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Citroen 2CV This comical little car was launched by Citroen in 1949 and more than 5,000,000 derivatives of the car were manufactured until 1990. |
2CV is a French abbreviation for ‘two horses’ and refers to the car’s original two horse-power engine. With nicknames such as ‘the umbrella on wheels’ and ‘the ugly duckling’ the 2CV gets a pretty rough deal from car critics, although it is adored by Citroen enthusiasts.
The 2CV was originally designed as cheap transport to replace the horse and cart for those living in rural France . It became so popular in France that it was even the height of Paris chic at one point.
Today, the 2CV is still a fairly economical, low maintenance, environmentally sound, comfortable choice that usually receives a quote for cheap car insurance for young drivers.
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Fiat Panda Produced by Italian manufacturers, Fiat, the Panda was considered the first ‘city car’ by many. A city car is a small car intended for use in urban areas. |
Interestingly, the car’s designer based the panda on the no-nonsense Citroen 2CV.
The Fiat Panda is a cute, box shaped car with endless practical features including rear seats that can be folded flat or removed to increase space for booze cruise supplies and removable seat covers that can be washed when grubby.
Pandas were phased out throughout Europe and production eventually ceased in 2003. But thankfully, that year Fiat introduced the new and improved Panda Nuova which was voted European Car of the Year for 2004.
The small engines and low repair costs of the Citroen 2CV and Fiat Panda are what motor insurance companies take into account when placing these cars in the group one car insurance band.
Cheap car insurance
We know that young drivers want to save as many pennies as possible and opting for a group one car such as a Citroen 2CV or Fiat Panda will keep your car insurance rate cheap cheap cheap.
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