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Author Subject: What came first?
Blazeyellow Gti 6

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The chick or the egg? Or the Peugeot or Citroen

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 19:20
167gti6.

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Citroen wasn't it?

Not 100 % but thats what i would of guessed

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 19:22
buzzbrightyear

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What came first Peugeot or horse and cart?

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 19:24
jsoulman

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Peugeot founded in 1810 as a coffee mill company, 1830 as a bicycle manufacturer, 1882 as a car manufacturer, 1898 as a motorcycle company, 1926 as a separate company

Citreon Founded in 1919

I didnt even look this up.
Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 19:25
Mikey S

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Peugeot are 200 years old, citroen was started back in 1919.

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 19:25
167gti6.

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jsoulman wrote:
Peugeot founded in 1810 as a coffee mill company, 1830 as a bicycle manufacturer, 1882 as a car manufacturer, 1898 as a motorcycle company, 1926 as a separate company

Citreon Founded in 1919

I didnt even look this up.


Fair play , Question answered Thumbs up

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 19:26
ian7675

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Peugeot are one of the first ever car manufacturers if I remember correctly. I think Benz was the first??

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 19:27
Blazeyellow Gti 6

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Wow is there anything about pugs you lot don't no!

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 19:28
ian7675

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Blazeyellow Gti 6 wrote:
Wow is there anything about pugs you lot don't no!


I know nothing about modern Peugeots Thumbs up

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 19:29
Mikey S

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peugeot firsts:

first multivalve engine circa 1915??
first metal folding roof, 402 bl eclipse 1933?? f off merc....
first fap filter, 607 hdi 2000.

plenty more but i cant remember.

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 19:36
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haha Peugeot pro's from 1810 to 2002.
Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 19:36
Mikey S

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ian7675 wrote:
Peugeot are one of the first ever car manufacturers if I remember correctly. I think Benz was the first??


daimler and peugeot worked together on the very first piston powered cars before going there seperate ways, so i suppose you could say pug and merc had the first cars!Smile

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 19:38
clen666

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The egg

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 20:11
beez_neez_gt

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France was the first ever country that made the first ever car, not sure if it was a steam or petrol type though.

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 20:30
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And they still cant perfect it Smile

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 20:33
eliotrw

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first 6 speed box in a mass produced hatch

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 20:46
beez_neez_gt

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What he said ^^ Thumbs up

Nothing or no one is perfect in life, they came close with the 205gti though Smile

I cant remember where i read about what i posted, i think it was a car history programme a while back.

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 20:46
ian7675

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swiftyboi006 wrote:
And they still cant perfect it Smile


They can, they just don't aim for the high end market. You get what you pay for.

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Posted 7th Mar 2012 at 20:59
Blazeyellow Gti 6

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Interesting stuff!

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Posted 8th Mar 2012 at 08:54
dangti6

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Post #20
Peugeot make salt and pepper mills. Citroen don't.

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  • Posted 8th Mar 2012 at 09:08
    tommy_306

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    Post #21
    dangti6 wrote:
    Peugeot make salt and pepper mills. Citroen don't.


    Yeah I've seen these aswell! They seem to be more reliable than the cars they make!

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    Posted 8th Mar 2012 at 09:21
    dangti6

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    Not much difference price wise either.

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