Convertibles.

[9mm]

lord trumpton said:

9mm said:

lord trumpton said:

twizellb said:

swisstoni said:

lord trumpton said:

swisstoni said:

What does His Lordship drive?

Depends on the weather

Interesting. So what did you drive today for instance?

I think he took the cavalier. lol

Joking apart, I would LOVE to find a mint Cavalier GSi 2000.

I had one new back in '94 and loved it. And then crashed it.

You're being (un)surprisingly coy.

Yeah maybe; I just cba with all the willy wavers on here. But as you ask...(sorry no custard)

My daily is a CGT



My fun and summer car is 997T



And Ive got a couple of old BMW's and a Skoda

Sooooo........which one were you driving today?

[stuart-b]

mattdaniels said:

Brilliant

Convertible pic whoring time!

[jmorgan]

mattdaniels said:

CrutyRammers said:

Aston martin/ Range Rover = Arrogant Toff knobber.

Nah. Where it should be.

[Catatafish]

I don't think anything(*) with 6 or 8 cylinders is a ladylike/poofta means of travel. Likewise hooning in an S2000 at the end of the rev range is more likely to cause something to exit ones holy ring rather than invite entry.

(*)those cars designed to be coupes/convertibles, rather than a shopping trolley with the roof cynically cut off.

Also, it doesn't take Stephen Hawking to realise a load of reasons why the roof might be up in hot weather. More luggage space (2x), evading pollen, pollution, stench, cooling down with AC, roof broken, unstable hair-dos, about to cain it up the autobahn etc. etc.

[heebeegeetee]

Catatafish said:

I don't think anything(*) with 6 or 8 cylinders is a ladylike/poofta means of travel. Likewise hooning in an S2000 at the end of the rev range is more likely to cause something to exit ones holy ring rather than invite entry.

(*)those cars designed to be coupes/convertibles, rather than a shopping trolley with the roof cynically cut off.

Also, it doesn't take Stephen Hawking to realise a load of reasons why the roof might be up in hot weather. More luggage space (2x), evading pollen, pollution, stench, cooling down with AC, roof broken, unstable hair-dos, about to cain it up the autobahn etc. etc.

But mainly AC on when it's this hot.

[silverthorn2151]

73mark said:

Impasse said:

Not an age, no. A gender. A girl driving a convertible is perfectly acceptable and often looks like a good fit between woman and machine. A bloke driving a convertible looks like a knob. Any convertible, at any price point.

^this^ all day long.

Wow, just wow.

2 of them.....in the same place!

[Cyder]

Why let it bother you?

I finished with my clients, packed the clippers and curling tongs away and thoroughly enjoyed my drive home in the sun last night with the mx5's roof down, I couldn't give a monkeys what others think I love having the roof down, while giving the car some stick along the country roads between work and home.

[silverthorn2151]

I drove round the North Circular yesterday at 3:00pm.

39 degrees it said on the dash. I looked on at the fully encased with pity and compassion.

I love convertibles, and always will.

[lostkiwi]

heebeegeetee said:

Catatafish said:

I don't think anything(*) with 6 or 8 cylinders is a ladylike/poofta means of travel. Likewise hooning in an S2000 at the end of the rev range is more likely to cause something to exit ones holy ring rather than invite entry.

(*)those cars designed to be coupes/convertibles, rather than a shopping trolley with the roof cynically cut off.

Also, it doesn't take Stephen Hawking to realise a load of reasons why the roof might be up in hot weather. More luggage space (2x), evading pollen, pollution, stench, cooling down with AC, roof broken, unstable hair-dos, about to cain it up the autobahn etc. etc.

But mainly AC on when it's this hot.

AC with the roof up? Nah...
Direct the AC to the floor and flip the roof back. Perfect.

[sparkyhx]

BIRMA said:

Captain Muppet said:

I have a bicycle, and that's quite similar to a motorbike, other than it's slower. Even countersteering works. Much closer than any car could ever be.

I also have a motorcycle, a convertible and a coupe. Neither of the cars are anything like a motorcycle, and given that I wear a full face lid I can't see how the wind in my hair would make a car seem more like the bike.

You wouldn't with a full face helmet, I have a 1955 Triumph T100 and on a summers evening with an open face helmet 'blasting' along at 50 you get all the lovely and some not so lovely smells of the countywide which seem to be intensified after a hot day. When I get in my convertible I get a similar experience to riding the bike insofar as the smells and feeling of the air flowing past you. A major plus with the convertible is of course no mutually painful impact with bumble bees.

...............and its far far safer, i'm done with biking, ill stick to 4 wheels, unless here become commute reasons to do it.

don't forget the noises of the car as well bouncing back off walls, hedges etc.

[LittleEnus]

Catatafish said:

hooning in an S2000 at the end of the rev range is more likely to cause something to exit ones holy ring rather than invite entry.

LOL

[JockySteer]

I was always one of the convertible haters.. until I test drove and bought my SLK 55 AMG. I don't see myself as flashy or a tosser, but if I look like one to others, then that's their problem. I was waiting at lights yesterday as a white van drove past and yelled 'w*nker' at me. Not sure what he gains other than feeling in some way he was one-upping on me. Well if he's happy, then that's great.. I'll just continue on in my V8

insert photo here... (imagine the roof down!)

[jasonwdh]

This is mine, must admit whilst I wanted non-red I didn't want yellow until I saw it!

[mikey k]

erm Jockystrap your roof is up

Edited by mikey k on Thursday 2nd July 18:39

[SteveS Cup]

I think there's a moment in your life (not age related) that you care less about what others think.

I used to be so conscience I didn't like wearing sunglasses when wearing a suit as I used to think that everybody would be looking at me thinking I'm a knob.

Now I've come to accept that I am a bit of a knob!

However, I hated my first experience of driving a convertible as I felt so unsafe and exposed which is why I've not owned one yet. I'm used to it now and once I get rid of the A1 I currently have I'm swaying towards the new A3 convertible.

[JockySteer]

mikey k said:

erm Jockystrap your roof is up

Edited by mikey k on Thursday 2nd July 18:39

consider that rectified!

[BIRMA]

sparkyhx said:

...............and its far far safer, i'm done with biking, ill stick to 4 wheels, unless here become commute reasons to do it.

don't forget the noises of the car as well bouncing back off walls, hedges etc.

Indeed my car sounds like a WW2 Messerschmitt fighter and it scares sheep and cows.

[stuart-b]

JockySteer said:

consider that rectified!

More like erectified!

[AB]

I think once you've had a convertible and subsequently sold it you realise that you may as well have the windows open.

[anonymous-user]

Back in the late 90s I bought a beautiful XK8 convertible. Think about how st most cars looked back then and you'll know what I mean. Anyway, I picked it up from a dealer in Southampton, put the roof down and drove home...through the middle of Shirley. Traffic was heavy so it didn't take long before I started getting the wrong sort of attention and in hindsight I might as well put a condom on my head and yelled "I'M A MASSIVE COCK WITH A TERRIFICALLY BULBOUS, PURPLE HELMET". Kept the car for 6 months then sold on. Never again.

Land Rovers with no roofs (or doors) are very cool. Make mine a series IIA

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 3rd July 17:20