OT: PING Ben Boyle

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:40:58 -0400, "Ben Boyle" ran around screaming and yelling:

"too much of a good thing, is a good thing"....Alan Jackson JT

Hey Ben:

Is that a column shifter. I have heard of a 4 speed on the column, but have never seen one. I had a Maverick with a 3 spd on the column, and it was fun to drive at the time (1981-1983) but would be somewhat of an oddity today. Bill Berckman

Man, what a beauty. Sure wish I could have bought it. Loved owning one. They are really nice cars to drive.

-- the Grokdoc Tom Malmevik all that groks is god

not have a clutch

it's hard to explain in type

My 65 had the manual 4 speed on the column. The Citromatic also had the shifter on the column, but as Ben said, no clutch. You could shift it like a manual. I loved the hydraulics. Saved my ass one time on the Autobon, and looks "real cool(tm)" raising and lowering the car when the girls were watching.....*8-}

-- the Grokdoc Tom Malmevik all that groks is god

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:47:31 -0700, Thomas Malmevik ran around screaming and yelling:

i find it surprisingly "cool"....i shoudl sell the vw and buy one of those....heh JT

Hey, come on. According to people I've talked to, the DS only is the third most complicated Citroen to work on.

1. SM (Maserati engine and Citroen hydraulics -- to drive is Heaven, to fix is Hell)
2. GS/GSA (hydraulics, aircooled boxer no less, all in one tiny cramped package for your inconvenience. But a helluva nice car. I want one!)
3. DS (at least the engine is virtually bullet-proof)

Airhowlingly yours, Erik.

My dad had a GS club, a 73 I believe. It was an absolute nail ! Big end went, tappets fell to bits, bodywork likewise. If it wasn't for this he wouldn't have bought the Beetle, and started something off...

James