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jon-
11,653 posts
85 months
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cuprabob said: jon- said: How many weeks?
I had an s2000. Didn't like the fact it was a convertible. Sold it. You would have thought the previous owner would have mentioned it was a convertible when you bought it. I hate it when you get surprises like that after you've bought the car :-) Said in the advert hard top, I had no reason to disbelieve him  On a serious note, it was my first (and last) convertible, just don't like them.
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johnnyBv8
755 posts
60 months
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Roof-down motoring is fun on quiet rural roads etc, and I loved driving a convertible at night too - great feeling. However, I found mine (TVRs and a Maserati 4200 Spyder) a chore on the motorway and I felt like a right t  t driving in towns/cities.....you forget how much privacy window glass and a roof gives!
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Garlick
38,267 posts
109 months
PH Manager Bloke
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TheLordJohn said: alright mate, we get your point. no need to make it 3 times! haha. 
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a11y_m
1,594 posts
91 months
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Unless it's raining, the roof should be down. That should be law.
My wife hated my Z4 as I ALWAYS dropped the roof regardless of temperature.
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pjdow
314 posts
23 months
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TheLordJohn said: pjdow said: yes
traded a 3.0 BWM Z4 for a 325Ci auto convertible.
Kept it for 6 weeks! alright mate, we get your point. no need to make it 3 times! haha. what does it do that?
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crazy about cars
2,321 posts
38 months
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Hard top convertible = best of both worlds? SLK55 AMG...mmmmmm
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pjdow
314 posts
23 months
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Bayerischer said: pjdow said: yes
traded a 3.0 BWM Z4 for a 325Ci auto convertible.
Kept it for 6 weeks! why did you get rid of it? Compared to the Z4 is was as dull as dish water.
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dele
765 posts
63 months
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Yes
Brand new 335i M-Sport back in Sept 2011, got rid of it last month for a whopping £8,500 loss
Worst car ive ever had the misfortune of driving, its only saving grace was the engine which I thought was pretty good
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Gruffy
4,528 posts
128 months
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So much love for top-down motoring that my daily shitter doesn't have any roof at all.
…or doors, or windscreen.
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Dave Hedgehog
5,320 posts
73 months
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we picked the OHs MR2 up from the dealership in Jan when it was -4, we came home with the roof down, my foreheads sticks over the roof rail and it had ice on it ...
if we got another one it would have a powered hood
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VladD
4,280 posts
134 months
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ReaperCushions said: My Mk1 MX-5 was horrible with the roof up. Hot, crampt, noisy and constantly steaming up.
So I only drove it in the dry, which was hardly ever. I drove mine back from the Le Mans Classic with the roof off all the way. I ended up with very painful sunburn, due to forgetting suncream, but it was a great trip. I drive with the roof off it whenever I can. I'd have a convertible 2 seater over pretty much anything else if I had to choice now.
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crazy about cars
2,321 posts
38 months
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dele said: Yes
Brand new 335i M-Sport back in Sept 2011, got rid of it last month for a whopping £8,500 loss
Worst car ive ever had the misfortune of driving, its only saving grace was the engine which I thought was pretty good £8,500 loss after around 10 months is not that bad considering it is a brand new car. I would think the 2011 335i would be a stonking car. Nice, comfortable and fairly brisk.
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kwk
380 posts
47 months
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Nedzilla said: Anyone who bought one earlier this year is probably wishing they hadn't! I did and I'm not.
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Tyrewrecker
6,419 posts
23 months
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kwk said: Nedzilla said: Anyone who bought one earlier this year is probably wishing they hadn't! I did and I'm not. +1. I bought one last december also and used it constantly with hat, gloves and scarf with heater. Absolutely glorious.
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new_bloke
220 posts
153 months
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I've had 2 MX5s - one Mk2 and a Mk3 roadster coupé. I've loved them both. The Mk2 had removeable hardtop that went on in November and came off in March or so. That did mean that I missed out on the odd nice day in the interim. The folding hard top on the Mk3 means that I can take advantage of nice winterdays and go topless. Generally, if it is not raining, the roof is down!
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Ari
7,205 posts
84 months
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I'm on my sixth, wouldn't be without one.
Modern premium convertibles are so good that there's very little downside to having one. They're as quiet and refined as a coupe with the top up, but a ball of fun with it down.
Or for real "best of both worlds" buy an SLK. A proper coupe with the top up, proper roadster with it down.
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dele
765 posts
63 months
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crazy about cars said: £8,500 loss after around 10 months is not that bad considering it is a brand new car. I would think the 2011 335i would be a stonking car. Nice, comfortable and fairly brisk. Brisk yes Comfortable no, im no expert in cars but i would seriously of thought that BMW would beef up the suspension considering all the extra weight on the hardtop, but alas they didn't as within two days of driving it I managed to bottom out the rear suspension so hard I thought it was going to come through the turrets and the brakes were fighting a loosing battle against its bulk Dont even get me started on BMWs runflat tyre policy
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nonuts
15,528 posts
98 months
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dele said: Brisk yes
Comfortable no, im no expert in cars but i would seriously of thought that BMW would beef up the suspension considering all the extra weight on the hardtop, but alas they didn't as within two days of driving it I managed to bottom out the rear suspension so hard I thought it was going to come through the turrets and the brakes were fighting a loosing battle against its bulk
Dont even get me started on BMWs runflat tyre policy Out of interest what are you comparing the 335i to, as I've driven a few M-Sport spec 3 Series convertibles with silly size wheels and thought they made excellent all round cars?
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Noble P4
125 posts
10 months
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Just do it! Buy a good one and if you find it's not for you then re sell, at least you have given it a try. I believe it's a mind set thing...when I was involved in the trade a regular thing was owners wanting to sell on convertibles after short periods of ownership as they thought their lives would turn into a music video in the south of France every time they dropped the hood! Long term owners tended to be more realistic often having experienced convertibles owned by friends or parents. Give it a go.
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crazy about cars
2,321 posts
38 months
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dele said: Brisk yes
Comfortable no, im no expert in cars but i would seriously of thought that BMW would beef up the suspension considering all the extra weight on the hardtop, but alas they didn't as within two days of driving it I managed to bottom out the rear suspension so hard I thought it was going to come through the turrets and the brakes were fighting a loosing battle against its bulk
Dont even get me started on BMWs runflat tyre policy Ah... not sure about the 335i vert but been in a E92 M3 and it's fine although I must say I got used to hard suspension setups and run flats 
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