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RobAMerc

Can anyone explain the reason people slag off folk with convertibles ?
Jealousy ?

kaizersoze123

RobAMerc wrote:

Can anyone explain the reason people slag off folk with convertibles ?
Jealousy ?

because most of them drive hairdressers cars?

206CC's and the like

smash

ye, a guy on baggot st in a 360 spider last year... some school kids shout from an open top bus... "hey mr, state of your car"

he looks up and says, "ye... state of your bus" and drove off! Classic...

whippet

RobAMerc wrote:

Can anyone explain the reason people slag off folk with convertibles ?
Jealousy ?

any time I have rented a drop top while on holidays my slightly baldy patch on my head turned into a red beacon for landing aircraft !!! pasty irish folk should not drive drop tops in the sun !!!!

RobAMerc

whippet wrote:

any time I have rented a drop top while on holidays my slightly baldy patch on my head turned into a red beacon for landing aircraft !!! pasty irish folk should not drive drop tops in the sun !!!!

Part of the reason owning one here in Ireland is so nice - you can't use them if its too hot you know

Mitch Connor

i'd love a convertable - insurance on them is too much though - FBD quoting €1800 fully comp when i can get the same litre engine on a 'normal' car for about €600 less.

If i could get a quote closer to €1500 (splitting the difference) i would seriously consider a 2nd hand MX-5.

HashSlinging

Being exposed to the elements, and getting slagged in a convertible will result in thick skin. Roll with the punches dude.

DarkJager

Not to mention the fact that it becomes a magnet for scumbags, who will just have to poke/stab something through the roof.

Eoin

RobAMerc wrote:

Part of the reason owning one here in Ireland is so nice - you can't use them if its too hot you know

Exactly - people seem to think it needs to be blazing hot to drop the roof, whereas the standard muggy summer day we get is probably ideal it.

MercMad

I used my car with the top down as often as possible and always recieved good sentiments, never any bitterness !

roughan

ive a boxster 900 euro insureance and im 28 and this is my first year on my own policy (xs direct) nothing beats the roof down ,a flat 6 behind u and the open road ahead!!!

Mitch Connor

roughan wrote:

ive a boxster 900 euro insureance and im 28 and this is my first year on my own policy (xs direct) nothing beats the roof down ,a flat 6 behind u and the open road ahead!!!

i hate you so very much.

furtzy

MercMad wrote:

I used my car with the top down as often as possible and always recieved good sentiments, never any bitterness !

Beautiful car. Have been toying with the idea of getting a 280SL as a second car.

Convertables are definitely more suited to our climate. I too have hired one on holiers and got the head fried!

testicle

Tauren wrote:

i hate you so very much.

It's alright, he'll have to pay the fist 4000 of any claim.

You could go that way too, but your NCB means nothing, and when you change company, you will have no NCB.

roughan

i drove a 1969 merc 280 sl a few weeks ago amazing car!!
there is a great review on youtube about them with clarkson ,,kate moss has one

furtzy

roughan wrote:

i drove a 1969 merc 280 sl a few weeks ago amazing car!!
there is a great review on youtube about them with clarkson ,,kate moss has one

Must check that out. Would have to be an early 80's model....its a Bobby Ewing thing!!

tc20

I dont own, nor have i ever, a drop-top. Wouldnt rule one out, but my choice would veer away from the A4/BM 3series/Saab and more towards say a TR, MG, MX-5 or something of a classic .
What i dont get is people with convertibles who DONT go topless.

Big Balls

testicle wrote:

and when you change company, you will have no NCB.

Not true.

But I wouldn't insure a Porsche with them.

Gatster

Hairdressers/girls car....well I shave my head owing to my balding locks which rules out any hair connations and I'm not a girl so

It annoyed me slightly when I had the roof down on a glorious Saturday morning a couple of weeks ago, down the coast road from Malahide to Howth and the amount of people in (usually in 3 series or A4 cabs) with the hoods up? It was genuinely sunny, nice and still, I mean, why bother???

Part of the reason owning one here in Ireland is so nice - you can't use them if its too hot you know

Bang on - I was in Texas last summer in a Mustang and the roof had to go up and the air-con on...

Ernie Ball

Just took the hard top off mine yesterday, which is the earliest I've ever done that.

There is nothing better than zipping around with the top down after a long, dark winter.

RobAMerc

roughan wrote:

nothing beats the roof down ,a flat 6 behind u and the open road ahead!!!

Well I have a straight 6 in front of me, but I reckon I will always be in a gear lower than I should be to hear her singing.
petrol consumption might suffer a bit !

MercMad

To be honest its far nicer to go roof down on a cool day. I have the hard top for that SL but in 6+ year I have only used it for a total of 3 months !

I have often driven in snowy/frosty weather and wrapped up well and dropped the top, its exilerating ..........and of course you get to hear the exhaust burble clearly !

rebel.ranter

I love driving with the top down at this time of the year. It's a great cure for a hangover!
Driving at night is also a great experience, but you REALLY draw the unwanted attention when you do this, especially around town. Normally during the day I don't get any hassle or nasty jibes, mostly the "cool car", 2gis a spin", "wanna swap", etc.
The convertible is actually not that great on a really hot day, you get burned alive.
I agree it's a really great way to hear the engine at work.
Happy days:)

ZiabR

kaizersoze123 wrote:

because most of them drive hairdressers cars?

206CC's and the like

LOL aye, too true

unkel

MercMad wrote:

Stop making me drool again

Gatster wrote:

I was in Texas last summer in a Mustang and the roof had to go up and the air-con on...

Must have been damn hot over there

Aircon on full (noisy!) with roof down in another crap US convertible was just about ok for me in Florida in about 35C

colm_mcm

rebel.ranter wrote:

I love driving with the top down at this time of the year. It's a great cure for a hangover!

Happy days:)

Might as be the one to tell you not to be driving hungover

Gatster

Must have been damn hot over there

From memory it was about 110F (40C-ish?). You could only sit by the pool for 30 mins max without jumping in From what I gathered, if it get's that hot and you have a convertible, most people seemed to use their motorbikes if they have one :rolleyes:

Seth Brundle

On a different Summer note, yesterday saw the start of the kids playing football outside. My drive is opposite a green area and coincidentally opposite their chosen goal spot.
Twice the ball landed on my bonnet. Next time I have to go out it will be with a sharp knife and I'll shred the ball.

Mitch Connor

that is something i have noticed less and less over theyears. i remember when i was younger, up to the age of 15 or so, i'd be on the green in my estate playing football most days. Over the summer it would be almost constant. Now when i am going past the green it is empty most of the time, or has some 6/7 year olds have a 3 on 3 everyone chase the ball game of football. Kids these days..... i blame the internet