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Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« on: May 19, 2011, 08:13:27 pm »
Anybody else see it?

I've got a mate who like to try and brake for you from the passenger seat - I hope he doesnt go in any Citroen's!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2011/05/citroen_brakes.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2011/05/citreon_picasso.html
« Last Edit: May 20, 2011, 11:12:00 pm by neg »

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Re: Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2011, 08:15:18 pm »
Cheap for Driving instructors!  :laugh:

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Re: Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2011, 09:52:27 pm »
Saw it and was sick with anger all over my living room.  They love a bit of over kill on watchdog. Its a crap car anyway  :signLOL:

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Re: Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2011, 09:55:36 pm »
The front seat passengers dream car. comes with an additional brake pedal for the nervous husband...


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Re: Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2011, 09:59:53 pm »
Cant wait to see how they fix the problem, knowing citroen it will be as shoddy as the original design :signLOL:

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Re: Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2011, 10:10:01 pm »
just put a plate over it I bet...

I suppose thats what you get for buying french


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Re: Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2011, 10:08:51 pm »
why does the link not work any more??

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Re: Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2011, 11:06:43 pm »
why does the link not work any more??

It's French.........  :grin:

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Re: Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2011, 11:12:17 pm »
link got changed...

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Re: Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2011, 08:13:23 am »
You could certainly have some fun with that. :evilgrin:

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Re: Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2011, 09:06:01 am »
In France, car drives you!  :grin:

The GTI isn't just a machine. It's very much a living, breathing thing.

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Re: Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2011, 05:46:08 pm »
If that Citroen was a DSG, imagine what the driver would have to do.............


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Re: Watchdog - Citroen - passenger can brake for you!
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2011, 01:40:13 pm »
classic citroen