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KarenLot: For the sake of @kirsteastevenson who has one Glad to see someone remembered, I’ve only just seen this as my eyes were rolling so much from most of the other comments that Ive only just been able to focus…

There is another side to this. By the time my mother died I did not want or need any inheritance from her. Same for my OH, and it actually distressed us to find that they had more money than we knew about and didn’t spend it on making their last years more comfortable. We have helped the next generation as much as we could over the years in different ways, but the idea of making sure we leave something to people who we hope will be in their 60’s by the time we die feels bizarre. To us what is more important is organising things so we can take care of ourselves and not burden them.

safety rating has improved on the new version of the Dacia Spring Shiba. Definitely better than the Citroën Ami at the same speed - but people use the Citroën Ami if they want to do far less.

Being confident on stage is essential if you’re going to do more than a recital. Interacting is important, and hiding your face because of self-consciousness is very unhelpful.

The Citroen Ami is not a car, it’s a quadricycle - hence its low top speed and its basic build, and why you can drive it without a normal car licence. if you want to know what it’s like to own one, check out some older videos on the often hilarious Me and Mon Ami channel on YouTube (originally recommended on here by @kirsteastevenson I think), though they more often drive their Fiat Panda electric car these days. YouTube Me and Mon Ami Weekly videos about our life and adventures on the French Rivièra. I would have thought it would be fine if you mainly do short journeys in a quiet rural environment or a small town without too much traffic.

Not forgetting the public adoration factor, treat them like Demi gods and not surprisingly, they act like they are.

Yes .. but with registered applications like Netflix , the home address when registered will be the reference for content ..although this is leaky and we were getting some French content ..When it is unregistered like You tube , it will be picking up the local feeds and if it’s registered ..like to an known email identity ,it will be a mixture of home and French content…but the adds are French. When you connect to the Internet the TV or Fire stick picks up the address of your router and from whatever that is connected to will be nationality it will adopt. The VPN is about spoofing that . So I don’t see what the TV itself doing about asserting a nationality.

My biggest concern would be safety in the event of a smash, the Dacia Spring has a very low safety rating and I would never take my grandchildren in one TBH. I watched an Ami in front of me some time ago take a roundabout too fast and it almost had two wheels off the ground and there isn’t much to protect the driver should the worst happen. There are lots of decent second hand cars around for the same money as a new matchbox, maybe take a look at some of those first.

Certainly seems to be true, looking at summer dates just the other day and almost booked then but I snoozed and I lost, £95 to be exact. Although the email said you can book on the website and get the discount, this morning it only worked on the App. Which has also just crashed as I tried to make a second booking.

JaneJones: [If you have a Citroen Ami] you have to walk around with a big sign saying I have no licence because a) I was drunk/drugged b) didn’t pass old age medical or c) failed my driving test. You are cruel, @JaneJones However statistics don’t lie and insurance co’s have them all. High premiums reflect this. Though I do think the Citroën Ami would be perfect for @David_Spardo . Once he’d got his charging sorted out, I guess. And currently France will contribute to the purchase. My only worry is would Jules fit in leaving room for the driver and a bag of shopping? I think so but take Jules to the showroom to test. For the sake of @kirsteastevenson who has one, let’s add a couple of extra types to jane’s list of a), b) and c) who might be found driving a Citroën Ami. d) über-trendies who are also practical and ecological e) people that couldn’t bear to be seen in the new Dacia Spring elecric car for which they paid just 10,900 euros net (if they qualified for the 7,000 subsidy level) which would retain more value and have more buyers if sold. Could probably get a dog cage or 3 dogs in too, plus their food shopping . ( There was only about 1,000 subsidy on the Citroën Ami.)

Good point. Without a big ego, are you going to push forward enough to get recognised as being above the herd? Probably some sort of vicious circle effect going on?