I must admit one car that made me stand up and go wow was the Citroen GS. Dad had previously been a VW man but the range at that time was terrible so he looked around.
Lancia Beta (dodged a bullet there)
Citroen GS 1220 Estate
Peugeot 504 Estate
These were the choices that made it to the short list.
Following a Beetle 1300s, Type 3 Variant and then a Type 4 Variant the GS was like a spacecraft.
The suspension did shock absorption and floated up and down. The engine was small high revving and efficient, but sounded like only a flat-4 could. The dash was straight out of flash gordon with the single spoke wheel. The interior was so light and modern in a way only the french could do at the time.
Then within two years you could poke fingers through the rust holes in most of the panels and the paint looked like it had been sanded!
Guess what brand the next car was.
