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Just for fun - which £3k convertible? #1479580 18/03/2014 17:18 18/03/2014 17:18
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty J Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran
Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty	As you will be aware, I shall shortly be larging it on the Costa Clennell and will thus require some appropriate wheels. For £3k, what tasty rag-top should I be using to cruise down El Kilometro Dorado, showing off my nasty-looking heat-rash? Must be 4-seats. I've seen a couple of Merc CLKs, but I do like a bit of 330CI... (I should add that this is all in my fevered imagination and I shall be on my push-bike as usual. But you never know, we might get lucky on Euromillions...)

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479587 18/03/2014 17:42 18/03/2014 17:42
M mmarks Unregistered
mmarks Unregistered M	always had a soft spot for the Saab 9-3 and they are a lot of car for not a lot of money. Michael

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479593 18/03/2014 17:57 18/03/2014 17:57
P patch234 Unregistered
patch234 Unregistered P	Yes the SAAB 9-3 is a good car, I have a 51 reg'r (convertible). Supremely comfortable and nice on a long journey and very reliable, for 2 years, then at 66,000 miles all hell broke loose! ££££££££££'s

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479594 18/03/2014 17:58 18/03/2014 17:58
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 21,518 Aldershot PeteP Hon Club Member 005, Membership Secretary
PeteP Hon Club Member 005, Membership Secretary Forum Fossil Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 21,518 Aldershot	Too bloody hot in summer down there for an open car. Air con is the thing. 16VT and X1/9 1500 We must all do our part for the planet. I unplugged a row of electric cars that nobody was using.

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479595 18/03/2014 18:03 18/03/2014 18:03
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty J Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran
Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty	Can you not have both, Pete?

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479608 18/03/2014 18:58 18/03/2014 18:58
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,783 In the coupe. magooagain Club Member 259
magooagain Club Member 259 Forum is my life Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,783 In the coupe.	Here it is Jim. Let me know if you want me to veiw it. http://poitoucharentes.angloinfo.com/cla...riolet-for-sale

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479612 18/03/2014 19:08 18/03/2014 19:08
T TbirdX Unregistered
TbirdX Unregistered T	Theres only one possible car... Linky

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479615 18/03/2014 19:23 18/03/2014 19:23
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland jimbob13 I need some sleep
jimbob13 I need some sleep Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland	I'm probably alone in this, but i love these and £3k would get a great one: http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/321298217508

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479618 18/03/2014 19:29 18/03/2014 19:29
P patch234 Unregistered
patch234 Unregistered P	………………tumble weed………………….

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479620 18/03/2014 19:34 18/03/2014 19:34
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland jimbob13 I need some sleep
jimbob13 I need some sleep Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland	Or, i'm sure you could get one of these made for £3k.

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479632 18/03/2014 20:05 18/03/2014 20:05
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,301 Pontefract, West Yorkshire andyps My job on the forum
andyps My job on the forum Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,301 Pontefract, West Yorkshire	Only one answer - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1997-JAGUAR-XK...=item3a8d1b4277 Is that open top coupe real? Didn't know anyone had actually made one. Andy

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479638 18/03/2014 20:45 18/03/2014 20:45
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 21,518 Aldershot PeteP Hon Club Member 005, Membership Secretary
PeteP Hon Club Member 005, Membership Secretary Forum Fossil Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 21,518 Aldershot	Originally Posted By: Jim_Clennell Can you not have both, Pete? All I can say is that almost all of my friends and family who have moved to the med coast left their convertibles behind. The exception was my late mother took her X1/9 down to the coast when she moved in 1986 and it was simply too hot to drive it roof up or down in the high summer. No air con in those days. I have always used the air-con in hire cars - except when running out of power going up mountains. The time I took my opening roof Grande Punto down to the Costa del Sol in August, as the sun rose the roof was shut and the air-con went on. 16VT and X1/9 1500 We must all do our part for the planet. I unplugged a row of electric cars that nobody was using.

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: andyps] #1479651 18/03/2014 21:48 18/03/2014 21:48
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland jimbob13 I need some sleep
jimbob13 I need some sleep Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland	Originally Posted By: andyps Is that open top coupe real? Didn't know anyone had actually made one. Afraid so: http://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1447318

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479663 18/03/2014 22:11 18/03/2014 22:11
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,609 S. Wales. Way beyond my means Gripped Club member 1924
Gripped Club member 1924 Forum is my job Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,609 S. Wales. Way beyond my means	Fiat Barchetta. And left hand drive too !! barchetta Last edited by Gripped; 18/03/2014 22:11.

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479702 19/03/2014 09:49 19/03/2014 09:49
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty J Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran
Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty	Not so sure about the beach buggy or Barchetta (2 seats) and I once mentioned a 306 Cabrio and got verbally kicked all over town by MrsC, so probably not. Is the Jaaaaaaaaaaaaag a 2+2 or just 2 seats. That is pure Costa cruising! Love it! Edited to add: The ad says it's a "genuine 4-seater", but then again if I believed half of that ad, I'd be giving my bank details to every exotic Prince on the Internet. I think I would want a bit of waftage; I love the Saabs too, but is a "ridden 4-pot" (TM Shabba, late of this parish) going to have the effortless, barge-like cruising of a 6 or even an 8? Convertible coupé? My guess is that it will the suave, head-turning Dr Jekyll with the roof down and the grotesque, nauseating Hyde-monster with some ramshackle canvas atrocity stuck on when it rains.

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479704 19/03/2014 10:02 19/03/2014 10:02
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,561 Berlin barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,561 Berlin	No, you'll be fine there, Jim - that convertible coupe, which went for the grand sum of £175, is genuinely under-endowed in the ramshackle canvas atrocity department. They didn't get around to making a roof. Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479706 19/03/2014 10:07 19/03/2014 10:07
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty J Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran
Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty	See, I respect that; design purity with no distractions or compromise. Just a tin opener and a big bucket of scuttle-shake.

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479709 19/03/2014 10:44 19/03/2014 10:44
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,301 Pontefract, West Yorkshire andyps My job on the forum
andyps My job on the forum Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,301 Pontefract, West Yorkshire	That coupe convertible is a poor version of something that has potential. Jim - the Jag is a 4 seater provided the people in the back are legless dwarfs. I have once had 4 full size adults in mine for about a mile and it wasn't good, it manages 3 OK but the back seats are only for young kids. Fabulous wafty car though which would be perfect for the Costa. And it is pretty quick when needed too. Andy

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479712 19/03/2014 11:04 19/03/2014 11:04
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty J Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran
Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty	Well, the Jag is the current favourite, though if anyone can find some convertible Yank tank, that might be fun too... Surprised nobody has mentioned either the CLK 3.2 or the 330 Ci

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479769 19/03/2014 18:38 19/03/2014 18:38
N Nobby Unregistered
Nobby Unregistered N	This

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479771 19/03/2014 18:54 19/03/2014 18:54
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty J Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran
Jim_Clennell OP Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,603 Corridor of Uncertainty	I can sort of see the appeal, but the rust colour puts me off...!

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479772 19/03/2014 19:11 19/03/2014 19:11
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 2,162 Glos Brilly1uk Club member 1034
Brilly1uk Club member 1034 Competition Level Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 2,162 Glos	How about an A4??? TT even if you can do with just the two seats? Fiat Coupe 20VT Alfa Romeo Spider BMW X3

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479773 19/03/2014 19:13 19/03/2014 19:13
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,015 ation szkom Club member 2000
szkom Club member 2000 Forum is my life Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,015 ation	That's a strange one. The rest of it shines but the passenger quarter trim is missing. Probably not the hardest thing to source either. And from the look of that rear bumper it was shunted up the rear. If you can find a nice standard example you'd have some fun.

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479779 19/03/2014 19:44 19/03/2014 19:44
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland jimbob13 I need some sleep
jimbob13 I need some sleep Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland	Originally Posted By: Jim_Clennell though if anyone can find some convertible Yank tank, that might be fun too... This would be the kind of Yank tank you would be looking at for that price: http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/221396883753?nav=SEARCH

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479789 19/03/2014 20:24 19/03/2014 20:24
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,609 S. Wales. Way beyond my means Gripped Club member 1924
Gripped Club member 1924 Forum is my job Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,609 S. Wales. Way beyond my means	Originally Posted By: Jim_Clennell Not so sure about the beach buggy or Barchetta (2 seats) and I once mentioned a 306 Cabrio and got verbally kicked all over town by MrsC, so probably not. Is the Jaaaaaaaaaaaaag a 2+2 or just 2 seats. That is pure Costa cruising! Love it! Edited to add: The ad says it's a "genuine 4-seater", but then again if I believed half of that ad, I'd be giving my bank details to every exotic Prince on the Internet. I think I would want a bit of waftage; I love the Saabs too, but is a "ridden 4-pot" (TM Shabba, late of this parish) going to have the effortless, barge-like cruising of a 6 or even an 8? Convertible coupé? My guess is that it will the suave, head-turning Dr Jekyll with the roof down and the grotesque, nauseating Hyde-monster with some ramshackle canvas atrocity stuck on when it rains. Ahhh, missed the 4 seat part. How about the Mk 4 or MK 5 Astra Convertible? Will be cheap.... and has plenty of seats. More importantly, it is a folding hardtop. Astra Also here is a suggested list of hard top convertibles. list Last edited by Gripped; 19/03/2014 20:25.

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479804 19/03/2014 21:19 19/03/2014 21:19
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,069 cjh I need some sleep
cjh I need some sleep Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,069	Audi convertible all the way "Storm Brewing" +

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: cjh] #1479813 19/03/2014 22:30 19/03/2014 22:30
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 2,162 Glos Brilly1uk Club member 1034
Brilly1uk Club member 1034 Competition Level Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 2,162 Glos	Originally Posted By: cjh Audi convertible all the way Absolutely Fiat Coupe 20VT Alfa Romeo Spider BMW X3

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479839 20/03/2014 01:51 20/03/2014 01:51
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,609 S. Wales. Way beyond my means Gripped Club member 1924
Gripped Club member 1924 Forum is my job Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,609 S. Wales. Way beyond my means	Badge snobs. Next you'll be saying Fiats are a bunch of unreliable rust buckets....

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479840 20/03/2014 06:35 20/03/2014 06:35
P patch234 Unregistered
patch234 Unregistered P	I want that Jag! Weekend cruising in the sunny UK climate.

Re: Just for fun - which £3k convertible? [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1479862 20/03/2014 11:05 20/03/2014 11:05
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Shifty Unregistered S	Left Field option...if you strip the doors off and lower the wind screen it becomes the ultimate convertible. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201402221992809/sort/default/usedcars/model/series_iii/page/1/price-to/3000/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/make/land_rover/radius/1500/postcode/rg423aq?logcode=p

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