Will CITROEN AMI start after 3 MONTHS IN THE GARAGE? 🇫🇷 We return to Villefranche!
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- Will CITROEN AMI start after 3 MONTHS IN THE GARAGE? 🇫🇷 We return to Villefranche!
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Good to see everyone back home safe and sound. Halloween was certainly so happy to see you both. I'll be honest my heart was in my throat watching you try and get out of the garage! Good on Elton for being such a superstar.
Yes I was a bit rubbish!
Glad you're both home safely. Very impressed with Elton staying charged. Take care in the sun this summer, Tim. Looing forward to another spring and summer of awesome trips.
Thanks Paul. I was v impressed.
Hi, good to see you're back and that Elton is in tip top shape. Looking forward to new stuff.
Thanks
Mr Boo looking cool in the black jacket & combats 👍
💜 the Halloween & Mr. Boo reunion.
What a strange garage door!
The band back together
Great to see you all together again.
Thanks Richard
Nice to see you home and looking well, also Elton & Halloween, look forward to Sundays video.
Thank you!
Mister Me, Mister Boo, Halloween & Elton..,"reunited' as the song goes 🙂👍the look of excitement on Mister Boo's face waiting to see Halloween & ymthen the grand entrance by Halloween, but 1st a poo 💩 🙃 🤣 that little tail of Halloween was like a pendulum when she realised who you were..great Elton is fine after a long lay off...great vlog as always its quips & innuendo...remember stay well & of course stay charged 💯👍
Thanks David. Yes Halloween has impeccable timing!
Very Good Episode. I am so happy you are both Back Home. We will all have a Great Time watching your New Episodes. Best Wishes my Friends.
Thank you so much!
@@MeandMonAmi No. Thank you.
Welcome back in Europe guys, you were missed!!
I'm sure someone at Citroën watches your videos and has to read all the comments! Whoever that is, stay safe and enjoy your job!
An idea for your company (for free to use) 😁 Insert 20 program lines in the firmware of the car so that whenever it gets used again for the first time after such a long break the horn does play a cute little welcome melody!!
Just imagine how surprised our two heroes would have been if this had happened!
That would be too cute
Good to see your little thing is working OK.
Steady on!
Welcome home Tim & Mr Boo!
Thanks Mike!
Gald to see you and the AMI back, Mr :) thanks for the video ;)
Thanks Olivier
Tim and Mr. Boo:
It is terrific to see that you have returned safely home to France. Tim....make certain you keep those follow up medical appointments. Remember.... without your health...you have nothing. :)
Welcome back ! :). Antoine
I will Antoine!
Electric is so good
So pleased UR both back safely in the South of France…… the family is complete with Halloween and Elton!
The band are back together!
So happy you posted this. I have been wondering how long I could safely leave it for. 2.5 months is a long enough time for a good wander. Welcome back! Heal well!
Glad it was helpful! We’d no idea either.
Pleased to see everything is working well I have to say both looking well
Thanks Roy!
That’s impressive -3 months and the car starts first time. My partners car wouldn’t start after 2 weeks on holiday last year. Glad you both made it back safely! ❤
I confess I was surprised. I thought the 12v battery would be flat like Mr Boo’s bike
So lovely to see your dog missed you but also clearly loves her minder! Very reassuring for you. I always believe the dogs interview the minders, not us.
So true! Valentine loves her.
Great to see it's still fully functional and that you're back en forme! By the way I do believe it was 'Vera' indeed 😂
Good ole Vera!
@@MeandMonAmi ...does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? 😅
Great to see that Elton fired up ok….hope someone picked up the dog poo😮
They did! Mr Poo!
Nice to see you both back . Great video as always 💪💪💪💪💪 a laugh at your innuendos 😂
Thank you 😁
Welcome back! Glad to see you both reunited with Halloween and Elton! 10:20
Thanks Sheila!
that squiking sound is not the tire it is the drive belt on the betwin motor and transmition it happen to mine to after a while standing ^^
it is a bit anoing but it will go away or you can spray v-belt spray on it. it will protect the belt of wear a bit longer and get rid of the squiking ^^
Yes we get it occasionally when starting on steep hills
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Thanks Adele. And so glad you are official!
Lovely to see Halloween again! Great video and, thanks to the references to prison dialogue, I almost choked on my porridge. Made my day. Thanks!
She’s back!;
woah, tuned in for the car but stayed for the garage door :)
We love that door!
be very welcome home you both, I really hope you are doing well.
Halloween, what a funny little dog.
like you use to say: stay charge, and Elton stays charge and ready to go at any time.
that door..........what a rubbish lol
Thanks. We are doing well.
Good to see you guys back, cannot wait to see what shenanigans you two get upto next 😉👍
Thanks!
It works 😊 Nice to see you back guys 👍
Yes! Thank you!
Elton like Elton needed a rest from touring. “ and I think it’s gonna be alright “
Yup he needed time out!
A really Cool video guys. Halloween …..why are they watching me? ….OMG its you! Just so neat to see. Then Elton being backed out and starting ok. Thanks Laurie NZ.
Thanks Laurie! She couldn’t quite believe it was us I think…
Big smile to see Elton "Stayed Charged!". Are you drained or recharged and ready to charge on?
Seems you are correct about 50% for storage with lithium batteries, and between 30% to 80% operational charge level for optimum battery life.
Drained from the jet lag(12 hour sleep last night!) but very fired up about new content
@@MeandMonAmi Cool! Charge On!
Btw: melatonin at bedtime used to help reset the clock for me.
@@MeandMonAmi BTW, if there's anything I can help out with on research or new content wise let me know.
Enough air in the tires? Did you get a bicycle pump like I told you to? It's great exercise! Oh, Mr. Boo doesn't need any more exercise. He's already doing all the heavy lifting.
I was only saying yesterday we need to get on line and order one. No more queuing in the Petrol station!
@@MeandMonAmi Be sure to get one that fits "Schraeder" valves. There are some that only fit strange bicycle tube valves. Some pumps have an adapter so you can use it with any kind of valve.
Glad you made it home in one piece and how nice that Elton kept himself well!
Thanks Henk
I'm sure it's a relief to be home, glad everything worked out ok for you.
Thanks John. It’s great to be back
VERY impressive and a very very good real Test. Citroen should show there appreciation. This is very important info. After all, dirty Diana did not keep it up.
Also nice to see you back, safe and sound. Please research your available Doctors around, there should be plenty. And they do like to see people!
All the best, also of course for Halloween.
Thank you very much! I was amazed the 12v battery wasn’t flat. I was expecting to get the jump leads out as we had to with Dirty Diana
Elton is always good for a comeback.😂
He’s still standing
Nice reversing manoeuvre, as the actress said to the Bishop .
Coincidentally, within the next couple of days its battery-in and first start-up for my 20 year old skoda wagon after 2.5 months of it standing idle in the carpark. Usually, taking the battery out generates a shed load of false error messages in the Engine Management Unit which then have to be cancelled on a connected laptop. Fingers crossed .
I've installed one of those battery isolator switches on the negative terminal in the hope it will stop the alarm and other components draIning the battery when the cars stood down for long periods.
Good luck that sounds complex!
Well done Elton back on the road ! 🚙. Pleased to see you reunited with Halloween too.
I thought of you when we were waiting for her
This is just a suggestion I have fitted this type of setup on my van and leisure battery. The Battery Monitor BM2, this will show you the level of charge via an app on your smart phone. Also you can get one of the two following leads depending on your battery charger, Oximiser & Maximiser OF703 battery lead, or a YETOR SAE to O Ring Terminal Harness, with 15A Protection Fuse. If your charger docent have Maintain Mode you may have to get a new battery charger. The items can be obtained from Amazon. Looking at the photo you took when you first mention the 12volt going dead. it looked like there was some paint marking on the connection so for warranty reasons you may have to Citron to fit the items.
Thanks Steve. We have a little jump start battery which I think will work in emergency. Luckily the 12v has yet to go flat
It's a tribute to the Chihuahua breed's adaptability that the weeny woofs look comfortable whether perched on Mr Boo's knee in a Citroën Ami or sitting in the passenger seat of a Lamborghini Miura with Sophia Loren at the wheel.😎
I’d never thought of that. A breed for all seasons.
Get a nice merino wool cap. The type that nice the Edge lad from U2 wears. You can both acknowledge each other and your similar merino wool caps when you pass each other in Saint Tropez next summer.
Lol.My Yellow one is from Decathlon!
It's like Steptoe and Son in the retirement phase.
Even more so with my tooth now
Don't they pick up the dog's pooh? No laws against this in France? 1:44
It's been 3 months? I could have swore you were driving this a few day ago.
WE certainly do! (And did)
Yaay
Where's the reverse lights 😅
❤
If there is not enough air in tires they are an bit noise
Thanks. Yes I will check tomorrow
great tedtament to the mechanics ....
Indeed
👍
There is an abandoned Gold Wing across the street :(
Never noticed that!
Well as long as there is sufficient voltage, then an electric vehicle will move. It doesn’t ‘start’ as there’s nothing to start 😂 it’s more the damage to the battery that’s the problem if it’s been left to discharge. For example a combustion engine 12v battery can be left on a trickle charge for as long as you want. Because of CPU smart chargers they monitor each cell and apply voltage as and when needed. So there’s no continuous overcharge. Elton will have a BMS but whether it could be left charging from a wall socket indefinitely you would be best to ask Citroen.
Hi Glen, You can’t turn on or start an Ami if the 12v battery is flat as theres no way of powering up the dashboard. We left the main battery at circa 50% and it remained there which was good I think
@@MeandMonAmi
Of course, the ‘auxiliary battery’ so you *can* put it on a smart charger that I mentioned and leave it 24/7. Thanks for correcting me. That’s a good idea then to do the above! Then you don’t need to worry at all. Search ‘smart charger’
@@stumpusMaximus Thanks I’m sure that would work
What happened to St Tropez? Last video you were in Frejus heading there.. now...?
Next St Tropez episode coming Sunday!
cool beans
Its a new vehicle that's had plenty of use. No reason the the 12v battery to fail
I agrée but I’ve found 12v batteries on even newish products sometime don’t like being left..
What a result! Halloween pleased to see you…check ✅ Elton started….check✅ Tim extricated Elton from his prison cell without drama…check✅
Don’t we all like a happy ending 😁
Ps: I expect the tyres did lose some pressure after all that time, hoped you checked them after your comment, which brings me round to saying I can recommend a super tyre inflator which is powered from the cars cigarette lighter outlet if you’re interested Tim
Thanks Nick. Please recommend although the Ami doesn't have a cigarette lighter socket (our external powerbank does though!)
Hi Tim.
The 12v electric tyre pump is called Fortem (the extra mile). I ordered it through Amazon after doing lots of research. It’s turned out to be very good. German company but am sure it’s made in ‘you know where’ like everything else 🙄
The upside of these gizmos is not having to hang around at a garage behind some dithering twerp, as you’ve experienced too.
Cheers for now, Nick
@@nickwebb9290 Thanks Nick.
@@nickwebb9290 Thanks Nick. We’ve gone for a small rechargeable one as we are trying to keep everything tiny on our tiny car!
@@MeandMonAmi
Thanks good Tim, as long as it works for you 👍 I have little space available in my 2002 smart city passion as well, not even room for a spare tyre 😬. ….so am always on a diet 🤣
testament. oops !
Last will ‘n’..;
@@MeandMonAmi ha ha - good to see you all together again - just get a man in for that bloody door , please !
Dirty Diana cam, Mr Boo??
More editing…
What type of dog is that?
A chihuahua
Did you forget something? lol
...🤔 jetzt komm ich mir ein ein wenig verarscht vor...immer mit Ami unterwegs, und jetzt heißt es, der hat 3 Monate in der Garage gestanden 🤔🫣 ...
The st tropez videos were filmed in November. We’ve been in Thailand for 77 days but back now