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I saw something in Fast and Modified (UK car comedy mag) which really cracked me up

it was the new VW beatle soft top ad.........but some dude changed the normal slogan to read "Now you can hear everyone call you a toss"

i think convertables are really overpriced...............think of what an MX5 (which is a great car) actually is. how much metal it uses, engine etc............it's a hell of a lot of money for a tiny engine/car.

Roadsters rock, it's all about the overall experience not just 0-100 speed, nothin like riding a twisty road with the top down and the purr of an inline bimmer six to listen to.

The new Merc SLK AMG 55 is also a hot car, check out that metallic roof that folds in the boot, pretty nifty, this thing is going to kill the z4 in sales.

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Convertibles are cool, apart from when u forget your out in the sun and burn off your face. I have driven most of the late model convertibles and im still a huge fan of the s2000... the 350z isnt bad but it doesnt feel as good as the real 350z. Not very good grip on the road with 16 / 225 tires either :)

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cant go past the Merc SLR. shame it wont be released in Oz

Hope thats not true. My best friends parents put a deposit on one in 1994 so they are still hoping it comes to Aus.... his dad doesnt drive and his mum barely does either but they are excited to get a 1mil super car.. hmmm

I saw something in Fast and Modified (UK car comedy mag) which really cracked me up

it was the new VW beatle soft top ad.........but some dude changed the normal slogan to read "Now you can hear everyone call you a toss"

i think convertables are really overpriced...............think of what an MX5 (which is a great car) actually is.  how much metal it uses, engine etc............it's a hell of a lot of money for a tiny engine/car.

being a car WITHOUT a top, they actually require a lot of engineering to make the chassis stiff and other suspension bit. Buying a car is not buying metal nor bigger engine!

A Ferrari 360 only weight 1200kg while a commodore weight 17xxkg

and a 3.6L vs a 5.7L

- what a bargain :jk:

I saw something in Fast and Modified (UK car comedy mag) which really cracked me up

it was the new VW beatle soft top ad.........but some dude changed the normal slogan to read "Now you can hear everyone call you a toss"

i think convertables are really overpriced...............think of what an MX5 (which is a great car) actually is.  how much metal it uses, engine etc............it's a hell of a lot of money for a tiny engine/car.

  the 350z isnt bad but it doesnt feel as good as the real 350z. Not very good grip on the road with 16 / 225 tires either :D

I know I am biased but there is nothing finer than the 350Z roadster.

It got a pretty bad rap in the motoring press but I think the blokes who wrote those articles are just big girls.

The suspension is tight but not uncomfortable, and while it may not have a turbo, the V6 puts out more than enough power to beat most cars off the mark at the lights.

Best of all, there are not many around at the moment, so they're guaranteed to score you some attention- after all that's what convertibles are really all about!

Clearly you guys have never driven a convertible! All this crap about "it's gay 'coz it hasn't got muscle"! You have no idea. If you are car enthusiasts, then you should appreciate them in all their guises. Don't be so one-eyed about the type you happen to drive or you will just end up like the falcadore lovers who have stupid stickers showing someone p#ssing on the rival make. Some fixed head coupes are great - like the Skyline - many drop head coupes are great too.

My favourites, in no particular order:

Triumph Stag - you can actually tune that V8! And it has four real seats, which is kinda good for someone who has to carry kids, their mates and a load of cricket gear most summer weekends!

Aston Martin DB6 Volante - just wondrous.

Mustang '66-'68 convertible - the only Ford I would consider!

AC Cobra - my mate had a really well made replica with a 351 Cleveland in it - awesome car. The real thing is just amazing.

Aston Martin Vanquish Volante - dreamland :headspin:

Austin Healey Spite Mk. 1 - 1959 to 1962 - the "Frogeye" - I spent one happy summer with one. Those of you who think kilowatts is everything (like the one who can't understand the Lotus Elise!) won't understand this! But what a fun car.

Some cars have something about them. Whether they have a Japanese turbo engine or not is irrelevant. If you can't appreciate that, then I suspect you still have some growing up to do!

Cheers.

thankyou rrrage!!!! that's the one! did you see the Poolo one too? you'll know it if you've seen it. post that one up if you can i reckon it would get a laugh........

Nah what i ment before is that a 1.4L 4cyc mazda engine isnt that much tech/metal. for 40K (mx5)

think about what you actually get for that.......then look at what else you can get for those dollars. the tech involved in making a convertable dosent cost as much as they charge.........

thats because people still pay the huge prices for them! they dont have to lower the prices......

Those of you who think kilowatts is everything (like the one who can't understand the Lotus Elise!) won't understand this!
Kilowatts aren't everything, but lack of them can make an otherwise enthralling drive quite tedious - the MX5 I drove was a bit like that, it handled beautifully, stopped incredibly well, but with the exception of being manual instead of auto, opening the throttle was no more exciting than the Government-issue Laser I had the week before.

I never said I didn't understand the Elise, just that I was disappointed that they skimped on the engine. It was designed as a driver's car, pure and simple (I think I remember seeing a quote about how a Lotus engineer's brief was to design the 'perfect' chassis). Cars that have huge amounts of power and an underdeveloped chassis are often criticised, why not the other way around?

Some cars have something about them. Whether they have a Japanese turbo engine or not is irrelevant. If you can't appreciate that, then I suspect you still have some growing up to do!
I don't care what powers it, as long as it is exciting to drive. Regardless of whether it's a revvy NA four, a turbo'd six, or something else, I want a car to provide some level of excitement, at least in the *way* it delivers its power.

There's more to a convertible than wind-in-the-hair stuff. If growing up means I'm happy to be bored to tears when the throttle is pushed to the floor, then I'd like to stay immature forever.

If you like drop-top cars, you'll love riding a bike :(

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