The 2Cv is famous for its handling ! Yes, in its own peculiar way of rolling like a boat in a rough sea. But it’s unflipable and handle the roughest roads like it’s nothing. In a downhill, a properly driven 2CV is quick.

650B wheels may give you just enough slack to fit wider tyres. Of course, you'll have a brake situation then... 

I’m late to the party, and I may have missed a comment. But, anyway : Renault imported the XJ, in France and maybe elsewhere in Europe, as early as 1985, with a turbodisesel engine. In 1989, Harry’s car was not one of the first XJ in europe.

Dijon-Prenois did, indeed, produce some good racing, back in the days...

In the 1979, first edition, Fenouil was in 3rd position overall, and first bike, until 200 km from the finish line. He was riding a BMW built by Herbert Sheck, who was racing the ISDT with the big flat twin.

You should ask Gérard Godfroy.

That was the late 70's in Paris and we lived in a building with an big underground garage. Near our space, there was a bronze DB5. With a panther printed blanket on the rear seat. For the dog.

Lift-off oversteer ? Compared to a 205 GTI, the 309 was super stable. That’s what people loved with those. It kept the Peugeot livelyness without trying to kill you if you had to brake in a curve.

I did drive one “back in the day”, quite extensively. I agree with everybody who said it was a great car. Best suited to everyday use than the 205, for obvious reasons (more space, less noise). And it did strike a great balance : The 205 was quite snappy and could oversteer without too much warning. The 309 was much…

Fom the top of my head, 4WS is an option on several BMW, Audi or Porsche. It’s also avalaible on several, much cheaper, Renault.

Des circonstances atténuantes, sans doute. 

French Law states that listening “Un homme et une femme” while driving is only allowed in a Ford Mustang.

Barry Sheene had a hole in his helmet shin to smoke on the grid...

Damn. Best of luck in your future adventures , Kristen. But, damn, I’ll deeply miss you.

It was definitely sold in Europe, in LHD. As we didin’t get the Accord coupe, it was the only way to drive a 2 doors Accord here. It didn’t sold very well, though.

Oh, the Olticit. It had been briefly sold in western Europe, in France anyway, as the Citroën Axel. A super cheap alternative to the Visa, which seemed positively decadent by comparaison. The Axel was not a bad little car, really, in a very basic, bare bones way. And it had the GS engine.  But quality control was…

And Renault, like the Talisman or the Espace 4Control.

(will get out of the grays someday when someone realizes I am not insane)

The BX GTI (like the Peugeot 405 GTI) was powered by a 125 hp 1.9 liter engine; And it was regarded as a pretty sporty sedan : Those cars were really light, not more than a metric ton, and had great road handling. They probably run the 0/60 in less than 9 sec and the 1/4 mile around 16 sec. With a top speed of, maybe,…

I’m not trying to be an ass, but is there a typo ? 2000 km in 14 months seems off, especialy if that includes multiple days trip.