We could do with these in New Zealand to cut emissions and it’s all one needs in small towns and cities. Thanks for posting it. Look forward to more trips
It appeared to cope with the hills surprisingly well ! Definitely a plus in Cornwall. I would not mind one for my impending retirement although being 105 miles away from the Citroen dealer may be a bit of a problem when it comes to servicing and repairs.
great vid. got my Pop and love it. As you say huge inside .... getting Optimate charge leads hooked to 12v battery to keep conditioned when parked up plus use of solar powebanks from Ecoflow Delta Max 2100w. ea. to boost range also getting waxoiled underneath. N3d door handle inserts useful and parasol retracting blind for roof.... very happy with solidity ... Bill in Sussex
@@parkview113 ahhh right,,, BTW do you know if the main battery has an automatic heating system to protect it in cold weather?? Lipos are killed by cold,
Fantastic, I cant wait to see them on the used market so I can remove the speed limit. I also see enough room is under the body to may be fit a 35cc strimmer engine for a little extra mechanical drive and more importantly, Heat.
Couple English guys living in Nice France have channel on this car. The problem they have is driving on gravel and slipping on very steep hills.. Think tyres need type upgrade
Wonderful! I like these, a lot. I too have a C3 Aircross, 2021 model and love it. Originally from Sussex but now live on the Co. Tipperary/Co. Clare border in Ireland. Ballina/Killaloe (not to be confused with the Ballina over West, recently visited by President Biden). My wife has a Yaris Hybrid, so a 'bit' of electric but oh, so economical - gives about 65 to 70 mpg, be it on a run or local journeys. For the two of us, in our 60's but mentally yet to grow up, the Toyota could easily become the 'big car'. We regularly use it to drive 2 hours on the motorway to visit family, surprisingly comfortable and capable. I digress. I'd quite like one of these for the local stuff. The roads here are, outside the village, rural and very hilly so it would indeed have to be local. I last had an Ami 8 Estate back in the 70's and that was a beautifully weird car but brilliant at the same time. I do have a micro car, a 1970 FIAT 500 - 499cc of throbbing air-cooled power, all 21 BHP of it - and I really do like good, small cars; the new 500 is much larger by comparison with the original. Enjoy your Ami, excellent at doing exactly what it's intended for; you're driving the future. Enjoyed the review.
Very cool! And you are spot on about efficiency of short runs, keep the petrol car you have and use it less is a much more achievable goal for most people than buy a new EV, having said that, the new MG4/5 looks like a good sign of what's to come. I'm a big fan of micro mobility devices for the same reasons, use a scooter for 10 minutes to get to the shops and back, and leave the car where it is - I'd be interested in your take on e-mobility in the UK considering the current illegal status of such devices.
Just out of interest how long was it between the ami team contacting you and collection and what was your estimated delivery date on ordering? My estimated delivery date was 12/10 and yet to hear anything
Hi, nice video, thank you. Is that an after market rear view you've fitted? Does the heater heat the car up? I've been thinking of purchasing one for a while now.
On a good downhill we can sometimes get 31mph...however when on less than half charge, cold weather and going uphill - we are struggling to keep up 18mph...
@@peterlabroy4908 Ouch ! My Honda Express moped used to do 18mph when exiting the Dartford Tunnel into Essex. I was very unpopular with other road users !
How many blind spots with all the frame struts? I’m not sure a car that is so limited is the way forward, basically it pushes you in to having more cars.
Whats it like on the roads? I know people do their nuts over cyclists 'going slow', so i'd be interested to know if people get annoyed and overtake a lot?
If the world would just slow down we would all be in electric mopeds, scooters and the like. Instead it’s just weekly reports of cars doing 98mph in 60mph zones. As the saying goes “put a 20mph they’ll do 30, 30 it’s 40…..” and so forth. Anything under 40mph is a hindrance. When we bought 2 NIU 28mph EV (equivalent 50cc) mopeds, we though they were game changers. Instead the dealership sold more 45mph EV (125cc) because *nothing* goes along that slow in cities! Truth is, we have to stick to marked 20-30mph roads otherwise it’s just too dangerous
You keep saying car in your video, but it’s not a car, it’s a quadricycle. There is no safety structure at all, if you’re involved in anything beyond a low-speed bump you’re likely to sustain serious injury. Not worth the risk.
For round town it isn’t an issue at all, right tool for right job, it won’t tow a horse box but that’s not it’s intended use. Perfect for round Bude or town use, smiles per mile are huge
Drove this at the event at the Showground on Saturday - it's a fantastic little car!
Thanks for the video , always good to see the ami in Britain . Well done both of you .
We could do with these in New Zealand to cut emissions and it’s all one needs in small towns and cities. Thanks for posting it. Look forward to more trips
Can't wait for ours in Cornwall hope you enjoy
It appeared to cope with the hills surprisingly well ! Definitely a plus in Cornwall.
I would not mind one for my impending retirement although being 105 miles away from the Citroen dealer may be a bit of a problem when it comes to servicing and repairs.
I'm in the Bude area also. I enjoy my weekly ami sightings
Absolutely love it. If I didn't have a weekly 100 mile motorway round trip, I'd have one in a flash. Hopefully will one day!
Perfect for little shopping trips and around town where you don't go above 45 km/h anyway.
Out of curiosity, is it much of an issue driving a left side vehicle in the UK?
great vid. got my Pop and love it. As you say huge inside .... getting Optimate charge leads hooked to 12v battery to keep conditioned when parked up plus use of solar powebanks from Ecoflow Delta Max 2100w. ea. to boost range also getting waxoiled underneath. N3d door handle inserts useful and parasol retracting blind for roof.... very happy with solidity ... Bill in Sussex
Do you mean the 12 v battery does not get charged from the main battery??
@@marmac567 yes it does but Optimate stops depletion through lack of use /cold
@@parkview113 ahhh right,,, BTW do you know if the main battery has an automatic heating system to protect it in cold weather?? Lipos are killed by cold,
@@marmac567 Hi Martin do not believe so... just affected by the ambient outside temp
@@parkview113 if it doesn't have a battery heater it will be severely damage d in frost,,, google it.
How is the 28mph top speed ?, it seems perfectly adequate in town .
I wish that car to Norway!!😉👍
Fantastic, I cant wait to see them on the used market so I can remove the speed limit. I also see enough room is under the body to may be fit a 35cc strimmer engine for a little extra mechanical drive and more importantly, Heat.
Heading to Bude on holiday soon. Will look out for the Ami!
Give me a wave if you see me around 😀
@@peterlabroy4908 Will do 👍✋✋
How was the drive from Plymouth to Bude in it? Fast roads (well compared to 28 mph) and at the limit of the vehicle's range... Sounds scary.
Couple English guys living in Nice France have channel on this car. The problem they have is driving on gravel and slipping on very steep hills.. Think tyres need type upgrade
Me and mon ami is one of my favorite UA-cam channels.
A missed opportunity to drive it through the Bude Tunnel
What a cool video! Thanks for sharing 😀👍
Wonderful! I like these, a lot. I too have a C3 Aircross, 2021 model and love it. Originally from Sussex but now live on the Co. Tipperary/Co. Clare border in Ireland. Ballina/Killaloe (not to be confused with the Ballina over West, recently visited by President Biden).
My wife has a Yaris Hybrid, so a 'bit' of electric but oh, so economical - gives about 65 to 70 mpg, be it on a run or local journeys. For the two of us, in our 60's but mentally yet to grow up, the Toyota could easily become the 'big car'. We regularly use it to drive 2 hours on the motorway to visit family, surprisingly comfortable and capable.
I digress. I'd quite like one of these for the local stuff. The roads here are, outside the village, rural and very hilly so it would indeed have to be local.
I last had an Ami 8 Estate back in the 70's and that was a beautifully weird car but brilliant at the same time.
I do have a micro car, a 1970 FIAT 500 - 499cc of throbbing air-cooled power, all 21 BHP of it - and I really do like good, small cars; the new 500 is much larger by comparison with the original.
Enjoy your Ami, excellent at doing exactly what it's intended for; you're driving the future.
Enjoyed the review.
Very cool! And you are spot on about efficiency of short runs, keep the petrol car you have and use it less is a much more achievable goal for most people than buy a new EV, having said that, the new MG4/5 looks like a good sign of what's to come.
I'm a big fan of micro mobility devices for the same reasons, use a scooter for 10 minutes to get to the shops and back, and leave the car where it is - I'd be interested in your take on e-mobility in the UK considering the current illegal status of such devices.
Do you find people get annoyed at the slow speeds? I’m tempted.
Just out of interest how long was it between the ami team contacting you and collection and what was your estimated delivery date on ordering?
My estimated delivery date was 12/10 and yet to hear anything
so you got it EVENTUALLY !!
@@parkview113 well I got the update from ami team anyway William! Saw through my wife’s fb that it’s probably at Bristol docks at the moment
@@chatters7969 Ahhh sorry thought you had received it !
@@parkview113 not yet but I recon not too long now 🤞
Jet power lol great stuff.
It´s surprisingly noisy inside, isn´t it? At least it saves you an expensive radio.
Is it avilable in U S A
Hi, nice video, thank you. Is that an after market rear view you've fitted? Does the heater heat the car up? I've been thinking of purchasing one for a while now.
Would love one if we lived closer to town. Would you consider swapping your petrol car for an EV, now that you see how much cheaper running an EV is?
I like it!
Are the windows plastic or glass?
WE STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE EXTERIOR LOOKS LIKE.
it looks like you are in the back seat with the front side windows
it's just like the tardis
Hawkins in Cornwall have them for sale
Did you get from Plymouth to Bude without charging? We enjoyed a visit to Bude this Summer, so your drive through Bude was quite nostalgic.
Cool!
Did I see it do 29 mph 😮 to be honest for the area you live in it seems to be keeping up with the traffic very well
On a good downhill we can sometimes get 31mph...however when on less than half charge, cold weather and going uphill - we are struggling to keep up 18mph...
@@peterlabroy4908 Ouch ! My Honda Express moped used to do 18mph when exiting the Dartford Tunnel into Essex. I was very unpopular with other road users !
@@adrianpolley9419 Must have been a while ago its illegal to take a moped through the tunnel now.
@@ziggarillo At least 7 years ago, was a bit scary !
How many blind spots with all the frame struts? I’m not sure a car that is so limited is the way forward, basically it pushes you in to having more cars.
Miami Florida..
Is it electric car
Yes
I don't like how far away the windscreen is from the steering wheel just doesn't look right.
28 miles an hour....scary...small....but so much fun...maybe we need one which can do 40, and then that`s a game changer. Better than smart car.
Get somersrickers on it, great free advertising for your wife’s business
Shame it doesn’t do up to 50mph like other quadracycles
Whats it like on the roads? I know people do their nuts over cyclists 'going slow', so i'd be interested to know if people get annoyed and overtake a lot?
Do they make a right-hand drive version?
If the world would just slow down we would all be in electric mopeds, scooters and the like. Instead it’s just weekly reports of cars doing 98mph in 60mph zones.
As the saying goes “put a 20mph they’ll do 30, 30 it’s 40…..” and so forth. Anything under 40mph is a hindrance. When we bought 2 NIU 28mph EV (equivalent 50cc) mopeds, we though they were game changers. Instead the dealership sold more 45mph EV (125cc) because *nothing* goes along that slow in cities! Truth is, we have to stick to marked 20-30mph roads otherwise it’s just too dangerous
I want to like this vehicle, but while Citroen refuse to sell it in right hand drive form, I'm as unengaged as they are.
If we hadn’t voted for Brexit,they probably would have supplied RHD..but it upset them..
its small and narrow enough anyway not too much of a problem being left hand drive
the speedo says 29!!!
Pcp isn't buying, it's just giving your money to someone while you're use something belonging to them.
Wow this is progress, lol
You need another car if you want to go further, not very cost affective really is it, just have 1 car that does it all and safer.
Nice!...............For a toaster!!
You keep saying car in your video, but it’s not a car, it’s a quadricycle. There is no safety structure at all, if you’re involved in anything beyond a low-speed bump you’re likely to sustain serious injury. Not worth the risk.
😂
28 not fair to other drivers need speeding up
Kid car.
At over £8000 Far to expensive for what it is, a large mobility scooter is better value at halve the price.
The Citroen Ami was designed specifically for gay men and fat women.
cute little watch fob
How can this be safe if only goes 28 mph it will be a nuisance to other drivers been stuck behind it
Sticking to 30 mph roads in towns 2 mph is not an issue perhaps it will for the BMW etc who dont conform to the law.
For round town it isn’t an issue at all, right tool for right job, it won’t tow a horse box but that’s not it’s intended use. Perfect for round Bude or town use, smiles per mile are huge