[EP8] 2CV to Croatia: Fuel pipe fix, Le Mans!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Sorry, this one got delayed by hopeless French WiFi and an unexpected computer reboot in the night.
In this #2CVtoCroatia update, I find and fix the fuel leak and then head to Le Mans! I check out the track as well as the
Cité Plantagenêt - the town is much more than a race location!
Then I chill out and do nothing.
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'Never going to attract Russian tourists....' CLASSIC!
No, not 'classic', the comment was UGH.....
...INSPIRED.
Paul Busek Yeah, I laughed out loud! Le Mans looks very pretty, I'd no idea...
Ogri Grindstaff yeah, that's it!
@@crispindry2815 Hadn't thought of that - could well be !
Please explain...
You can't leave things up in the air!!! Some of us like detail. The fuel pipe, it's clips and lack of key!
I'll try and do an update in the next one...
Was going to say something like this, but the short tour of the beautiful Le Mans made it up for me, so I didn't want to come out fussy :)
Great stuff! Look forward to it. I am very interested in Elly's mechanicals and overall state of health. I am sad.
Brilliant video,like most of us,I never knew about old Le Mans
Ok Ive got to know, how did you get that fuel cap off the new filler pipe?
This is of some importance to me too!
My guess would be that not every key was unique for the filler cap, so just going around the 2CV parking lot there asking everyone to try their key has a good chance of success.
I was just about to ask him that and your comment was top of the list!
Yes Citroen have always taken 2CV security measures seriously!
It is probably the same key for every 2CV filler cap every made. Bit like British Leyland really. Reminds me of the day my brother in law got in some else's mini van started it and then realised it wasn't his! His was parked 2 cars down. Me and my sister just looked at him as he attempted to drive away and he didn't realise why we wouldn't get in that van.
They put a bloody roundabout on the Mulsanne Straight,,,gutted,and for a bloody KFC,,,Sacre blue,,,go Elly go,,,🌞🌞🌞
Hi Ian !! Cortina City here watching all the way !!!!!!!
Pete. You're not allowed out to play until that front clip is sorted! 😁
See yellow James Bond 2CV love it
top episode. great view of the old town. could jeep sniffing become an established sport ??
Probably not - the authorities would take it as a euphemism and ban it under drug laws.
Another cracking video . The icing for me was the Willy’s Jeep. Next summer I will be the proud owner of one at long last ..wanted one since I was a kid and it will be my 55th birthday present to myself
I think there's a 'market' for 'big kids' clubs' where adult toys abound. Vehicles of various ilk being an obvious genré
@@millomweb ?
So many French towns are just wonderful places to visit. They have such a relaxed atmosphere . And amazing food too. Love it.
I know. I have driven all around Europe and it amazes me why people want to come and live in the UK. The place is a crime ridden dump and almost lawless.
@@doktoruzo That's why I emigrated to Mauritius.
@@grayfool ..lucky you. wish I could.
France is gorgeous. (At least, outside Paris, much of which is a hateful sprawl of depressing banlieues and concrete). Elsewhere, it really is a much more relaxed way of life. Brexit now is one barrier, the language another. I wish I'd paid more attention in French lessons - I have a little, but as I discovered during a fortnight in Saint-Raphael (near Cannes) it's nowhere near good enough to get by. But I think what would really worry me about moving to another country is that the locals would treat me with the same sort of xenophobic hatred that the English dish out to foreigners over here. (My late wife was on the end of demands from people in tracksuits that she 'fuck off home' on several occasions: 'home', in her case, was Boston on the east coast of the US, so hardly exotic or culturally alien).
@@rich_edwards79 My French is a bit rusty too. Learning a bit more now though. It's pretty cosompolitan here so not too much of a problem with hatred of non-locals. If anything, I get treated like a tourist which is pretty good other than the cost of anything tends to go through the roof. My wife, who is a native, has to make herself known when we go shopping. Quite a laugh really.
Still very interesting Ian. Le Mans old town much like uphill Lincoln.
Wow, old Le Mans is amazing! I wouldn't mind living there in one of those little houses in those narrow streets. .
I loved the end footage of those poor abandoned Citroens! That was so amazing to see those old neglected cars hidden in those bushes off the beaten path.
Carry some JB weld with you in your tool kit, it takes up little space and fixes an amazing number of things. It could have filled the cracks in the fuel filler pipe if you couldn't make proper repairs right then. I used it to repair a BMW motorcycle saddle bag mounting point on the side of the road...it lasted 3 full weeks until I got home and could get it welded properly. I can't praise it enough for emergency repairs...my Dad fixed his '63 Chevrolet pick-up cracked thermostat housing with it when I was a boy...obviously its usefulness left quite an impression on me. Thanks for posting these videos!
Peugeot 206 Paradise, Like a bit of Peugeot 206 . Thanks.
Doing absolutely nothing when you could be helping us admire the cute French scenery of the feminine type, you layabout.
Living the dream Ian, enjoy. Camaraderie is something that is sorely missing from modern society, it's great that Elly and her siblings can bring a random group of people together in a common desire to enjoy life.
Hi Ian hope you are ok. you yourself ian have been missing out here this week with the uk weather
we had thunderstorms & monsoon rain here this week already in the UK Ian 💧⚡
Wow, the old Town is stunning 😳🇫🇷 amazing place! Makes Chester look boring 🤔 great video - thank you for taking us along!
Consider a trip to Kendal - plenty of narrow ginnels and 'yards'.
How are the kingpins? You mentioned they were knocking...?
Stressful day for me HubNut, my 1961 Triumph Herald 1200 convertible is in for its MOT....
Still rattling. Only another few thousand miles to go...
Don't leave us hangin', did it pass?
yeah did it get the OK ????
Wow, I have to get to Le Mans sometime. Well at least I can dream of going.
The fuel cap!!! TELL US NOW!!!
driven in France a lot in the past the place is dead quiet in the country, i expect you got the filler cap off with a screwdriver ?,keep on with the trip ,looks good fun and we will see you in a future video....enjoy
Well, I never knew about old Le Mans it looks well worth a visit. It looks like stepping back a couple of hundred years!
By the time you get home, Elly will be practically brand new!
I've already said that - the only part remaining the same being the driver!
All body panels are still the same - I do hope they all make it
That's called reverse engineering 😀
"Trigger's Broom" as they say. And none the worse for it. What a car!
My eyes......those knees....aaarrrggg!😂😂😂
It’s tragic and fascinating in equal measure to see cars being reclaimed by nature like that!
Le Mans looks stunning. I had no idea it was such an historic town.
Another great video, that due to limited data access, I’ve had to wait patiently to see. It was worth the wait!
Thanks, as always and enjoy the break!
Tres Bien a Renault 4 Van my dream very rarely seen.
you deserve coupla three days off Ian great adventure hope you found clips 😁
Go to a show, bring your own rubber gloves, brilliant, that should save a few Euros on the longest part of the trip. Are you saving some footage for a later "Amazing Fuel Cap and Key Caper"?
Ha ha, loved your quip about the gloves and fuel pipe.
I cant get used to around abouts RHD. 5:20
Ian! Hubnut stickers ok to put on a 27 year old 205 1.9 GTI?
Oh yes.
The Le Mans races are amazing to go to. Just don't go to the Friday drivers parade in the town on the Le Mans 24 hours day unless you like getting gassed out buy old cars and bikes in a traffic jam.
It's one of the best parts! Wonderfull classics. And yes it is a very slow parade. And yes old cars still have a smelly exhaust. Drove the parade this year with my Corvette (for the Corvette team) and had to keep an eye on oil temperature.
@@marcelromijn2227 it's a great thing to do but I think they need to have a pull in zone so the cars with the drivers can move out of the way and let the other vehicles pass. When we went to the parade last time someone actually fainted and I wasn't very well the day after.
So Ian, how did you get the locking gas cap off the new filler pipe without having the key??
Magic! Might actually reveal all in a future video.
Thanks for sharing your visit to Le Mans. Interesting stuff. We had our Summer holiday nearby last year. The old town is amazing (as you've shown). You might be aware of this, but there is also an amazing light show in the old town from about 10pm onwards on a lot of the buildings inc. the cathedral. You just have to watch your footing in the dark, due to all those cobbles and uneven steps everywhere.
Also got to make a second visit to the Le Mans circuit museum. For a world famous location, on both occasions, I was struck by how small the museum actually is and also by the fact it wasn't very busy. Interesting stuff in there though.
Just don't bother with the shop. Given the prices the management must be in la-la land.
Bonne route and stay cool. 42C here in the Essonne this afternoon. Set to drop to 24C on Saturday when we hit the road ourselves. Off to Bretagne...
Bonne journée !
No breakdown cover! That could be fun. And how did you get the filler cap off? Loving the story so far.
I remember going to Le Mans way back in 1999 while on holiday in Brittany in my 1961 Morris Minor Convertible. Lovely old place well worth a visit.
'... and I still don't know the route, and I should also point out I don't have breakdown cover'.
One of the many reasons I love this channel. 👍
Loving the series! Hi from New Zealand.
Lovely views of the town of Le Mans, ancient & modern 👍🏻"Never going to attract Russian tourists" 😄
as you were driving down the Mulsanne straight, i noticed a KFC there. Really surprised the French allow KFC to operate there, as I can imagine them saying "Sacre bleu!, you do not do zat to ze chicken, eet tastes like sheet!"
also, that hole on the original pipe was tiny, dont you have any gaffer tape with you man?
Le Mans a l'air fantastique!
9:42 This part reminded me of one of the transition scenes in Knightmare.
So true! It just needed a cackling old hag in the corner stirring a cauldron 😆
@@Wreck-Gar It's such a shame that when TH-cam did their geek week, they used TH-cam celebrities for the revival. It would have be far better to have chosen fans of the show and not, well, sociopaths.
Love the Mr. Messy T shirt lol
Old Le Mans, so quiet that you whisper when doing the commentary. Take it easy. Look after Elly, she's a good servant. A small grease gun in your kit would tale up no room.
Road trip to Croatia with no breakdown cover.......
Confident? Legend? Crazy?
This is like the best most detailed trip-advisor/lonely-planet report i have ever seen in my life :D
I think the french tourist board are going to use that as their slogan "Le Mans - Tres Rustique (even the wheelie bins have flowers on them)" XD
Really loving this roadtrip but, did you get the fuel cap off? What about those expensive Monsieur Bricolage clips?!
Mystery... Suspense....
Clouseau ?
Suspense is a good thing.
I once drove down the mulsanne straight in a montego diesel 😂 back in 1993. Funnily enough, I don’t remember a KFC or even roundabouts 😏
Wish I’d gone into Le Mans now, looks beautiful.
roundabout mania took off in the late 90s and 2000s - in Spain too they love them.
Nothing really beats driving along quiet country roads in the sunshine; fields either side; completely stress-free. The creator of the 2CV possibly had that relaxed scene in his mind when he designed her. 👍
These videos are great, but I really don't get the attraction of messing about with old, worn-out French cars. I much prefer to stick to sensible stuff, like my 400,000+ mile Peugeot Expert, or my currently broken and MoT-less Renault Grand Scénic.
Damn.
Ian, ideas for Slovenia and Croatia seeing you enjoy stunning scenery and pretty towns? In Slovenia, Lake Bled, Lake Bohinj, Triglav National Park. In Croatia after the 2CV event south to the Plitvice Lakes National Park, cascading lakes!! West to the coast, small ferry to the island of Rab, north through the Istrian peninsular, especially Pula and Rovinj. Gorgeous places. Thanks for all the hard work, I am loving the whole trip :-)
I didn't know Le Mans was such an interesting place thanks for showing us 👍 A Willys Jeep is one of my dream vehicles to own.
Had you been in the company of all those prototypes and GTs during the actual 24 Heures, you would've quickly discovered you were going the wrong way down the Mulsanne!
I spotted a KFC when you were driving in. That caught me by surprise, a KFC in France! I guess they are everywhere but I was still a bit surprised. The Citroen DS brought me back to when I worked as a mechanic, we had one come to our shop looking for brake fluid. He had rebuilt his suspension system, which uses brake fluid, and it was leaking badly. We sold him LOTS of brake fluid. Fascinating cars. Very unique. I have read about its amazing ride and handling. I am not clear but Peugeot owns Citroen?
A thought crossed my mind in those ancient alleyways of people throwing buckets of urine onto you from above.haha.
Nice bonus footage at the end.
I would like to see more of this in future video's.
Bonus footage will always feature if I feel it warrants it. Has to be worth having though!
Oh god, I'm catching up by binge watching your videos and they're bringing back so many memories of my own epic, Stoke on Trent to Thessaloniki 2CV odyssey. I don't want to be too sad but the friend I shared the journey with died last year of cancer... very sad but the memories are forever. Perhaps a Hubnutter Le Mans get together might be nice for the future?
The Jeep is a French mad Hotchkis M201 as the French army used them for many years post WW2.
If the TV Producers of this world showed more of this 'ordinary' stuff on the box, rather than focusing largely on whichever local Business pays them, maybe TV Travel progs ‘d be worth watching
The old town reminds me of Edinburgh with its narrow passageways & tall buildings. Lovely looking place & that looked like you passed the largest KFC I've ever seen.
Indeed, we needed to see it! I'm one of those people who never associated Le Mans with anything but the racing circuit and, frankly, now I think that the town is way more interesting and attractive :D.
All right, all right, I'm a petrol-head, too, please don't stone me, fellow HubNut fans: I know that the circuit is full of history and that it's probably quite perfectly suited to the 24-hour multiclass race that it's famous for, but this town is quite something!
Don't think the Jeep was completely original Ford/Willys, might have been a Hotchkiss i.e. French post war effort, 13 sections on the bonnet hinge is not correct although this could have been a replacement.
Fantastic little shops, Peugeot 206s ! Love it 😄😄 perhaps Jeep smell should be available bottled ?
I remember visiting Le Mans in the summer of ‘94 when I was InterRail-ing. We just went to visit the town and circuit, and it appeared that there was some sort of 2CV event on there at the time, and we saw a bunch of 2CVs trundling around bits of the circuit. Got a photo somewhere....
Elly made some friends 👭 cool 😎.
Spoke to my old boss at work today, her last day before heading off to Croatia with her husband in his 2CV. And they know you too from the 2CV scene, small world!
Very interesting video as you say Le Mans is much more than a race . That 206 might have been a Roland Garros special edition going by the colour 😃
its a shame you missed Central old Amsterdam, its kinda similar (but with Canals too) and even more rustic and beautiful, you'd luv it
Gg Morris....yes it passed with flying colours 👍👍
if you go race Le mans dont go that way its the wrong direction.. ... only 11 vists there for me but recognise a lot even though last holiday was 2006
A beautiful trek round LeMans with it's f pointed spires or discarded perfume bottles.
i was sort of hoping , one night in france. you were thumbed down by , prince henry -plantagenet -count of anjou and duke of normandy. requesting a urgent ride back to london, spear not the horse young sir.
I have enjoyed this roadtrip. Lot's of rare cars.
Good to see you going without a fuel leak. Mulsanne looks like a day trip in Elly... good thing you have clean clothes there!
wanted, one 2cv fuel piping line or come look and i'll point to what's wring and you nod your head if you have a spare,
parts got and fitted now my worries are slightly less, oil is still a thing but eh,
From a showery, cloudy Melbourne I am treated to the astonishing beauty of this ancient place full of sunshine. I have never been to anywhere that old and your brief travelogue is lovely. I think the camera position is the best you can do. Yes, the corner of the mount is in the way but the view ahead is much better. Knees out for an airing, haha
I’ve owned three 2cv’s and a Dyane back in the distant past and regret selling, I’m seriously considering another now!
I hang on every post you make, enjoying it immensely ps, got an Elly tee shirt and a sticker for my bike, good quality gear!
The lorry in a hedge, I don't think its French, I think its a 1970~ Bedford TK
That cutting by the cathedral is known as The Cut. A few weeks ago it thundered to the sounds of supercars during the race. It has. Amazing acoustics. 👍
Just seen a citroen Cx c25 prestige can't upload a photo but it was delicious!
How much were you considering how you could do a vice grip garage and drag those old Citroen and Renaults out of the hedge and do a " will it get me home" video?
It was my first thought upon seeing them hehe!
finally got the fuel leak fixed can fill her up without hassle now. Ah the old town of le mans C'est manifique.
Hi Ian,what a video,the scenery in these are nice to see,LeMans is a pleasant place to see,you got your fuel pipe done and now many more miles can be done, with a rest first 😀.
Whicker's World, eat your heart out. Hub Nut Travels (c) has more cars!
Driven the Mulsanne straight,but missed the old bit. Bugger!
If you have a gander at my latest video you'll see why i need the vicarious living through you, lol. Damn i need to find that yard, those are 2 of my top ten cars in the grass (2cv, DS)
I forgot, that 2cv seems to be pretty quiet Is that just the camera squelching the noise or is it really that quiet?
it was at Ferté-Vidame in Eure-et-Loir for the centenary of Citroën.
I was there too.
a mention to The Random Passageways again ( Amsterdam visit ) - that band must be on tour with you Ian hahaha
Great video! There is a definite frisson driving on the Mulsanne straight, I felt it driving a Morris Minor :)
Beautiful city of le mans ive bn to the claas tractor factory nearby it usrd to be the renault tractor factory before the takeover wish u well sir
The reason they are in church .the French are praying to get rid of macron.not hating just stating.
Nevermind the knee alert…a feet alert would have been more appropriate!! 😆🤣
How did you eventually manage to take the cap of the filler pipe?
Eating out is very nice, but it is not Hubnut priced.
The filler pipe could be welded. But I expect you do not have it with you now.
I haven't thrown it out.
I dont have breakdown cover lol, Top stuff
Those Citroens need saving.
I bet they are everywhere in rural France if you look hard enough. Tucked away in barns and behind farmhouse, left in fields and woods. Much like the amount of old land yachts left to rot on side driveways and in forests in parts of the US.
" I’m doing absolutely nothing".............
Hi you have had me on my seat and loveing what you are doing love it bro nigel
@4:16 would you look at that! Hubnut is on a charge!!
Not impressed by their chess sets - all they seem to have 8:55 are pawns.
This video is sponsored by the word 'clips'.
What happened to the clips and key .lovely video ian