Cabriolets

[Deleted member 26715]

LOL, it appears I have a bit of history when it comes to open cars, these are not all of them, some I don't have photo's for

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Profpointy

I recognised the building, from my days of going there, be it, when I was buying Landies, or parts

 

[vickster]

@Accy cyclist given your love of giving money to insurance companies, do check how much extra a soft top will cost to insure vs. a tin top.
Also, given some of what you have said about the area you live in and your neighbours, I'd have slight concern about a soft top roof getting vandalised - if you want a convertible, maybe one with a proper metal roof would be worth investigating. You don't want to have to be claiming on insurance for a new tarp

 

[Profpointy]

@Profpointy

I recognised the building, from my days of going there, be it, when I was buying Landies, or parts

I recognised some else's post of a strange caterpillar tracked landy as being a garage near Killin i.mn Scotland where I've been a few times to go hillwaking

 

[FrankCrank]

Occasionally see soft-tops over this way, and given the climate (year round air con a must) they look pretty daft. Trendy youngsters think they're fab of course, gotta have what the westerners got. They also do cars here with sun roofs and leather seats - again, gotta copy them there Europeans.
Another daft one - fat bikes on tarmac roads and the rider clad head to toe in lycra.
I could go on.......but I'm done for now.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I recognised some else's post of a strange caterpillar tracked landy as being a garage near Killin i.mn Scotland where I've been a few times to go hillwaking

Yes that was at Lix Toll Garage
It's one of very few that were adapted, let alone survived
http://lixtoll.com/old-lix-toll-vehicles/
They also had, by the looks of it, a Forest-Rover (another interesting adaptation, & again, very specialised useages)

Also, they look like an agent for Matt-Tracks; https://mattracks.co/tracks/trucks/

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I have an open top bike. It’s fantastic and better than the half arsed attempts with cars.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I've never been in one. But I wouldn't own one. They seem a lot of effort to get the wind in your face; I'll stick with a motorbike if I want that

 

[mustang1]

I have a rule - I’ll never have an open-top car that wasn’t primarily designed as one. I’ll happily have, say, a Honda S2000 or MX-5 but nothing that’s a derivative.

The funny thing is, a Boxster (which came out before a Cayman) was designed as a vert and then the coupe came afterwards (much like an MX5 and RF - oh! And Z3 vert/coupe). The Boxster was cheaper than a Cayman. This is unusual in the world of convertibles. Even Porsche themselves thought this and the made the Boxster dearer than the Cayman. So if you had an old Boxster, perhaps the used-value went up a little.

 

[mustang1]

I've never been in one. But I wouldn't own one. They seem a lot of effort to get the wind in your face; I'll stick with a motorbike if I want that

But you still don't get wind in your face coz you're wearing a helmet.

Oh wait, you can open the visor...

 

[Accy cyclist]

@Accy cyclist given your love of giving money to insurance companies, do check how much extra a soft top will cost to insure vs. a tin top.
Also, given some of what you have said about the area you live in and your neighbours, I'd have slight concern about a soft top roof getting vandalised - if you want a convertible, maybe one with a proper metal roof would be worth investigating. You don't want to have to be claiming on insurance for a new tarp

Yes,the roof being 'slashed' would be a main concern🤔. I've just ran my details regarding the yellow one (1600cc engine by the way) through a comparison site. The cheapest insurance offered to me is £225.18. Now whether that's the total amount or do they stick 'administration fees' on i don't know,but it's no more than i paid 2 weeks ago for my hard top Mini.

 

[cougie uk]

If it's nice enough to have the roof down - shouldn't you be cycling ?

 

[mustang1]

I don't know the mileage. It was difficult to see in the car,due to the low sun,(though i did notice the yellow one has a nice yellow dashboard and door handles and the blue one has leather seats) and if like mine the mileage only comes up when the ignition's on. I've tried to find the dealer's website to find more details,but i can't find it. I might go and ask him tomorrow,but he's a funny devil who moans if you test drive more than 1 or 2 cars. He moaned at me the other year for trying 7 cars,but one has to be certain before spending hard earned cash!
As for the expensive BMW repair bills,there's an MOT/BMW garage 20 yards across the road from me. You can pay him £100 an hour labour,or go to a small back street mechanic like i do and pay him about £35 an hour. He did an oil change for me for around £45. Mr BMW garage man wanted £140!!

Since you are across the road from the BMW guy, when you're not driving your car, put a big advert on the windscreen saying you can get better/cheaper service at the other place.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Since you are across the road from the BMW guy, when you're not driving your car, put a big advert on the windscreen saying you can get better/cheaper service at the other place.

I'm going out soon. I'm gonna take some pics of both garages to post on here,so you can compare the places.

 

[Beebo]

My advice is only get a convertible if you have a garage to keep it in.
I had a Volvo C70 T5.
It was very fast and comfortable in a straight line but didn’t do corners.
The roof eventually leaked. Only a very small leak but it meant the car had a slight damp smell. Cars spend 95% of the day sitting on your drive going no where and I bet it rains more in Accrington than Bexley.