Originally Posted by
genejockey
They inherited Dad's Citroen DS21 Pallas, which had been sitting for probably 20 years. It's apparently restored, but she's a little afraid to drive it - which is funny, because when I was 17, I got to drive it to school for like 6 weeks while Dad was recovering from hernia surgery. It's not hard to drive! Just pretend there's a clutch when you're shifting, remember the pattern
and don't stomp too hard on the brake
pedal mushroom.
Got to love that rubber mushroom. no travel but a pressure switch instead. I can remember warning people who I let drive my DSuper that the brakes were sensitive and not to treat the mushroom like a regular brake pedal. It was still fun when they first pressed it.