

[@LivetoDriveUK]

Thanks for your support.

[@gerttichelaar8441]

restauration is done very nice. I owned a red one 2CV4, another red one 2CV6 (much faster :-)) a grey 2CV AZU and a cherry red 2CV6 wich was a very nive car, I bought it almost new from the dealer. saw the most of Europe with that car. It was a very relyable car and easy to maintain on your own without much knowlegde of mechanics, the basics is enough. everything was mechanical, so was the ignition and the carburator. Shifting gear was so conveniant!

[@LivetoDriveUK]

Excellent. They are so basic and so reliable. Fun too.

[@pemlars]

Thank You for this fine and interesting video. I have had a couple of 2cv`s over the years, so I have learned it the hard way. But now I am aware of all the rust that can be on this fine car. This summer I have replaced the chassis on my -83 Charleston and of cause welded some places......The car does not look like new. She have many marks after many years on the road. Greetings from Norway.

[@LivetoDriveUK]

Hello Norway 👋 we love the Charleston. Although they are a simple construction it is still possible to hide rust, particularly in box sections, and the boot floor in ours, that looked like only light rust, was found to have holes hiding behind. Thanks for watching and your support.

[@moviewatcher1024]

nice car, simple and elegant - the French and especially Citroen really do think outside the box.

[@LivetoDriveUK]

Yes they did and when you look at the engineering like fitting the shock absorbers horizontally it just works.

[@paoloviti6156]

Interesting video but unfortunately there are cars are rust prone especially in humid climate in UK but there are cars even more rust prone like the Fiat 127 or the Fiat 124 ,so bad that it is really rare now to find one in Italy. I know by experience that when you see bubbly paint it always means there is ugly rust underneath. I found out when I when I worked on my old Italian jeep of the 1959! Now you have a lovely 2CV to drive around with your wife. A car I truly enjoyed going around with my friends

[@LivetoDriveUK]

Thanks. Yes the bubbles of rust on top can be like an iceberg… there is usually more of it you can’t see. Love the 124 and 127. Our climate is not particularly exciting and never really does anything other than a little rain and a bit of sun. The car is stored under a carport so is dry but with great ventilation. Thanks for watching 👍

[@stephenringlee9739]

@@LivetoDriveUK For what it's worth, my 124 Special was recalled in its entirely by FIAT USA for massive structural rusting. After getting it up on a lift at the FIAT specialist, the factory representative used a ball peen hammer to lightly punch a hole in a front strut tower (which had appeared intact under paint and "rustproofing"). It turned out to be a hazard to drive even in the dealer parking lot and they gave me a check for the five year old car. So... what looks like "small rust bubbles" under ostensibly intact paint can hide massive, irreparable structural rusting. Buyer beware.

[@hg2.]

👍👍👍
Would that all those panels could be bought galvanized.

[@LivetoDriveUK]

Yes the panels don’t all need to be galvanised… just better quality steel. 😁

[@hg2.]

@@LivetoDriveUK
"I want these to go back into production."
They were driven out by regulation. We 2cv buffs should fund a lobbying effort to roll back the regulations.
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BTW -- is better-quality-steel cheaper than galvanizing all the metal? How about both? (Aluminum?)
Long live the 2cv!

[@leneanderthalien]

@@LivetoDriveUK good quality steel is a step but did not make the match: only after applying modern rust protection like cataphorese coating was the steel correctly protected, none 2cv was built new with such protection.Galvanized is not bad but this add weight and the process make deformations

[@davidholmes9643]

Great video. Many thanks.

[@LivetoDriveUK]

Thanks for watching and your support.

[@stevegreen6886]

Great video, really informative. I've bought one through a specialist and should have it within the next couple of months.

[@LivetoDriveUK]

Thanks. They are fantastic to drive. Hope you enjoy.