It's a shame to see my favourite car go, but I've been expecting this for a while to be honest. As much as I'd love for you to keep Giselle forever, you've got to do what's right for you and the channel going forward. I shall carry on watching and supporting regardless!

The GSA is a type of car that needs more time spent nursing it, but that becomes particularly hard when you’ve got all those other cars to maintain as well. 👍🏻

A pity Giselle's leaving the fleet but at the same time I can see your reasons for doing so. You have plenty of machines even with her departure and they're all small enough to fit in the unit! At GBP3,495 it's a steal too.

Twin Cam was saying he wanted to drive a GS. Lets have a collaboration! 😁 Its always been a fun watch when Giselle was the star. Loved how she floats along the roads.

One of the most honest car sales I think ive ever seen. Well done, and all the best to the new owner.

Absolutely brilliant video Ian miss hubnut ❤👍well you gave her love and she made you happy time to let her make someone else happy brilliant

Giselle is so nice and she just would get worse sitting in the damp unit and driven so little. So it's best for everyone for her to get a new loving home.

I'm going to miss Giselle a lot on the channel. She was my favourite black car on the fleet. Plus my favourite HubNut car that has beige velour seats with press stud headrests.

Sad to see her go but its perfectly understandable. Good luck with the sale and keep up with the awesome content.

Short answer - Yes! ❤

Get the wrench, Ian, but saw it coming ... A suggestion: to compensate for the loss of this French marvel AND to create even more space, why not sell Bella as well and go for a Citroën CX Familiale 2.5 D with tow bar? As quirky and floaty or even more so than Giselle, lots more space than Bella and very frugal in diesel-form? Seeing as, as you say, you want to do more collection capers, this could be the next one: one (new) car replacing two! Just an idea ...

Miss Hubnut is right, £3.5K is very cheap as an entry into classic car ownership. Try buying a Ford Escort of that era for a few grand. If you're lucky you might get a rotten shell with a siezed engine. A very Sunday afternoon car, to take you back to those happy days.👌

Giselle will be missed terribly but time never stands still... unless your watch has stopped... but time still moves on and the watch is wrong. Anyway it's been an adventure with Giselle on the channel but as you say you need the space. I have the same feeling as when Foxann was up for adoption, a terrific member of the fleet but her time had come. I hope Giselle's new parents whoever they may be love her as much as us subscribers have over the years. Thanks for sharing.

Was just a matter of time, good to see her go to a new home😊

Ideal as a starter classic.

Cannot believe your selling her she is a beautiful car I never seen one before until I started watching your channel and the first time I seen her thought what a beautiful car wish I had the cash too buy her. I’ve just started a Volvo 850 saloon restoration project myself. Love the channel 👍

I'm now all the happier that I got to see Giselle in 'person' at Radwood a year or two ago. Wish I was in a position to take it on but I'm not. Good luck with the sale!

Honestly well overdue ❤ and not something you're going to be losing money by selling.

Wish I could afford it, beautiful car. Good luck with the sale!

That's a very reasonable price! Especially as you have looked after her so well.

I think you're spot on that a bit more churn, with more collection capers will help the channel. 👍

Good one from Miss Hubnut at the end😂

I am affraid the steering wheel is in fact on the wrong side of the car- in addition to that the car itself is on the wrong side of the English Channel.. appart from that I would be tempted

Thats a very cool car, reminds me of my Uncle Stanley's car, a GS model , he was given one as a retirement present from his boss in 1975, it was pure white and i was 7 years old at the time, now 56 and still remember it. 👍

Giselle is what brought me to your channel... I would really come and get her... A GSA Special from 1980 also with 1.3l and 5 speed was my first car! Only thing is Giselle does have the steering wheel on the wrong side!

Bargain! I'd make a swipe at it if I wasn't so hooked on getting a MK1 Twingo. Love the GSA and Giselle is a wonderful example for the price. 👌

So sad to se Giselle go but, at the same time, I'm very much looking forward to the new project.

I've been expecting this for a while, but things must move forward.

I'm not surprised Giselle is going. Good luck with the sale. 😁

This has been coming for a while now. It's one of my and many other's favourites but you probably have too many keepers as it is. I'm exited to see what you're going to bring on to the channel over the coming weeks, months and years

Hope Giselle goes to a good home are you keeping the smart once it is repaired another great video has always Ian and Carly miss/mrs hubnut and hublets and hubmutt 👍

With loads of followers Ian, I'm sure someone will buy Giselle. All the best for the sale. 😊👍

Love the shinny paint you csn see the refection of your orange jumper on bonnet

Probably a sensible decision to sell, especially as it will fund further projects which will generate loads more content for us all to enjoy. Will make a nice usable classic for someone.

Sad to see her go😢, but she deserves more attention! I hope you’ll find a new and good home for her so she gets lots of TLC! I fully understand your decision ! 👍🏻👍🏻🆙

So sad to see the gsa go, it's one of the cars I always regret not getting. Sadly I don't have the budget but I'm positive one of your great followers will buy and enjoy

Wish you luck with this sale, she is a lovely car.

Giselle is such a cute car, and a fleet favourite, it will be a shame to see her go, but hopefully she will go to another good home❤.

I'm very tempted at that price!

I feel your pain, I'm letting my SLK go after 11yrs and regretting it already 😥

I've had my driving licence a full 27 years longer than soon-to-be-Mrs HubNut MkII but I've never driven a GSA. Or a GS, CX, SM, Visa, 2CV, Xsara Picasso, Saxo VTS, C6... or indeed, any Citroën of any description. Not even a hired van. I knew this day was coming but I'll carry on wearing the Because French t-shirt with pride. Au revoir to the closest ever member of the HubNut fleet that I'd have in my Ideal Garage of Chod.

Lovely car. I'm sure she'll be cherished by her new owners.

I wish I could 😭 I’d love her. She’s a beautiful car

That's sad. It bought back memories my uncle have one in blue. That's was in 1980s. I hope you find good home it. Have nice weekend.

Giselle has the makings of a superb classic in the right tenacious hands. being a 1300cc 5-speed Speciale it's the right car. I'm fascinated to see the next video with the final sale price and new owner. good luck guys!

Not the decision I would have made but to each their own - good luck with the sale and can’t wait to see what’s next!!!

I called it a few months ago , when you teased previously, the Daihatsu Sirion went that time.

I would buy it immediately, but unfortunately it is RHD. I live in Poland. It was the last Citroen I dreamed about in the past, but you made me a GSA fan. Not psycho-fan, but a strong fan. Fortunately for my wallet I couldn't find a proper maintained GSA in my neighborhood. :) Cheers from PL EDIT: I hope Giselle would find a good new home.

I was in same predicament recently bought a 2013 Fiat 500 in Yellow but also had my old i10 Hyundai so sadly my i10 had to go , it was a shame as the car was in a great condition apart from being a cat N car for a minor dent , The Fiat 500 ended up costing me a lot more £800 on new clutch and gearbox repair as the dealer never told me they were broken lol he did pay half the cost after i had to get the Motoring Ombudsman involved , anyway hope Giselle goes to a good home she has served you well even with the weird Alternator battery issues.

I understand the need for money, Its very very tough for many. Seem odd though to get rid of one of the most reliable

Understandable Sale and can see it both in your faces that its also a hard sale, worthwhile advertising on the Citroen Car Club?? Got my chance meet Giselle at the Hubnut Social in April 2022. Wishing you the best for the sale.

God that's wonderful.

Personally I'd put the Berlingo on the chopping block before Giselle. Sad times, bar Cecily might be the best car you've sold so far 😂

Damn it... would love to take on Giselle, but i got to much projects, and not enough room for her. These GS, and GSA's are so cool, they are rare in Scandinavia too.

When you moved the Foxanne on, i figured that this could be next. I always thought that this could be a keeper like the Eilie. I have no doubt that you'll miss it. Next to go should be either the Smart or Mitsibushi

A lovely classic at a very reasonable price. If like the DS new seat covers to match factory ones can be obtained and fitted yourself. Au revoir Gisselle.

IMO it would have been a good Hubnut car thirty years ago but it's become a bit precious and exotic now. My favourite cars are mainly French, but these are too complex and tempremental for me. A nice car in many ways which I'm sure will go to a good home.

A shame, but inevitable. Watching you struggle with her the last few years it's been obvious her time was coming, though with how nice she's ended up there's no doubt she'll live a good life with someone new for a long time yet! With so many keepers in the fleet it's only natural that a few long-termers have to leave eventually, and I'll miss Giselle but hope that having her gone will make things easier for you (and perhaps open up a slot for something new?? though you've only just purchased the Pajero...)

Having had a GSA in my 20's I can say with the rear seats down A 6ft5 me can sleep in it at a festival. (Festival type things may have been used to help me sleep. but it is possible. ) If I had spare (any) money I would snap your hand off to buy her.

I predict Bella won't be far behind. Sad to see one of your main cars go but understand needs must.

Sad to see Giselle go - I’ll miss her up and down suspension and mental dashboard - but if you need space, and funds to spend on other projects, then so be it. She’s a beautiful GSA, so I’m sure she’ll find a good home!

Aw sad to see floaty Giselle go, fair choice though and sure she will find a worthy new home for the next few chapters of her adventures. Looking forward to more project work and future colletion capers!

FWIW I gad never thougt about Citroen GSs at all until your channel and I now think thry are fab and sort if want one (only sort if at the moment but that may change.

Sad to see Giselle go but needs must.

I am so terribly sad to see Giselle leaving, as she is definitely one of my most favourites Hubcars, especially as the GSA is such a super ultra rare car! If I didn't live on the other side of the world, over in Western Canada, I would be hammering down your door to buy it without a moment's hesitation!!! We can't get Citroens over here, or any wonderfully quirky French cars of any kind, unfortunately. I can understand your reasons for selling her, but on a personal note, I feel Hubnut will be a little poorer for her departure, because I especially look forward to and love watching the more quirky cars on Hubnut (Tuk and Ellie). Please make sure she only goes to someone who will preserve and take very good care of her of us, thanks guys. I remain ever hopeful that one of these days you guys will add a Daf to the Hubnut stable, it would fit in perfectly!

".... faster she goes, the easier it gets...". As I recall from back in the day, this was part of the reason why so few of these lasted. New owners were used to the idea that when you drove faster in a car, it would let you know by the increasing noises and general roughness of the experience. The smoothness, and revability of the GS's resulted in lots being run into the ground before their time.

I’d love her but my wife wouldn’t love me if I were to purchase Giselle 😂 Hope to see her at a Citroen gathering or two through the year!

Sad news, but I think us Hubnutters completely understand. I hope that she goes to a good home. Long live Giselle.

Would be a fun runabout. But if I ever had the tie and space for a classic it would be the GSA's larger sibling the CX and would need to be LHD because I now live in France and I am suffeing the last RHD as our 2nd car (Jimny)

I was tempted, I have to say... Then I put the reg into TfL's ULEZ checker, and found I'd have to pay £12.50 every day I took her out. So, unfortunately, I have to pass 😢 Good luck with the sale, Ian, I'm sure she won't hang around for long.

Cool car Ian . Will sell quick and I can see where your coming from but 30 cars is my number at moment

Sad to see the gsa go ,one of the best cars on the fleet ,hopefully it goes to a good new home where it can be driven regularly

Quite an understandable decision, she’s just too nice and there are cars more suitable for the channel than a pristine classic, which isn’t what your channel is about. I’m quite excited to see these funds go towards your other projects, especially hoping to see something with TWC in the future.

I guess we are all different, but to me, this would require a great deal of work [at great expense] to get her right. Here I am with a 20 year old Volvo estate with 176,329 miles which I am going to sell, yet just had the alloys refurbished, 2 stage paintwork buff and new windscreen just to present it in its best state to go with the many thousands spent on mechanical work because I believe it is more desirable and will sell quickly verses others of same vintage and mileage

Can’t wait for the next collection caper. Please don’t put it in the thumbnail next time though. The surprise reveal is half the fun!

There comes a time to move cars on but the paint on Gisselle is pretty good a mirror finish and the dash board switches are very good selling points and MOT documents a bit of history work shop manuals and brochures great selling points it will sell

A lovely car for someone with space and time enough for the love and minor fettling an uppy-downy Citroen of a certain age needs. Sadly, I have neither, but I'm sure someone will. Best of luck with your sale.

Its your channel at the end of the day. Easily the best car in the fleet. Sad to see it go. But if it means you actually focus on other projects then all good!😂 Speaking of which, just drop the engine on the smart and fix it properly! It will be so entertaining to watch……😊

I truly wish I could buy this car, but shipping to America and dealing with customs would be a major pain and quite expensive. Hate to see Gisselle go but I do understand your reasons.

Good luck

If only the steering was on the other side. Good luck with the sale. Am sure the next purchaser would love it if all Clan HubNut autographed Giselle and it came with a family portrait

We have had a lot of fun watching Hubnut tinkering with this car and having spent a lot of money on it I think it is time to let somebody else to keep it on the road

Adieu Giselle. A beautiful French old lady with style, even if her hydraulic works aren't what they were when she was younger. So many channel viewers are going to miss her... The GS family were my favourite eccentric French cars. I remember the huge crowds round the Citroën stand at the London Earl's Court Motor Show gawping at the first RHD car before deliveries built up - no rotating drum speedo back then for us Brits, no oddball trapezium revcounter either, BUT that astonishing flat-four overhead cam engine 280-odd c.c. smaller than Giselle's. Almost at the end of the production run about 16 years later she is, as you both say, a much better car for her bigger 1299 engine, a cruising 5th gear, and with even more quirky interior design features than her older plain sisters of the early 1970s (yay, not one but TWO rotating drums - and the superb indicators, wipers and lights switches cylinder). I hope her new owner lavishes much love and pride on her; she really deserves it.

IOM motor museum maybe? They have a small collection of older Citroens including a rotary engined one, might be worth a shot.

Not the end, but a the start of a new chapter for Giselle. Hopefully, she'll find an owner (wish it was myself) that loves her and cares for her just as much as you two do.

Ian & Carly, I'm in the same situation. I've just sold one of my cars. When needs must...

It's always hard to let go of a car that's become part of your family, but yes, you do have the Pajero and Smart car about to come on stream. Hope Giselle goes to a good home. I remember when you had the full hubcaps on it when you came back from Australia but I didn't remember why you'd taken them off.

I had one 93’ I didn’t realise at the time what a great vehicle it was 🤦‍♂️

Sad to see Giselle go but good luck with the sale 😁

Oh M !!! I understand.:)

Will be sad to see Giselle go and know how much she means to you i have always loved her and seeing your adventures but understand why completely hopefully she finds a lovely new home soon Daniel

I think for someone with the time & money to spare (it isn’t the upfront price, it’s the maintenance going forward) it’s a great idea. Better to spend some money on this than leaving it in a savings account…because the value of cars like this will soon rocket to the moon, as we have seen with others already. ..and gov net zero policy (moving to electric cars) will absolutely speed up that shift in value….of many “modern classics”

Oh no, I knew this time would come. I'm at once hugely conflicted because I'm saddened that Hubnut will be without Giselle, and immediately torn because I would love to have Giselle. How do I swing that: a VW enthusiast that now has two CX and wants a GSA. Hmm.....

I haven't got to the end of the video yet, but just saw you open the glove box, and it appears the owners manual I sent you wasn't present🤔 That would be a nice touch if you know where you put it??😉🤔

OK, that’s how it goes. I hope that there will be another Citroën in your collection someday. Good luck and see you soon /\ Martin 🚗💨🇫🇷

Most interesting car of the fleet, I must say, but probably just not good enough an example to carry on. You are going to miss her.

I really hope she finds a good home. I love her to bits, but I understand why she has to go.

Sad times Ian but you have plenty of other exiting projects on the go. Giselle just need a loving home .

Foxanne gone Giselle going, both my favourites😢

You seem to like Citroen cars and having Two 1986 cars to me that is ideal collection. I have 4 Astra type vehicles Two Bertone convertibles my original is 52 plate and the rare 2.2 engine I just spent £830 on it. Over the weekend I bought a spares car in same colour as my own for £250 and that is 2004 car with 1.8 and leather interior. (I do like a beige leather interior)actually wanted a black leather.. I then have my 2007 Astra Twin Top in Blue with diesel engine 1.9 CDTI design with full service history. Finally kind of I have my Vauxhall Cascada Convertible on 2013 plate which is sadly not in great condition lots of paintwork needed to make a nice car. My other Transport is my 2014 Ford Transit high top van 2.2 TDCI owned 6 years now. My Audi Avant estate 2.7 TDI With 192.000 miles on it.. Then my 2002 Mercedes CLK 320 Convertible owned 8 years. Oh yeah and born in Coventry I have to own A Jaguar 4.0 Sovereign LWB Its on a Y registered plate 2001 has 126000 on clock. Oh and a £500 pound Mountain bike rode about 15 miles so far..