<VV> Repair Shop Charges; at least, in Britain ...

[Bill H.]

                                                       B"H

David:  I remember back in 1973 (I just gave away my age!) our college French 
club spent a month in Paris.  My professor invited me to dinner with some 
relatives of hers who had a DS series Citroen, not sure which number it was.

Absolutely the smoothest car I've been in, ever.  I don't know what they did, 
but the ride was far better than even the best of the American beasts like the 
Lincoln Town Car and Buick Electra.
It also had some kind of weird clutchless tranny, but I don't think it was a 
full automatic.  Fluid coupling with manual change of gears, maybe?

The owner of the car acknowledged the ride, but complained that it was very 
unreliable.  It took several minutes of cranking to get the motor to fire.  He 
cited the 2CV as a much more reliable, albeit crude, vehicle to own...Bill 
Hershkowitz 69 Monza Coupe 110 PG (with A/C)