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 > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Allen Zak <azak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > That was me. Yes, I was a mechanic, long ago. Although I never worked > on > > one myself, several of my acquaintances employed by foreign car specialty > > shops used to complain at length about their difficulties with Citroen > > innards, largely but not confined to the complex hydraulics of the > leveling > > suspension that provided its famous smooth ride. One of them told > > poignantly of how he almost wept every time one came into the shop. When > I > > suggested just sucking it up, he punched me in the arm, the only time I > was > > ever pummeled during a conversation about cars. From this I learned not > to > > take Citroen mechanicals lightly. > > > > Allen Zak > > > > On Oct 28, 2009, at 5:28 PM, Peter K. wrote: > > > >> Did not realize you were a mechanic? > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> > > >>> > Lucky you. They were a mechanic's nightmare to work on. > Interesting > >>> > cars, though. Once in Los Angeles I rolled up next to a Ciroen at a > >>> > traffic light, first one I'd ever seen in person, looked it over and > >>> > invited the woman driving it to join me for coffee at a nearby > Coffee > >>> > Dan's to discuss it. We spent an hour talking cars, then parted, > >>> never > >>> > saw either of them again. That was in the mid-60s. Good times. > >>> > > >>> > Allen Zak > >>> > >>> > >>> I'm in NY. No cars. Just yellow cabs and black town cars. > >>> > >>> > >>> Mark William Rabiner > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> --- > >>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Peter K > >> Ó¿Õ¬ > > > > --- > > 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 > > > > > --- > 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 > > -- Peter K Ó¿Õ¬