An American philosopher explains why:

This is witty, savage, slashing, learned, and may well be true. Pretty persuasive treatise, though hilariously put forth....

He makes his case here, beginning with a look at French philosophy.

"Heidegger could drive a Porsche of course, but no self-respecting Frenchman would be caught alive in a vehicle made in some other country".

More:

http://users.humboldt.edu/jwpowell/pomodoom.pdf



French cars?: "Nein, danke"


German cars? "Ja, bitte".

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

More than a little truth in that.

I would love a Peugeot 504 Cabriolet...... If it had something more powerful than the anemic 4 cyl.... Or even the somewhat less anemic V6.
Maybe a throaty 5liter V8 would have changed the history of the world

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

I don't know if better French cars would have improved philosophy, but the simple fact that Red Bull won four world championships in a row with Renault engines galls me to no end. The current dominance of Mercedes power units pleases me, though not as much as a similar performance by Ferrari would.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

That's good right there. Lee Iacocca could have transformed French philosophy.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I'd love an old Citroen ID (the DS with slightly less complex hydraulics).

I have an extra one I am redoing completely. I'll keep you in mind. Start saving now. The car is getting a 100% restoration.

I am converting to green fluid LHM which is the same stuff th new Audis and Bentleys use. Cits have been using it since 1964.

All made by the German company Pentosin.

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Still want me some Citroen some day.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I'd rather buy a turdbox and restore myself rather than paying someone like you for a mint example. No offense, of course

LOL@"someone like you"

By that I meant "car flipper". With cars or houses, I'd rather be the one doing the flippin'.

As opposed to being flippant?

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

Good luck in finding the parts.

I spent 20 years making a network of people in France to get parts. I bring back what I need except in a couple cases, like recently when I purchased a running 1937 1911 Perfo engine and trans and had it shipped through Customs with a an expediter. All for less than an MB engine over here.

The Americans over here will rape you worse than anything you would ever find in buying Rolls Royce parts at a dealer.
They are the most unscrupulous people you could meet.
One guy in CA sold me something, then claimed it was stolen, refused to refund me. I went to Las Vegas on business and visited him to get my money back in person.

Be prepared for that kind of chicanery and learn to read technical manauls in French, you should do ok.

By the way, since every "turdbox" you find is claimed by its owner to be a rare jewel, be prepared to pay top dollar for it.

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

I passed a 2CV on the NH Turnpike yesterday. Guessing it was from near the end of the run since the emblems looked to be molded plastic. Cool little cars. He was humming right along at 65 or so.

Still want one someday. I'll give you a holler!

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Anybody want to guess the 2 French made cars sold in America today?

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CENSORED due to not family friendly words

I have three spares which I will rebuild when the workshop is finished. Will let you know.

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6