So.. a couple weeks ago I was out doing my semi-daily round of riding and scouting interesting cars, when all of the sudden, this little guy appeared. No, it's not a VW Beetle, like everyone who saw it was referring to it as, rather it's a Citroen 2CV. Not sold in the US. How did he get it here, you ask? Simple, it's old enough (it appears old enough to the guys at the DMV anyways hahaha) to be let into the US without conforming to our "safety regulations", which are a joke to be honest. This car is the owner's second Citroen in the states. His other vehicle is a Citroen 2CV van, which is basically this car with a mini-delivery-truck body on the rear.
Seeing this car really tickled my fancy; I love obscure non-US cars, and this car fits the bill PERFECTLY! 50+ MPG, relatively light, can seat 4 people, (I don't know about comfortably, but it can't be too bad if they've been made since the 1930s and recently went out of production.) and it appears relatively easy to drive. The best part about it is this: non-car people don't ask questions. Not that having ordinary people ask questions is bad per se, but I'd get kinda annoyed with people asking what Beetle itis AFTER they see the plate.
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