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>>... when I was in Germany one of the more popular cars is [sic] something
>>I call the Citroen Bug.  Despite its reputation as a sport car company, their
>>low end entry looked like a VW bug with all the seams on the outside.  The car
>>wasn't much to look at, and it performed like shit, but it was CHEAP!

>I think the the car you refer to is (or was) called the "Dianne" (sp?).
>Its traditional nickname is "Deux Chevaux" (two horses, its reputed power?).

In Germany, where this car is a very popular car for students, it is
known as an 'Ente' ( a duck ) since that is what it reminds everyone
of. As it can't meet the safety and emission standards in the US, and
would cost more to import than what it is worth, you don't see it
here.
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