Probably more like 1 in 5000. The implication was made that because American mechanics couldn't fix 'em, they ware bad cars. Just the opposite was the case... it was the mechanics who were lacking... Eric Goldstein -- On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Peter K. <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Probably because they saw 1 Citroen for every 500 American Chevy and Fords. > So where would you put your knowledge and make a business from it? > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> American mechanics never got Citroens. The hydraulics were not a >> problem for French and other European mechanics. Complex, yes. >> Daunting, no. MB 600s of the time also had hydraulic suspensions. >> >> If you ever drove a DS-21, it was a fantastic car and very >> road-worthy. The Embassy's used to be full of them... >> >> >> Eric Goldstein --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list