[euromobile900]

Kind of a cool old c900 TV commercial/promotional vid. I'd never seen this one. Note the 2cv. Some of the lines the narrator says are priceless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv2Sqcj4hGM&feature=related

 

[AUSSIE900]

Fantastic ... cant wait to see 2 many Cvs comments ..lol.

 

[TooMany2cvs]

Ah, but did you notice the white 2cv van that passed him...?

(I wouldn't say no to the Pug 504 he was driving at the start, either - or the Lancia 037 on the trailer)

 

[KaMiKaZi_t0M]

Great share! I had a 85 C900T with the same setup, red, tan inside and black rag (however I think a tan rag would have looked better!

Thanks!
Tom =]

 

[Starkey]

Ah, but did you notice the white 2cv van that passed him...?

(I wouldn't say no to the Pug 504 he was driving at the start, either - or the Lancia 037 on the trailer)

Pretty clean 1985 504 for sale here in Austin right now. I think they want $1,600 or $1,700 for it.

 

[TooMany2cvs]

Pretty clean 1985 504 for sale here in Austin right now. I think they want $1,600 or $1,700 for it.

'85 is more likely to be a 505, surely?

 

[900t]

'85 is more likely to be a 505, surely?

But it's Texas, it might as well be a '75

The 504 was a surprisingly strong seller in the US as I recall... but they were crap and disintegrated very quickly except in Texas

It is strange that a car could be at the same time such a POS in America yet be the "workhorse of Africa" in conditions that should be much tougher.

 

[Starkey]

'85 is more likely to be a 505, surely?

Sorry, 505. Typo

 

[Starkey]

Being so close to Mexico we get a lot of cool stuff here. In three years here I have spotted Seats, Fiats, Alfas, Citroens, Peugeots, Ford Ka's, Ford Transit vans. New and old stuff. Plus we have Revolution Motors, a huge Peugeot shop so lots of second hand 505, 505 estate and 205's around. I have seen a 206 at the mall, a Punto at WalMart, a Ka lives here at my apartment complex, a Ford Fusion (the SUV not the american car) lives next door, a Nissan X-Trail (not the American X-Terra), Volkswagen Polo's, Bora's (jetta), Lupo's. You get the idea.

 

[Starkey]

I forgot to mention lots of Opels badged as Chevrolets cause in Mexico all Opels are re-badged as Chevy's.

 

[SaabHat93]

That was awesome. Great find! :cheesy:

 

[16saabs]

excellent, and we have one each :cheesy::cheesy:

 

[euromobile900]

Ah, but did you notice the white 2cv van that passed him...?

I believe that's an Acadyane that passes him, at 2:57, actually. Don't those Dyane motors have a kind of forced induction?:lol:

Priceless moments in this video:
2:13--epic long-throw shift from 3 to 2
2:45--the 2cv is issuing a cloud of what seems to be radiator steam. 2cvs are air-cooled...
3:30--epic long-throw shift from 3 to 4, pausing in neutral just like we all still do in our 900s!
4:10--"The lady is a Swedish high-performance beauty as well..."
:cheesy::cheesy:

 

[TooMany2cvs]

I believe that's an Acadiane that passes him, at 2:57, actually.

<grin>
Don't you go getting all A-series-pedantic on MY donkey, my friend...

Don't those Dyane motors have a kind of forced induction?:lol:

More a fan-assisted-ram-air. There's a take-off from the cooling fan which slightly pressurises the air filter. I tend to refer to it as "gently-wafty-charged"

 

[tardis24]

While I was watching it occurred to me that I saw this film when I was a kid. I recall being annoyed at the dude's sunglasses and the premise that the flashy red car could make everything better.

What happened to the idealist? I have fallen for the cheesy marketing

LOL at the ham-fisted downshift... it makes the car that much more appealing

 

[900t]

The music makes me want to claw my ears off :lol:

It appears they made some press pictures for Saab during the filming, as seen on media.saab.com :

Actually yes, must be - the plate number MSL 130 is in the film too.

Anyone know how to lookup the Swedish plates to see if the car is still on the road?

 

[arouch]

I want to know how to get my roof to open while I'm walking away from my car...

 

[TooMany2cvs]

I want to know how to get my roof to open while I'm walking away from my car...

Hide somebody in the passenger footwell.

 

[arouch]

And I want the roof that closes without having to stop and open the clamps and then close them before driving off, that guy in the footwell is going to be busy.

 

[Jezzadee]

Everything that was wrong with the 80s summarised in 6 long minutes :lol: