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Re: Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15

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Post by alephnerd »

Arodex wrote: post #132
thelastgallon wrote: post #123

The French seem to be very thoughtful people who solved multiple pesky problems permanently: 1) Guillotine for the super rich 2) Nuclear to power >70% 3) C15 for people, cows, craftsmen, mini house 4) TGV 5) french fries for the fastest carbohydrate delivery, handily beating rice I wish they bring back the first 3 and do some shorts, market them to the world. Fries are doing fine.

The guillotine wasn't for the super rich, but for the privileged by birth. The equivalent would be to guillotine the nepo babies (and the Ivy League administrators who rubber stamp their admission). Or fix inheritance. And by fix I mean tax as hell.

Most guillotined were commoners [0] - not the wealthy nor the intelligentsia.

> Or fix inheritance. And by fix I mean tax as hell

If France can't fix it [1] after politically powerful billionaires stymied it [2], neither can the US

[0] - https://theconversation.com/the-french-revolution-executed-r...

[1] - https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/10/31/french-l...

[2] - https://www.reuters.com/world/frances-richest-man-lvmhs-arna...

Re: Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15

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Post by Nextgrid »

wiseowise wrote: post #69
technothrasher wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> If the failure is a physical sensor reading out of range? Then you buy a new sensor and put it in, just like you would any other failed part. > You would need a proprietary manufacturer tool to force a relearn or adaptation. You can do almost anything you need to do with a non-proprietary Autel tool. I mean, I get it, the manufacturers are absolutely doing their best these days to lock up repair and maintenance. Bu…

> Then you buy a new sensor and put it in, just like you would any other failed part. In the middle of nowhere?

Until the sensor itself has a microcontroller and does a cryptographic handshake with the other side before it's allowed to work, for "security" reasons obviously.

Re: Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15

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Post by kubb »

kube-system wrote: post #157

> The Ford Ranger (2020). One of the most popular pickups in the US. A key selling point is that the cabin is so high you can run over toddlers without even noticing. The craziest thing about this criticism is that it is phrased as hyperbole but the reality is that this is seen as a small truck in the US. The Ford Ranger actually is the best selling pickup truck in Europe for 10 straight years, but doesn’t sell as mu…

I think the F-150 is the most popular. I know many people don’t care about other’s subjective experiences, but it’s always such a mindfuck to my EU mind when I see trucks of this size.

Like my brain expects the car to finish, but there’s more car. Then it happens again and again in a quick succession. It confuses me, I shake it off. I look at the car again. The bed is empty, there’s one person in it.

Then I think „what’s the point”? And then I remember we grew up in different environments and have different expectations about how things should look like. And I still don’t fully get it.

Re: Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15

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Post by ErroneousBosh »

tazjin wrote: post #134
ErroneousBosh wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're driving to the middle of nowhere you carry spares and tools. Source: live in Scotland, frequently drive to the middle of nowhere in a Range Rover.

Haha, how far is the middle of nowhere from the nearest town in Scotland? A few dozen kilometres?

Several hundred miles, depending where you go.

From where I grew up, it's a four-hour drive to the nearest supermarket.

If you're in the US, you're probably not used to driving long distances on roads that aren't basically perfectly straight and four times the width of your car. You wouldn't enjoy driving here.

Re: Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15

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Post by AlotOfReading »

tazjin wrote: post #134
ErroneousBosh wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're driving to the middle of nowhere you carry spares and tools. Source: live in Scotland, frequently drive to the middle of nowhere in a Range Rover.

Haha, how far is the middle of nowhere from the nearest town in Scotland? A few dozen kilometres?

The Scottish highlands have a population density comparable to the Mountain West. As someone who grew up in the mountain west, the highlands have a very similar feel.

Re: Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15

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Post by NoGravitas »

jcpst wrote: post #99

First off, I agree with the point made, though I think a more reasonable comparison would be something like a subaru. The people I know who have to deal with excessive snow or mud on country roads commonly opt for that. Of course there’s the “men” who compensate for their lack of buldge with 350s, dualies, etc. If you don’t work a farm, those whips are dummm. That was a good perspective though- I grew up hearing Citr…

Maybe that's why Subarus are stereotyped as a lesbian car in the US. Instead of grandstanding, they "get the job done" (as the Chappell Roan song goes).

Re: Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15

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Post by hn8726 »

kube-system wrote: post #157

> The Ford Ranger (2020). One of the most popular pickups in the US. A key selling point is that the cabin is so high you can run over toddlers without even noticing. The craziest thing about this criticism is that it is phrased as hyperbole but the reality is that this is seen as a small truck in the US. The Ford Ranger actually is the best selling pickup truck in Europe for 10 straight years, but doesn’t sell as mu…

> The Ford Ranger actually sells better in Europe than it does in the US. And the larger F series trucks sell more than an order of magnitude more.

Do you have any sources for this? I looked online and found a couple of charts, none of them support this claim. The Ford Ranger sales in Europe vs US are similar (who buys more varies by year) but the F series seems to be mostly bought in US

Re: Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15

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Post by oakesm9 »

fwipsy wrote: post #162
writebetterc wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The solution to city air pollution is a different vehicle with a different drive train: an EV. Priority list should basically be: 0. Bicycles 1. Metro 2. Buses 3. EVs (not counting emergency and service vehicles)

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We do have bicycle ambulance which carry a defibrillator [0]

The 40 paramedics attend over 17,000 calls a year and the average response time is 6 minutes.

[0] https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/calling-us/who-will-treat...

Re: Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15

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Post by writebetterc »

fwipsy wrote: post #162
writebetterc wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The solution to city air pollution is a different vehicle with a different drive train: an EV. Priority list should basically be: 0. Bicycles 1. Metro 2. Buses 3. EVs (not counting emergency and service vehicles)

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> (not counting emergency and service vehicles)

Just gotta read the last line too :P

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