"Padded dashboard, chrome accents and cigarette lighter." "It does 14,000 rpms." "Would you like the price?" "Yes, please." " And the window options?" " Tinted glass, heated rear window." "Hold on, I'll write it down." "It's the 1220 model, seven horsepower?" "This is the odometer." "They're made that way on purpose." "There's a little thing that turns." "Forty, fifty, sixty." "Suggested gear changes are marked." "Is that the brake?" "That's sensational." "You don't have much headroom." "But my leg's on the edge of the seat." "I'm not leaning all the way back." "Peugeot only has it in their latest compact." "I can only fit into the 104." "He can drive it as it is now." "They're always quite comfortable." "I run up a lot of miles." "Some taxi drivers change cars every two years." "100,000 miles, but it did break down several times." "But we haven't had problems in over a year." "Broken armrests, doors that didn't close." "We changed all that." "The armrests are screwed to the doors." "We changed the door handles." "The little problems have been ironed out." "We've had no complaints in six months." "I heard there were serious problems with the gearbox." "Yes, and that's not all, I admit." "The carburetor " "And the electrical system?" "I heard something about that too." "Weren't there problems with the universal joint?" "And also the brake pads, I think." "That was all worked out a year ago." "I'm not smearing Peugeot, but this is the hottest car now." "I'm not really surprised they said that, because it's Peugeot talking, and they're the competition." "This car really has them scared, so naturally, they're hitting below the belt." " It's junk." " Looks like it." "It's pretty flimsy." "If a kid starts hanging on it, it's all over." "It's junk." "Heating controls." "Who knows why the damn dashboard's on an angle." "You put something on it... and at the first turn, it's on the floor." "They're always trying new things, but they lose sight of what's practical." "They try to give it a certain look, but " "For these reclining seats, is there any way " "This has a knob, but isn't there a system " "The handle?" "We got rid of it for safety reasons." "Most of the time drivers have the seat in this position, and when they raise the handle, they're thrown backwards." "It holds 21/2 people." "Maybe three, if they're small." "If you want to take a test-drive, I'll take you to the stand." "It's by the exit, near the Michelin stand." "I'd like to take a quick look around in case I missed something." "Then I'll fill out the form for you and you can go by yourself." "You want to test-drive the more powerful or less powerful model?" "Less powerful." "The horsepower is the only reason the price is different?" "No, I'll tell you the difference:" "It has a less powerful engine." "It doesn't have quartz halogen lights, or carpeting, or reclining seats, or an rpm gauge." " What else is left?" " Oh, come on!" "It does ride well." " It's a good car." "The other engine's more powerful." "You'll need that for a camper." "I don't have a camper." "I stay in hotels." "Perhaps she'll find something to suit her." "She was upset." "She just couldn't find what she wanted." " Does their famous system still exist?" " There it is." "It's incredibly hard to shift into first gear." "And it needs tune-ups all the time." "Sure, but for pure speed, it was faster with the dual-barrel carburetor." "Before, it was over 100 mph." "Now it can't pass 97." "It sounds good." "It's a good car, no doubt about it." "It's difficult to see the car's lines." "There are choices:" "White with red interior, like this model." "Red and black." "2,067 miles with the camper, with a six-horsepower engine." "Did the whole Vallée du Soleil and the Lot region with it." "I've worked for Renault for years." "I'm entitled to a discount." "What kind of discounts do you give at Peugeot?" "I know you're associated with Renault." "I heard I get a discount on a Peugeot if it's bought in my name." "It has to be in my name to get the discount." "How much of a discount?" "Are these headrests standard?" "They aren't automatically sold with headrests." "I'd go on vacation with it any day." "I've tried quite a few, but not this one." "I'll try it." "What qualities of this car attract you?" "Performance." "That's all." "Are they available right away?" "There's a 10-week waiting period." "Man builds to protect himself from a dangerous environment but this creates nostalgia, so he modifies nature to city scale." "However, he should never forget Le Corbusier's Athens Charter:" ""Sunlight, greenery and space are the three primary elements of urbanism. "" "Absolutely unbelievable." "Handed something on a silver platter and you mess it up!" "Look how the flower's gonna be there!" "It's awful." "They get in and ruin everything." "The 100,000-franc difference is justified, but " "Watch your glasses." "You'd rather drive this than a Peugeot?" "We're visiting the Simca stand, of course." "The 10,000-mile warranty covers parts and labor." "Watch your head standing up." "Be careful with your jacket." " Did they remove that thing " " What?" "Can't I buy that thing that goes in the back?" "I've been caught speeding twice this year." "I have to stop." "And not even that fast!" "Fifty mph in town, and bang - that's it!" "Going fifty isn't speeding." " The police used radar?" "It was on a straight stretch just before a town." "They lower the speed limit a mile before, and that's it." "My wife was stopped going 50." "She had to take a breathalyzer test." "It's true!" "I've got connections." "They won't get away with it." "I have one, and I can't complain." "Even in terms of gas mileage." "Yes, it's quite economical." "It rides well." "And it's pretty fast." "Back then, I paid 700,000 for it." "And now?" "998,000, but it's ten times better, no doubt about it." "That's almost a million francs." "The accelerator alone." "Before, you had to press the accelerator like mad." "The brakes are a little rough, though." "But these are floor models." "I think I'll take it." "Did you see how roomy the trunk is?" "It's huge." "And the backseats are set a bit lower so the passengers don't block the view." "Like in a movie theater." "The cool-air fan used to be optional." "And lowered the price of the rear window defroster." "The rear defroster option used to include the fan." "The rear window is now 12,000 francs." "Metallic paint is 15,600." "Tinted windows are 28,000." "They changed the crankshaft, the connecting rod, the pistons." "They enlarged the cylinder head for more efficient cooling." "But they aren't very comfortable." "If you want a rough ride, go ahead and buy a foreign car." "If you're doing 75 in third gear and want to pass a truck " "Now you have a brand-new seat." "I like Jaguars," "Don't worry about it." "What I'm talking about is comfort." "Performance." "If you want heat on your feet, tilt the heating vents." "If you want fresh air, turn this knob." "You have first, second and third." "The steering's really tight." "It's the same price, so why not get the car you like?" "There's no way I'm buying a new car." "The entire series, five francs!" "I'm tired of this." "Translation by LYNN MASSEY for SUBTEXT SUBTITLING"