Amount of convertable cars on the Rd

dbnavan

Is it me or is there a major increase in convertable cars about the place?? 5 of them have driven past me in the last 2 days, I know the weather has something to do with it as you mightened notice them as quick with the roof up.

I dont ever remember so many around even in hot summers.

They couldnt all have won them on the Late Late, LOL!

The Real B-man

yeah theres loads most i seen are Nissan Micra or Mini cabriolets there cheap enough

Munya

Nope no more than usual

Ruu_Old

Havent noticed that many actually.

el rabitos

well i told jives that i wanted to use the limo today but he insisted that i use the convertable, since it was a nice day out... just cant hire obediant lackys these days...

chump

You're not alone.
I noticed loads today too.

Was by the coast though so if you're gonna see them anywhere, it'd be there.

iFight

I walked down to the shop earlier, saw 4 over 2 minutes. Also saw a guy in a Lotus Elise yesterday.

matrim

I've seen alot more lately aswell. Not just convertables but also 2 door sports car aswell.

besty

Yep, I've seen a good few over the last few days. Obviously the weather is the main reason for the increase, but I think, like one of the above posters said, convertibles have become more affordable. e.g Peugeot 206 cc etc.

whiskeyman

It's SSIA day

simu

I saw one yesterday. It was doing bumblebee type stuff with the roof. Zomk.

Wertz

Certainly a fair few of those cabriolet peugeot 206s about driven by young ladys in business suits up round our way.

Rantorama

Hmmm...have seen a few more 'convertible bleached blondes jaw attached to a mobile while taking a roundabout' types out.

MrSinn

might have something to do with all the cheap wealth around these days

PrettyInPunk

^^^^ ugh

yeah my mum has one..and she loves it..

Henry Ford III

iFight wrote:

I walked down to the shop earlier, saw 4 over 2 minutes. Also saw a guy in a Lotus Elise yesterday.

Must have been a gaylord

Orlee

I never see them in the winter - like I never see people driving around in them with the tops up - maybe I just dont notice. Where do they keep them and how can they afford to have one car for sun and one for rain?????

unkel

Plenty of milfs in cabrio Renaults these days

el rabitos wrote:

well i told jives that i wanted to use the limo today but he insisted that i use the convertable, since it was a nice day out... just cant hire obediant lackys these days...

Boss, it's ignorant not to know the names of your staff. His name is Jeeves, not jives

Seth Brundle

many convertibles these days have hard tops so stand out less when the roof is up

prospect

I read/heard somewhere that Britian & Ireland have the highest percentage of convertible car ownership in the world!

unkel

prospect wrote:

I read/heard somewhere that Britian & Ireland have the highest percentage of convertible car ownership in the world!

That's cos we have the best weather in the world

bazz26

unkel wrote:

That's cos we have the best weather in the world

Actually I read somewhere that the south east of the UK has the best weather conditions for convertibles. Apparently the likes of the south of Spain, France and Italy, etc are too hot in the summer for a convertible, you end up being burnt with the hood down, the seats are also burning your arse and generally the plastics in the car are also roasting.

I rented an Audi A4 convertible a couple of years ago in Malta and it was very uncomfortable at times.

pburns

besty wrote:

...like one of the above posters said, convertibles have become more affordable. e.g Peugeot 206 cc etc.

Yep, I thought of this too but there was a 205 convertible back in the '80s and an Escort too.

It's the Celtic Tiger/cheap finance malarky...

Alun

bazz26 wrote:

Actually I read somewhere that the south east of the UK has the best weather conditions for convertibles. Apparently the likes of the south of Spain, France and Italy, etc are too hot in the summer for a convertible, you end up being burnt with the hood down, the seats are also burning your arse and generally the plastics in the car are also roasting.

I rented an Audi A4 convertible a couple of years ago in Malta and it was very uncomfortable at times.

Exactly. Most people assume that a convertible is only for when the sun is shining, the sky is blue and the temperature is in the 30's, but this is when it is possibly the most dangerous. The thing is that when it's that hot, and you're tooling around at any kind of speed, the cooling effect of the breeze lulls you into a false sense of security, and on to major sunburn (voice of experience there!).

Whereas in reality, any day of the year when it isn't actually raining (which is actually quite a lot, despite what people might think, even in Ireland) is perfect weather for open top driving.

DubNside

I hired a softtop Mr2 in Greece and kept the top up as my arms got sizzled! And you have to keep the top up for the aircon to work!

Owen

Well, I've my MINI Cooper convertible, and it rocks in the summer. Even on sunny cold days its sweet, roof down, heat on your feet, heated seats on, and it's the closest thing to my bike except on 4 wheels.

Course, you'll always get begrudgers :-)

Ernie Ball

DubNside wrote:

I hired a softtop Mr2 in Greece and kept the top up as my arms got sizzled! And you have to keep the top up for the aircon to work!

Unless you're kicking it "California Style": top down and aircon on.:eek:

Anyway, all those convertibles you think you're seeing are just me driving all over in the gorgeous weather.

Big Balls

ned78 wrote:

Course, you'll always get begrudgers :-)

It's a Mini, not a Ferrari

Maybe I'm alone here but I think people driving around in convertibles in freezing Ireland on an overcast day with heated seats on is a bit pointless

franksm

don't knock it till you try it

And you can't beat driving in the dead of night in summer with the top-down.

Owen

franksm wrote:

And you can't beat driving in the dead of night in summer with the top-down.

Definitely not. That's an incredible feeling. You get all the benefits of a bike, and the relaxation of a car.

MercMad

Yeah I agree with Frank and Ned !

I look forward to those nights when I drive my wife into town for a night out, then drive back in the Pagoda, top down and some cool sounds on, low enough so I can still hear the gurgle !

Those moments are what life is all about !

Nothing beats driving an open topped classic car in decent weather !

Funxy

Big Balls wrote:

Maybe I'm alone here but I think people driving around in convertibles in freezing Ireland on an overcast day with heated seats on is a bit pointless

Another hand up for this! Amazing feeling, course its brilliant when the suns out too but i found over the last few days that in traffic its get a bit too hot! :eek: And i do hate to say that! But as far as im concerned theres nothing better then open top motoring. In fact i once had the roof off in the snow, despite the funny looks i got it was just such an amazing feeling

Stevo11

I was just about to post that!!! Its class in the snow!
Also, dry cold starry night... heaters + hat on ... nothin' like it!

unkel

Ernie Ball wrote:

Unless you're kicking it "California Style": top down and aircon on.:eek:

That's what I did in Florida in a Chrysler Sebring a few years ago. Aircon on full - it probably doubled my petrol consumption

Then it started to rain. Hurricane season - big rain. I was grand and dry doing 75mph on the freeway but I knew I had to stop sometime...

TempestSabre

If you have a ragtop its hard to explain when you on a sick day from work how the top of your head is sunburnt, and you've panda eyes from sunglasses. We call them our ferris bueller days.... http://www.idiotsavant.com/bueller/