We bought a CITROEN AMI but neither of us can drive. Are we CRAZY?!
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2021
- We bought a CITROEN AMI but neither of us can drive. Are we CRAZY?! We reveal our slightly ambitious plans for the channel this winter.
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Your excitement is contagious. I am an experienced driver and had the same response when I drove an Ami in the UK recently - could not stop smiling and laughing. Looking forward to catching up with your French Riviera Challenge.
Thanks Ali. It’s a smile machine!
I pre-ordered one for the UK, should be coming out in the spring here.
Excellent. It’s great fun so far.
Hope you enjoy!
in UK it is cheaper then the German Rocks-e
So there’s cars are actually going to be legal for the uk without a license
One thing that’s been cleared up watching this video, was the brightness of the main headlights. I was both surprised and pleased to see they were very clear when being driven at night 👍🏼 great content. Look forward to watching more of your content
I think they are plenty bright enough Craig
Brilliant. Look forward to seeing the adventures and how far you get.
Thanks. Fingers crossed;
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! So chic! So excited to have found your vlogs and channel today! HOLA! Paul
Thanks and welcome!
Brilliant! Although I don't recommend watching this video whilst eating porridge for breakfast - too much spluttered everywhere as I fall about with laughter. Adore your AMI and what fun you are going to have - and us, watching you. Bravo you two fabulous people xxx
I thought it was one of my more serious works; it’s going to be quite an adventure, especially when we drive up to Gorbio!
@@MeandMonAmi Don't worry, if it can't get up the hills, I'll send a posse of dogs to rescue you...
@@Pelajilo now that’s a video!
The Ami looks like a great addition to your lives and your channel! Looking forward to the adventures!
Thanks. Hopefully we will be able to do many more things on the channel now..
Love the video, love the car , the music and the fun of watching your enthusiasm, it’s inspiring
Thanks very much John
Congrats on your new arrival !😃. Had me in hysterics. I did exactly the same as you Tim walked into Darty in October and thought I want one of those. Being in the UK will have to await the Ami's launch next year. I think you'll be having fun times with your Ami 😂
Hope so. did a test drive to Menton today. I may need to lie down in a darkened room for some time!
Bit hairy was it ! 😆
Great video. Loved seeing you so excited.
Thanks Richard.
Ah, I was smiling ear to ear 😭😂 I don’t have my licence either, so I almost felt myself living through you vicariously ✨✨✨✨ Congratulations on your (both) new beginning! Sending lots of love!!
thanks Tamika. I’m still a bit of a nervous driver but getting there I hope!
@@MeandMonAmi is it easy to park in villefranche?
@@taimikalewis1582 not the way I drive it! At this time of year yes but in season parking is not easy here
@@MeandMonAmi I can imagine... Im set on a vesper once I arrive - You’ve slightly swayed me towards this... Are you able to park it at home? I’ve always wondered how parking works with the way housing is situated?
PS Happy (early) birthday for next week 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳!
Great video, you are great company, thanks for many smiles and a look at a very interesting car. Good for Citroen.
Thanks Pete. Many more adventures in it to come (I hope!)
The start of a beautiful adventure journey - and a huge thank you for allowing all of us to become a part of it!! 😀😀😀😀
A few thousand miles later 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Uwe
Thank you so much for sharing. I’ve only just found out about these fascinating little vehicles.
Thanks for watching
I've decided to watch the Ami adventures from the very beginning. Bona Videos!
Look forward to your dolly old eeks in the next episode. The whole concept has lallies!!
Bona Richard!
I love the video and thank you for the series of videos. I live in the UK and have registered my interest to purchase one. These videos are so helpful and entertaining! 😘
Thanks Neil. So glad you are enjoying. She’s a lot of fun!
@@MeandMonAmi this is what we need some fun driving at less than 28mph. Love it!
You guys are bloody great. Thank you for the entertainment xxx
Thanks Chris. More to come!
Ah i found your first episode where you drive the Ami and rare to see Mr Boo driving Elton , This will be a really great memory for you both to look back on in the future
Excellent you may have been and seen and done many things since our schooldays but you havent changed. Although now you do look happier and more content.
Thanks John. Do any of us really?!
i will comand my ami in a couple of days , wich mean i'll have a loooong moment to watch and enjoy all your videos before i get my car 😂
and plus you are the first channel that speaks about some trips with it and this amaze me! because others only speak about their casual use of it ( go to work or use it only in town) and i was wondering if it was possible to travel a bit with it , in a roots way , so i think i will really enjoy your channel
Thanks. We certainly travel with ours!
OMG Tim, I want one😍!! That is the cutest thing ever. Would love to see you in Port Grimaud and St Tropez for one of your challenges 👏
They are so cute aren’t they?! We will definitely come to both I imagine but if we start Menton it may be a while!
We smiled all the way through this! Congratulations Tim and Mr Boo, here’s to many fine adventures 🙏🏼
Thanks Zelda! Let’s hope!
Hilarious! Congratulations on your new car. Lots of luck, fun and safe kilometers. Have a nice week.
Thanks Alex. You have a nice week too!
Very entertaining.
Have lots of fun, I know the many of us watching will 😊
Thanks Nick
I find it so funny that you have never driven a car before. Well done on being brave enough to try this new experience.
Thanks. check out our other videos. I get quite adventurous!
You are a very clever bloke. Chapeau!
Merci
You should give Eze a try in your new vehicle.
Love to see if it will hill climb 😁😁
Might take a couple of days though!!!??
Loved the excitement in this video it was great .
Brian
It’s rather good uphill so far….; We were/are very excited about the adventures to come !
The big car smash got me completely 😂. Villefranche is sooo beautiful. In 1975 I was under training in the carrier HMS Bulwark and we were at a mooring. I ran the Officers’ Fast Motor Launch to the town jetty. Very dashing, just like the Ami!! My launch did hit an unlit battleship buoy one moonless night!
Ha. I think I just did similar with the wheel hub of our little car!
@@MeandMonAmi oh no! You need to get a clip on hub cap. It looks such a sweetie. Unfortunately we don’t have kerb side parking so have nowhere to charge one. And, to be honest. I like cycling… Am looking forward to the next instalment!
@@petergilbert72 Thanks. I’ve just ordered a replacement clip on hub cap as I shattered the other. Yes I love cycling too but in Winter here it can be a bit cool.
@@MeandMonAmi ha ha! (Thinks ‘Bet it’s warmer than here’) 😎
Love it! Absolutely fantastic!!! I want one too!! You guys are off for new adventures in this car.Can't wait for future videos!! Love from Vermont
Thanks Rebekah we should be able to see all kinds of things!
This is brilliant. I currently dint drive nor go outside further than 10 miles from home, or go in motorways. Im in London and you’ve convinced me. Especially for around £20 a month. Two local taxis would cost more.
great. I’m going to do a 4000km review for next week with my thoughts on suitability for the U.K. which might be of interest
Great video. You’re like Kids in the candy store…lol
Are you planning on doing a Christmas walking tour of Place Massena, Avenue Jean Medecin, Rue de France?
Thanks. We are, still! That sounds like a good idea. Planning to do the Monaco lights again too if we have time.
love it !!! this is really a nice car.subscribe to your channel , love it.
Thanks!
Judging by the many adventures in your videos since this one, the Citroen Ami has been very reliable car, not at all a golf cart. It's fun to see the video where it all started.
So far so good!
The part that you receive an accessory kit and have to put the decals on yourself, really cracked me up!! LOL!
It’s part of the magic
Funny that the flatbed driver gets to teach people how to drive it. What an interesting job :D
He was lovely!
Hello. Thanks a lot for your vlog! Really entertaining and 😊 Could you please advise if this car is really so easy to drive for somebody who has next to zero driving experience?
Well I’d never driven a car til we got it: see this video: ua-cam.com/video/VWk4l0NUCxM/v-deo.html
Bravo! I have one on order (UK) - long wait though. We know Menton so would love to see some footage from there.
Fab! When are they expected in U.K.? We waited four months. Our ‘adventure’ will begin in Menton (fingers crossed!)
@@MeandMonAmi Their website says starting UK deliveries in Spring 2022. I didn’t order mine until end of October so might be Summer for me. (I was fascinated by the story of James Henry Bennett, an English doctor who made Menton popular in the 19th C.)
@@patrickoneill1538 Yes was he the one who sold it to the British as a place to recover from TB etc?
@@MeandMonAmi Yes that’s right - Menton cemetery is full of dead Brits including Aubrey Beardsley!
@@patrickoneill1538 Yes that’s what put me onto the good Dr I think because I couldn’t figure out why so many often young Brits were buried there. Didn’t know about Beardsley being there but am fascinated…
Haha 😂 hilarious driving lesson! Ami is SO cute 🚙 💨
Isn’t it? I fell instantly in love with the design. It so magical and simple (he says..)
If you'd told me half an hour ago that I could have had this much fun watching two guys drive in a car park I wouldn't have believed you, but this was just such pure joy. Time to binge the rest of the series, I think.
Thanks. Hope you enjoy the rest!
Glad you enjoyed!
Utterly charming video!
Thanks Roger
Tres bon , Mes Amis ! Je t’aime !!
Enjoy. Great fun watching you .
I can’t wait for a test drive here in Belfast.
Au revoir.
Rex .
Question pour vouz .
Is it possible to drive round the supermarket in the nearest big town in your Ami ? If so , have a go ! Wink .
Thanks Rex. Hope you get one soon!
First step will be a trial run to the Cavehill & Belfast Castle, then the Peace Wall, Belfast Gaol, City Hall, Queens University ,and the Titannic Museum. Maybe even a run up Blackmountain for a view over the whole of Belfast……
Can you rent an Ami in Nice ?
@@uberrex8425 Not yet!
You two Queens just kill me. Here in America we will get the Ami as a subscription service only. I want one! Thank you for the laughs what a great change here on UA-cam. Keep up the great vlogs. ♥
Thanks. When do you get it?
@@MeandMonAmi Hello. I understand sometime this year. But only in big cities. 😞
What a fab little car and what a fun video. Best laugh I’ve had all weekend! Thanks guys. Think you need a test drive to Nice and along the Promenade des Anglais!
Thanks Andy. Yes let’s HIT the Prom!
Dear Tim and Mr Boo, Congratulations on your new car! Our pacemakers were on overtime with laughter. What a great fun! This little car will give you so much enjoyment and freedom. Can't wait for your next video and to travel with you on your new adventures. Best wishes to you and Mr Boo David and Lyuba.
Take care of those pacemakers! I hope we will all have some fun adventures!
Well done Frank ;-)
Congratulations on your new SPORTS car. I guess I'll be looking forward to seeing you in the Monte Carlo Grand Prix. LOL, Have fun.
I’m thinking of doing the GP
Course in Monaco..
@@MeandMonAmi I've got to love you.
I love your videos, you're such a lovely interesting couple, would like to be friends. My bf and I have ordered an AMI also, we live in Guernsey, so should be perfect. I imagine it's perfect for your needs in the south of France as well. Next year, pandemic permitting, we are planning to do a 'brave' holiday where we get the boat from Guernsey to St Malo and make our way down to the French Riviera on sleeper trains and just our electric folding bikes. Might see you there :-). Looking forward to your next videos, best wishes Daniel
That sounds like a fab trip! (And a Vlog;) So glad you are enjoying the vids. Hopefully see you down here!
@@MeandMonAmi Can't wait to get my hands on the little car, love a good gadget. Might be a while though. Not sure how much fun it's going to be getting a ticket for the airport carpark every few weeks, being sat in the left hand seat and machine on the right 🤔. Would love to look you up when we make it down there, not sure I'm brave enough to do a vlog though, bit shy lol.
Enjoyed its so funny brave man both of you haha
Glad you enjoyed it still going!
i also ordered the German AMI, it is called here Rocks-e and is from Opel, but it is all from Stellantis. I ordered at 1.11.21, then the car was shipped from Kenitra production plant at 17.11.21, arrived at Opel in Germany at 02.12.21, delivered to Opel Seller in Nuremberg at 23.12.21. Normally I should take it at 30.12.21, but no insurance in Germany was then possible. Now I can get insurance and get it on 24.1.22
I look forward to your thoughts on it Eric.
Hilarious! You two are having way too much with that bug. I want one for myself. I'm from Southern California and don't know if I can get it shipped over here. Do you guys know? Hope you continue to enjoy your new toy. 🍻 Cheers. Gina
I think there are plans to launch them in the US but otherwise we’ll ship you one;
This is my dream but my dream never come true because of many reasons due to financial problems anyways this is fantastic. God bless you always and congratulations for your lovely new car👍😍🍃👍👍👍👍🍃😍
Thank John. Hope things pick up for you
Love this
Thanks Abe. Lots more to come this Winter and Spring
I feel excited too about thats car... And Its amazing if i could have one too in indomesia.. ..,.
I’m sure a version will come!
Great video you two, made me smile! Can I have one please??!
Sending it over!
Lovely, and now even Northern Ireland! (I think) 🧚🏼♀️🌈
Excellent!
Great car, sufficient for the demanding nearby issues , 😀😀😀
It will handle them with ease!;
So far so good!)
Love it! Can I have the accessories box means as the wife won’t let me have the car 😂
IFor sure! Tell her you NEED it!
I’ll just buy one and turn up at the house with it!
@@jasongray6437 That’s the way to do it;
Ian. near order time here in UK. Can you advise as to best colour option for interior pack. ? Key question. do you gind the orange dash trays reflect badly from the screen
perhaps blue a better choice. What do you think. Colour pack an extra £400 in uk !!
We love the orange but they do reflect (though only really an issue for us with our cameras) Not sure whether the other colours reflect less.. Tim
It was an extra £300 here I think. It’s expensive but I’m very glad we got the bits for doors etc as they are really useful
@@MeandMonAmi thanks for the advice ... will stick to orange as its the classic colour scheme... may opt for the sunroof screen as it is clearly an issue ... appreciate your help (found "The Pyramid" vid. interesting in its seeming improbability !
What a great video! I got excited to get one but discovered in the UK you have to have a licence. But this video was so upbeat and charming! 😊
Thanks Julia. Sadly you do need a licence in UK.
I literally was going to get one in the hopes my provisional license would be enough - my spirits lowered
“It’s like Some Mother’s Do ‘Av ‘Em” 😂
Made me laugh 😂
This is brilliant ! They are unfortunately bloody illegal in New Zealand
Thanks. Why illegal?
@@MeandMonAmii'm also from new zealand. i believe It's because of the steering wheel placements. I am not entirely surre.
Great entertainment! You guys are hilarious and your sweet little Ami makes my Peugeot iON look positively enormous. Good luck with your adventures. You're welcome to stop off for a charge at my place anytime but I'm in the UK and it might be a bit out of your way. Thanks for bringing a big smile to my face!
Thanks Avid Viewer we’re so glad you are enjoying.
tres rigolo! Superbe!
Merci!
How about the Super U et Drive ?
The aisles look wide enough. Maybe they’d give you permission to go round in there to make a video when it’s quiet
That would be funny!
Jeremy Clarkson took a small electric quad up in the lift at the BBC and drove it around the office there on the Top Gear programme. It was funny.
@@uberrex8425 it’s a good idea!
ordered the German Version Rocks-e at 1.11.21, delivery 16.12.21, but I am an to long person, to long body, to long legs, but an real sweet tiny car.
Great! How long are you? Mr Boo is quite tall and he is fine..
@@MeandMonAmi I am 1,90, long body and the legs. Mr. Boo looks also nearly 2 meters?
If that car arrived in the Philippines.. people would love to buy that car 🙂😍
Let’s hope they do!
Drive to Monte Carlo and see if you can persuade them to let you park it at the entrance to the Casino.😀😀
You read my mind;
cafe de Paris valet parking?!
I love it, but I wouldn’t put kids in it which means it then competes with bicycles and personal electric vehicles.
For myself I think I would prefer the latter…
But still, it really does appeal…
Now I am thinking pros and cons.
You can always get a bike/PEV on a train.
Or can you?
You guys are so cute! :D
Why didn’t you show us what’s inside the accessories box ?
Your like a kid on Christmas morning, i want one. Does it required insurance?
I confess I have seldom been more excited than when it arrived and I drove it to Menton and back today causing a humungous traffic jam leaving Monaco! Yes needs insurance just now licence (!!)
I just watched this a second time and noticed there are numbers on the front "bumper" area. They've been there since this first video. License plate? IMEI?
You mean the actual registration plate?
Citroen Ami and Renault Twizy it's the kind of microcars we need to rend the summers on the Greek islands instead those 4wheeled noizy and dangerous motorbikes and scooters.
Yes Twizzy very popular here in Summer and Winter (though Twizzy drivers look a bit cold in Winter even with their side panels!)
so wish we could get these in the u.s.
No launch plans yet?
Does it come with license plate number or you registered yourself?
Same as any car in France
I know that this is a year old question, but I have to ask, how happy were you when you first drove this vehicle ? I get the impression that anyone who drives the AMI can't but help smiling.
Very happy!!
J'adore. Which one of you is Thelma?
I’m Norris.
Omg the roads of villefranche are no longer safe 😂
First saw one in July outside octroi bus stop and had take a photo of this quirky little guy!
Bonne chance with your road trips and don’t forget that the range is for straight flat roads and not true for villefranche or Nice
You mean she won’t make it to Menton?!
@@MeandMonAmi
She… interesting you must have a name other than ami or get one nominated
You could do one of those videos to see exactly how far one charge will take you
Thanks G! It’s not doing too badly on the range cos it seems to use very little coming back down hill’
That's great if you have the back doors smashed in 6:15 👍
Brilliant vid your like a gay chuckle brothers lol
After driving it for awhile what are your thoughts on the ami?
We love it! Coming up for 1k now!
May I ask how tall you are? Can a 1.87 meter man fit in without too much folding? :). Have you noticed how far you can go on 1 charging if you go 1 or 2 persons in the car? I'd LOVE to have an Ami; I don't want to pay £ 50.000 for a bigger electric car.
Mr Boo is 1.87m!
How much is your insurance and is the Ami subjected to m.o.t, a quirky but wonderful car.
It’s around €1000 per annum for us both but that’s because neither of us have a licence. As far as I know no MOT.
What a video, brilliant. I really don't mean any offence by this, but learning how to start/drive the Ami, couldn't have come across more gay 🤣 great video. Definitely got a new subscriber
Glad to have you on board. By the time we attempt to drive to sainte Agnes we are dead butch!
Toot toot! Tufty Club!
I’ve just been watching Tufty videos on UA-cam. Hilarious
Is this the most viewed video at 18k views ? 😃 Tres bon messieurs !
Hopefully not too long till I get a test drive in N Ireland . Can’t wait till I get a go in the “ Dodgem” !!
I think it is apart from Chiang Mai gay pride which probably doesn’t help the algorithm much!
In the 70s it was traditional for motorcyclists to pass their bike test and get straight into a 600cc Reliant 3-wheeler with no lessons - which is what I did after 6 years- I drove on an urban motorway within days - and immediately got pulled over by the police because the tax disk had fallen off the windscreen of my dodgy-looking vehicle !
I'd also had one solitary lesson with BSM and decided that there was no way I could learn that way...
Given their handling peculiarities I reckon Reliants should ONLY be driven by motorcyclists ..
It took me 7 years before I actually took my test in a 600cc 2CV ... the passenger's seat became derailed and I think I passed my test partly because the examiner was so impressed at someone taking their test with a full motorcycle licence :D
The examiner had me pull over for someone who'd actually had lessons in the usual way and were liable to crash into us at some point.!
After infrequently driving a couple of 2 litre Peugeot diesels I've been "only" a regular cyclist for the past 14 years and will with luck shortly be faced with driving in France on the wrong side of the road - so I will do the online French theory and this time am seriously considering taking some refresher lessons in the UK - just so I know how to operate a modern car - especially if I initially use a hire car..
Given the craziness of 2016, I will quite probably be renting in France for the first 12 months until I have safely renewed my visa and one of these would be almost perfect if available locally by some means or other... - perfect for visiting sale properties in a small area - though I wouldn't rule out doing that on a bicycle - electrified or not ...
Fab stories and yes for us it’s perfect and I think for many in France
There is something incredibly appealing about the Ami - it is simplistic, gives you the things you need and nothing at all beyond that. Well done Citroen for making the Ami a reality and it really is just what is needed to reduce pollution and congestion yet provide a huge grin. Started following your channel a few weeks ago, this first video of the Ami popped up tonight so I am glad to see the day it arrived! I am a huge petrolhead and I really loathe the excess and complicated stupidity of modern cars - 1970s, 1980s car are where my love lies - much simpler and more fun, like the 2CV!
I love your enthusiasm and ‘don’t follow the norm’ approach to life - being a flag bearer of the rainbow variety myself - it is how I live. And what a fabulous part of the world too, I’ve longed to go to the French Rivera in my Volvo, Bev. One day, one day… keep up the fabulous work and can’t wait to follow the ongoing adventures. We need more interesting people like yourselves in our lives!
Thanks Richie. So glad you are enjoying the channel. We love our Ami and the simplicity of it (even when that presents challenges)
What a great little car, are you going to call her Ami ?
I don’t know. Me and Mon Ami..
I want that shirt.
It’s mine!
I want one! But here is the USA they are NOT available.
I have a small car called an e-runner… comparable top speed.
Interesting I will look it up!
Do you need a driving licence? or take a test. Can you charge it in the house and is it cheap to insure?
No licence needed. No test. Yes to house and yes to insure
1:15 top speed of 28kph? You meant mph.
It's 45kph
is there enough room inside for a petrol generator without taking the passenger seat out ?
Possibly. Why?
@@MeandMonAmi improve the range, road side charging
two warn queens in their e-Ami, be careful do not go over 50 kmh and have fun !..
Thanks Herman!
Completely barking😂😂🤞🙏
What could possibly go wrong?!
@@MeandMonAmi
I can just see the trail of cars behind you both on the Prom as you run out of lectric, wish I could be there for that. Actually, I hope you both enjoy it now it's a tad chillier down there
Bloomin freezing here
@@lynnetteatkinson9898 You will be there for that. We’ll film it!;
Assembled in Morocco
Yup
Gawler train line reopening
Not 28km speed. It's 45km
You said 28km on the video.
It’s true! Corrected in all the other videos!
I too have placed a refundable deposit. Refundable in case I don't like it on test drive. Like I won't. Really
It just makes you smile…
And a suicide door in the one side! Luckily it isn't that fast.