What 4 seat Convertible for mum
Discussion
Been thinking what car mum may like next.
She's had a Focus CC for 5 years and bought almost new.
She never wanted a white car or 3 doors (but has) but has love being able to take the roof down when it's been good weather to do so.
Looking at changing next year and budget is around 20-25k. Less is better. Want's as new as she can afford.
So what would people suggest
it must have:
hard top and 4 seats. I think she will put up with 3 doors.
I've said the Mazda MX5 RZ would be great for her but the lack of rear seats puts her off and I can't convince her to go for 2 seats. Not that she really needs them very often.
So suggestions on what to point her towards
She's had a Focus CC for 5 years and bought almost new.
She never wanted a white car or 3 doors (but has) but has love being able to take the roof down when it's been good weather to do so.
Looking at changing next year and budget is around 20-25k. Less is better. Want's as new as she can afford.
So what would people suggest
it must have:
hard top and 4 seats. I think she will put up with 3 doors.
I've said the Mazda MX5 RZ would be great for her but the lack of rear seats puts her off and I can't convince her to go for 2 seats. Not that she really needs them very often.
So suggestions on what to point her towards
dme123 said:
There aren't many hard top 4 seaters available:
BMW 3/4 series
Volvo C70
Lexus IS Convertible
VW EOS
Ford Focus CC
I believe that's it. I also think most of those have been out of production for long enough that your budget would buy two. The Volvo C70 went out of production 3 years ago so you'd struggle to spend more than £15k on one, for example. I've been pleased with my 2008 C70, but withh your budget and the hard top as a prerequisite I think the only sensible option is a 3/4 series.
I'd advise avoiding anything that is pretending to be "sporty" with hard suspension, as a 4 seater convertible is always going to be about as sporty as Jo Brand and you just ruin it for no gain by giving it s
t ride quality. Maybe it was just the trim spec I tried but I found the A5 cabriolet to have the traditional "crashingly inept" suspension setup Audi are famous for.
why it's not been easy to get a idea of what is on offer. BMW 3/4 series
Volvo C70
Lexus IS Convertible
VW EOS
Ford Focus CC
I believe that's it. I also think most of those have been out of production for long enough that your budget would buy two. The Volvo C70 went out of production 3 years ago so you'd struggle to spend more than £15k on one, for example. I've been pleased with my 2008 C70, but withh your budget and the hard top as a prerequisite I think the only sensible option is a 3/4 series.
I'd advise avoiding anything that is pretending to be "sporty" with hard suspension, as a 4 seater convertible is always going to be about as sporty as Jo Brand and you just ruin it for no gain by giving it s
t ride quality. Maybe it was just the trim spec I tried but I found the A5 cabriolet to have the traditional "crashingly inept" suspension setup Audi are famous for.I'm not sure why they are not more popular than a soft top.
I think she wants a Hard top as that's the only thing she has been used to. Maybe a bit of time looking and maybe a test drive of a soft top may reassure her that the soft top's are not that noisy compared to a hard top
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