Citroen Dyane Road Test - The Perfect Classic Daily Driver?
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2020
- In todays video I Review the Citroen Dyane having compared it in the past to the Citroen 2cv AZA I now have the chance to test the driving dynamics when compared to its stable mate and answer the question is the Citroen Dyane the best Classic Daily Driver money can buy?
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I had a 1972 Dyane 6 in 1977. It had a 'trafficlutch' or similar. It had the 4 gear stick shift but you could stop without depressing the clutch pedal, it disengaged the clutch for you. In stop/start traffic in town you just put it in second gear and drove it like an automatic. If you gained speed you just changed gear in the usual way in a manual car. It was a brilliant and reliable system too. I followed it up with a 1972 Ami 8 estate and a couple of 2cv's.
My old car today is a 1970 FIAT 500. Another air cooled genius piece of engineering.
So glad I found your channel. Our family cars were:
A used 1971 Dyane 6 (Dinah), a used 1975 2CV6 {Hortence) and a new 1981 Dyane 6 (Annabelle), followed by a new Visa 6 basic a year or so later.
Your test drive brought back so many memories. Engine sound, interior etc. I loved them and defended them in car discussions at boarding school.
Both were capable of carrying a family of four on holiday, and me to and from boarding school across the Peak District.
I've not been in either car since 1981.
Going to roam your vids now.
I have pics of our cars if you are interested.
Awesome video! i really have to commend the depth of knowledge, driving skill and the prodigal camera work! perhaps the best camera work i've seen in any car presentation video! respect!!!
I did 12500 miles around the UK and Europe back in the 80's in a Dyane 6 and it was a fantastic, comfortable ride and I loved it. I seem to remember 60 miles to the gallon being the norm.
Oliver Picard - The man who doubled the price of Dyanes overnight, in August 2020.
Not bad for a guy who can't afford any new jeans!
Seriously though, that was an excellent piece of motoring journalism.
Thank you very much!
Also Jeans are most comfortable right before they fall apart
The Oliver Pickard And air conditionned jeans are a plus in Limousin's summertime.
Plus, you can feel the Panhard DNA all over a Dyane. It's the perfect fusion of Citroën wonders and Panhard sophistication.
If only it was 850cc haha
Oliver, you are so correct about the price differential, even here in Australia it’s the same. 4 years ago I paid AUD 11,000 where a 2CV would be AUD 20,000 plus. My Dyane is a 1979 with disc brakes and sliding front windows.
1979 this Dyane with the same color was my first car....it was so beautiful...and I remember drving in a Dyane very, very well...and me and my friends did a trip from Bremen to Paris and return without any problems....
Love your Dyane series💙 Thank you!
Got my new Dyane6 blue boy in 1977 and it’s still mostly original. My trustee daily companion is such a fun ride with the top off, and so economical. A few rust spots even though garaged. I’m 70 & aiming to run around together another 20 years!🚙💙
Had one of these when I was a youngster and loved it. Cheap to insure and run, the roll back sun roof was great in the summer. Also had numerous 2CV’s too but preferred the looks of the Diane. Great video, thanks !
Fun to see a road test of something so different from we had in the U.S. France was like a different planet. (In a good way.)
And just to think in the 50s you could buy a us spec 2cv off the showroom floor in the states
@@OliverPickard Any idea what the differences would be?
@@OliverPickard my 63 van rust bucket cost me $300 in 1971. $975 new with six windows on the back van sides $9 extra
I'd love a 63 van soooooo much
nice review Oliver, great car! .... what luxury (Rolls Royce isn't even close). As for what might also be interesting... to me given the dyane came out in '67, you now have to review a GS 1220. Its a very interesting step between small and large citroens, and in many ways is the precedent to most modern cars.
i.e. front wheel drive, aerodynamic cam shape, small engines etc... even a prius or a tesla are roughly the same set up.
next week i'll finally be able to drive my 1981 dyane 6, i couldn't be happier. What a lovely little car.
I simply cannot believe that this channel doesn't have over 1 million subscribers. The quality is outstanding! A very enjoyable and charming presentation in any video I've seen from you! Hats off to you sir!
Thank you so much! If you'd like to support the channel please recommend it to your friends
@@OliverPickard Already done that! This channel needs a lot of quality viewers! Keep up the good work!
Thank you
Possibly the best review of a car I have seen. From the relaxed info start to the double beautiful views. 😎The invisible camera man is baffling, must be high tech automatic...robot.🙂
The car is great example of old time comfort.
an absolutely lovely car. can't wait to get our 2cv driving
Fyi, Dyane also inherited the 2cv's semi automatic gearbox (centrifugal clutch). Excellent idea, those sound deadening mats, not cheap, but makes the ride so much more enjoyable...
I think the 2CV and Dyane are great cars for everyday use. I drove about 2.000km in the last 2 weeks with my 2CV6 between France and Germany. It runs so smoothly and it has a great gas milage of around 5l/100km. Maintenance is also very easy and you can litteraly repair everything. These cars are just wonderful!
Oh what the hell I was just curious about the car but now I’m sold on the idea of a Dyane daily driver?
can confirm its cozy
This is one PERFECT California car to drive. Yet must admit I've not seen even now up to this date, on So Cali's streets.
I have friends in Cali who have 2cvs, Ami's and Mehari's but don't know of any Dyane's
Oui la capote découvrable la sonorité atypique du bicylindre et ce confort unique est un combo de qualité pour rouler smooth en Californie :)
@@minutepapillon5060 Sans parler même de notre meilleur chauffeur, frais du Mexique, sautant par-dessus le mur! après avoir terminé une bouteille pleine de tequila, il ne peut toujours pas retourner cette voiture, comme le dit la légende! :)
@@samsen3965 haha même pour un Mexicano impossible à retourner ^^
Hi Oliver Great video . Yes I do agree that the bad point of the dyane’s are the sliding windows , nevertheless it’s a great retro futuristic design with loads of character. Very modern for its time indeed.
I've never driven a Dyane so I can only GUESS about the sliding windows, but on early Minis that had sliding windows, they had elbow room in the doors, because the windows didn't wind down into the doors.
That engine sound takes me back to my childhood:)
Nice review of the Dyane👍🏼
Very nice car, Sound really nice and looks good , runs great, What more do you need
Cars about this year and newer have just got to complicated 👍
Hola, buenas tardes, soy propietario de un Dyane 6, y estoy encantado con él, tiene frenos de disco delanteros y el techo de fibra de vidrio, tambien tiene los cristales laterales, la del conductor y y el acompañante que bajan con manivela, es una gozada el conducirlo, a pesar de que a la mujer no le gusta ir en el, prefiere otro vehiculo. Ella se lo pierde, saludos y a seguir disfrutando.
Ah, makes me miss my '68 Dyane, which was my daily driver in the nineties and is now reclining as a shed at the bottom of the garden. This makes me wonder if I should see if my poor old car is salvageable...Only trouble with this blue one is too many windows and the door handles are on the wrong way!
Oh you have the good one! Is it a 602? M4😍
I owned a Dyane 6 for eight years from new in the 1980s, my favourite car ever. It cost £2830 new. Dyane owners would wave to each other.
I keep bees and I could get four hives of bees in the back, when I was moving them up to the heather on the mountains.
I've got my second Citroen Berlingo now, I'm still a big fan of Citroens. Greetings from north Wales.
My first car was a Dyane, so I liked this video before it started.
Same here
my dad had this car when I was young.
My friend had a Red Dyane in 1982, we went from Inverness to Southport and back, it was great fun, was like a wasp, the gear lever and hand break were unique, I`m sure it ran on Red Wine.
He has a tape player bolted to the dashboard with only one tape. Ultravox first album, when we got home, we knew every word for every song, happy days, happy memories.
I love the sound too !!
Bellissima io ne ho presa una dyane in agosto di questo anno ma, mi sa, che ha il Longarone di sinistra piegato si può radrizzare?? Un. Consiglio tuo grazie cmq bravissimo
the 2cv is cuter than the dyane but a dyane drives much better than a 2cv, I've had several and it's just a little more car. but the look of the 2cv is just iconic. nice video. I've had some regular diane 6 but also a diane on ami super chassis with 1300 cc GSA engine...that was a really cool diane to drive.
Fabulous info
You didn't mention there is a security on the handbrake button. When it is rotated, it is no more possible to unclench the handbrake. Good idea for children playing in the car..........
I like your videos. Great.
Back in 1980 and having already owned to new 2CVs I decided to buy a new Dyane, there were two reasons, firstly it had disc brakes. I was fed up with changing the front brake shoes. Secondly I loved the colour, Nevada beige, a short of strange cream. I loved my Dyane and looking back I appreciated it’s ability to contain two lightweight bikes, the countless cycling and camping holidays in France and Europe were wonderful.
I still have my Dyane in store where it’s been for 17 years. There is another A series which actually beats the Dyane, my amazing Acadiane Mixte, I only regret that I didn’t buy a brand new one and import it.
My brother Peter Westwood who has had Dyane for 48 years, he now lives in Canada and is very foolishly selling his absolutely immaculate four light Dyane, Oliver, it’s left hand drive and Canada is not the other side of the World... Regards David Westwood
Thanks Dave feel free to post the as for his Dyane in my FB group I hope it finds a loving home
I had an Adria 305sl caravan, which I bought the same year 1981, on the hook! The weight of the caravan is 465kg! My DYANE is a Commercial.
You forgot the rare 371cc engine that was fitted to a handful of 4-Lights. I had 21 of these and wrote a book on them!
Oh cool I've never seen one
My first car [in 1980] was a 1972 Ami 8 estate. Great car! Could carry anything, was 100% reliable and reasonably fast - more aerodynamic than a 2CV/Dyane. Sadly sills and floor rusted out in 1984 and I got an Austin Maxi. RIP RJT103K
They are Fantastic but have rust traps everywere I'm looking forward to filming one in the future
@@OliverPickard please DO REVIEW an Ami estate, preferably one with the largest engine (is that 1100cc)
can you please tell me what that color is called?
I remember being in my Dad's VW Variant while he was driving from Salzburg to Vienna back in 1968. It was nighttime and we were driving behind a Citroen Dyane for the longest time. I remember thinking it was a pretty car. It must have been almost new. The VW Variant wasn't a particularly fast car, so there was little chance of us ever passing it. Come to think of it, there were still two stroke DKWs driving around back then. God, I'm old.
I've had both and I preferred the Dyane over the 2cv
how much does it consume?
Les vieilles citron sont toujours parfaites 😉
Great video. I bought one after watching a few of your videos.
Is it possible to fit inertia seat belts to a Citroen Dyane?
In the front it's very easy just a bolt in affair at the rear I think it depends on the year
@@OliverPickard I have a 1982 RHD model. Hopefully, it's feasible?
I should think so if there are anchors then yes if not then it's a fabrication job
@@OliverPickard Thank you I will check tomorrow 👍
I like the 2cv but not the Dyane the styling for all they say was newer and improved just doesn't do it for me , I suppose everybody is different just my opinion ,to me they spoiled the 2cv they just removed all the charm i am pleased they did give it a different name so they could carry on making the 2cv Great video tho Oliver take care 😊👍
Thank you very much!
Very cute and charming. The front, is amazing and promising. The dyane is very good, as well
Unique and beautiful car 👍😊
I have a dyane 6 from 1981 and I will restore it this year with my grand father
Awesome 👍🏻
very cool citroen
I have a new issue I disengaged the steering lock and the ignition barrel fell apart. Two springs and a piece of metal fell out. I rebuilt the the barrel and then it happened again when engaging the the steering lock is the issue with the steering wheel?
Oh I don't know about that my first thought would be there's probably some wafer thin spring washer that's worn or damaged but I really couldn't say without taking a proper look
@@OliverPickard I suspect now that it could be the metal band that goes around the ignition barrel. I’ve ordered an nos barrel from mainland Europe. I’ll order a new metal band as well 👍
Installing a towing ball on a Diane is THE incarnation of the word 'optimism'. 💪🐎🐎
It does really well and will cruise along at 80kph/50mph happily. I've even seen them pull caravans
The Oliver Pickard I know. I remember a trip with a friend's Diane from Paris to Lille and back by the highway in the early 90s.
The Diane managed to deal with the slow lane traffic well. But the engine failed a few days later. One of the pistons overheated obviously and it ruined it. As your testdrive shows, the car is excellent for countryside roads. I couldn't drive at the same speed and with the same level of comfort you have shown in the same conditions with my city car. Since I have bought an house on a remote Island in the Cyclades I am considering buying a 2CV to deal with the bumpy unpaved roads here. I have found a cheap 2CB pony. But parts are rare here and it costs a lot to ship them frm abroad.
I d like to buy a Dyane anyone know of one in italy ?
May be better ride than Jimny but certainly will not have the off road ability of a jimny. Citroen ground clearance better than some cars but no replacement for Low range 4wd and ground clearance. Not to mention structural strength. Suzuki make great little 4wd trucks. In the 90s loved my 92 sidekick with hard and soft tops. Citroen, fiat 500, land rover defender.. being simple and easily rebuildable is a huge in this throw away society.
2cv suspension is hight adjustable. On road tyres, stock for stock the Citroen probably has 90% of the Suzuki's capabilities. Couple that with more interior space, superior fuel economy and it's an incredibly compelling package. Not to say I don't love the samurai because I do
The Dianne is the one 👌
Merci
Don't sit in the rear seats when you are a long person. You may be lauched into the roof beams when the car hits a minor bump in the road. Been there, done that.
Those would have to be jumps not bumps haha
How would you rate the Renault 4L against the Dyane?
It's a solid little car but it is much smaller and finding the right parts can be difficult. I have postponed my review of one because of the current health crisis but I have reviewed it's predecessor the 4cv on the channel before
@@OliverPickard Thanks. I'll have a look at your 4CV review :)
These cars always were a smart, practical car. I think the old 2CVs had such ugly round headlamps, too, which looked too small. The 2CV's with the oblong headlights looked much better!
Square headlights do look rather handsome
The Dyane. A more angular 2CV.
Well yet again I've been swayed ,sold my 2cv in preparation for my move to Spain ,and to buy a Renault 4 or a simca 1200 buy now fancy a dyane again
I wouldn't buy a simca 1200 that engine is agricultural at best
Hoping for a test on a Renault 4
I have one lined up but because of Corona I've been holding back on reviews of other people's classics for the greater good
Refering to the fresh air vents .I loved my 2cv for that is the Dyane one not upto scratch
Wish I had one 😪
With a 0 - 60 mph time of around an hour, this is not exactly fast. Nice car, even so. That said, I personally would prefer either an Ami 8, or better still an Ami Super (with 1,000 cc). I had an Ami 8 Estate and I loved it.
They keep up with traffic well enough. The Ami 8 break is great but it's important to remember that the ami8 saloon doesn't have a hatchback
It is such a laugh, young people thinking the are the first ones driving it :-)
Did you put kangaroo fuel in your tank? 😂😂😂
You (your parents) have had the car for a year, but you as a Citroen enthousiast haven’t driven it once? Wow!
3 years but I have my 2cv and we are both very busy so hadn't had the chance even though I've worked on it
ich habe diesen engel in pfefferminzgrün. ich liebe ihn. und 42 jahre alt.
Nice old wristwatch by the way....
Thanks
I hate this videos. I had a 2CV6 Club in red many decades ago. Still love that car, or even so a Dyane. No need to rub this in my face everytime 😊😊😊😊😊. My dad had an Ami 6, two GS and a GSA.
That's one heck of a family car history 👍
Un vídeo interesante pero aunque el título y la descripción están en castellano el vídeo esta en ingles, ¿por que no pones todo en el mismo idioma?, así confundes a cualquiera.
Es CZcams que cambia el titulo mi canal es en ingles pero possible hay subtitulos automaticos en Espanol 👍🏼
Good car 😘
OkayZ. This would probably be better for my than a 2CV. Not quite as pretty though .
Well I like the Dyane's look BETTER myself! It looks more planned out. The built-in headlamps, the hatchback and the look inside the different bonnet makes it like a deliberately-designed car, instead of something that just "happened". Sorry!
Zero to 100km/h a day.
L'ho avuta per 12 anni, ci ho fatto oltre 120.000 km, mi ha portato dappertutto, mai avuto problemi di nessun genere, meccanica molto semplice ma estremamente efficace.