You are a masochist aren’t you.

Also “terrible French cars” is a bit repetitive. They’re not the worst cars out there, but hoo-boy are they bad. I’d take a VW over any French car, and you can’t give me a VW.

I do enjoy seeing what the French come up with, and appreciate the CV2 like the original VW - both products of their era just trying to make something that works for people.

For tight city driving like Paris or London, I’d want a tiny car but made very reliable like Toyota and Honda can deliver. Above all else I want such a car to “just work”, every time. I’m happy to give up fancy features for that kind of reliability (see Honda).