Recommend me a (max) £3000 cabriolet

[TimmD]

As a father of a four year old who 'likes a car with no roof' I can tell you that they hate them in reality. I can just about make it to the local shop before they demand the roof goes back on. Sorry to be a killjoy. I still have two convertibles though, just use it as an excuse to get one. But don't expect to drive them round in the back very far...

I would look at saabs and bwms for 4 seater cabs, load around for under £4k.

As it is replacing a 4 motion I guess you like some creature comforts over the last 10/10s so these should fit the bill.

Tim

[CoolHands]

ok so I'm thinking mx5 s-special or mk3 mr2. The mx5 appeals in the 'simple original engine' dept (not much ecu / MAF hassle I would imagine).

(don't fancy a beemer much to be honest)

[CoolHands]

TimmD said:

As a father of a four year old who 'likes a car with no roof' I can tell you that they hate them in reality.

gah!

[300bhp/ton]

Some leftfield options:

Fun, good residuals, tax exempt



Fun, also good residuals and 4.0 is pretty fast too



T-Top, so open roof and a coupe all in one



Over budget, this is up at £5k, although I bet you could buy it for £4.5 if you wanted to up your budget. A proper 4 seater and personally I love the way they look.



A bit of classic Mustang, this is a 5.0 V8 and manual too. Up for only £2250

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4054526.htm

[kambites]

Early mk3 MR2s have a reputation for munching their pre-cats. I think most people just remove them.

[C.A.R.]

Practical...

[ajh38]

I was just about to suggest a 306 cabriolet. I'd go for one that had the original wheels on but they are very pretty pieces of kit indeed. I am possibly a little biased having grown up with my mum having 4 of them.

One of our customers has a very clean Roland Garros special edition that's only done 28,000 from new. I want his car very badly!

[MX7]

Volvo C70?

[BertieWooster]

OP - what about a Volvo C70? There seem to be a few tidy looking cabriolets on autotrader for under £3k.

Bertie W

[ajb85]

Is a 2 seater off the cards or not?

Why hasn't this one been suggested...

[aka_kerrly]

300bhp/ton said:

Some leftfield options:

Fun, good residuals, tax exempt



Fun, also good residuals and 4.0 is pretty fast too



T-Top, so open roof and a coupe all in one



Over budget, this is up at £5k, although I bet you could buy it for £4.5 if you wanted to up your budget. A proper 4 seater and personally I love the way they look.



A bit of classic Mustang, this is a 5.0 V8 and manual too. Up for only £2250

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4054526.htm

Good god man!!!

The Land Rover is acceptable but so far left field it's in a different dimension, the Mustang is a cracking concept but that particular one is far too Vanilla Ice "rollin in my 5 Point 0" lol

The corvette is a excellent shout and is your saving grace as the Wrangler screams "Queer as folk", the Chrysler , I wouldn't describe that as something that has been designed at all, the person who penned that really should be shot.

My money is very much on a E36 cab as your budget will get you a fantastic example of a 323/325/328 with well under 100k and probably even a hard top to.

OR

A volvo C70 cabriolet is quite a nice place to be and you can get a 5 cylinder turbo

[Challo]

E36 or C70 for me if you need 4 seats.

If 2 seats is possible that Alfa looks stunning

[slipstream 1985]

306 cab
audi 80 cab
a really ropey elan?

[G20]

MK3 MR2 would be my choice with the budget, although I may be biased.

[J4CKO]

Sorry, but I had a moment there where I thought someone suggested a PT Cruiser Cabrio as a viable proposition on Pistonheads ?


The only time when a PT Cruiser cabrio is a viable choice is when offered one as an alternative to being bummed to death by an angry Shire Horse.

[djt100]

How about this,

4 seats, Low miles, plenty of performance and nice looking

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

[ThunderSpook]

I know they're never considered to be a viable option on PH but I really enjoyed my one of these and the chassis was really good:

[CoolHands]

I'll be honest the mk3 mr2 is appealing to me most. Leather or fabric seats? Any opinions?

[J4CKO]

I would be thinking Saab, can get a really good 9-3 Cab for three grand, I had both shapes but prefer the earlier one in a way, even though it was a wobbly thing even with a roof, not a car to hoon in, just put the roof down and take it easy.

[C.A.R.]

Whilst leather seats are lovely in most situations in the UK - ie when it's cold and/or raining - I wouldn't have them in a convertible (again).

The sun will make the leather very hot and it's not nice on the arms or backs of your legs when you get in to drive. It also makes you feel a bit sweaty and, er, that's gross.

The Mx5 I had was superb, it had fabric sports seats. Girlfriend once stripped down to her bikini in the passenger seat which was somewhat distracting.