Consumer advice: buying a French car.

If there has ever been a good time to buy a French car, this is it. Next month we Catalans will celebrate St. John's day, meaning we will use some firecrackers and have some bon fires.

St. John's eve, known here as the shortest night of the year, is the summer equivalent of New Year's eve. We are supposed to have a hell of a party, from dusk until dawn, and burn all those bad memories from the past. That's were French cars come in handy. It doesn't matter if it's a Renault, Peugeot or Citroën, the very best thing you can do with it is set it up on fire. If you buy your French car today, you'll be a satisfied ex-owner next month.