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I'd rather drive a PT convertible than a Murano convertible.
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Oct 29, 2017 20:21
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  That's an MGF under there. At least one person is bidding on this monstrosity. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/unfinished-project-MG/272903879746
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Oct 29, 2017 20:37
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this is all i can see on that car 
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Oct 29, 2017 20:48
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InitialDave posted:
So it looks like that and it's an MGF? Not sure which is the worst part...
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Oct 29, 2017 21:25
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Handles great in snow, doesn’t run well, leaks oil, topless. 
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Oct 29, 2017 21:32
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spog posted:This one? The Range Rover looks like a bathtub with wheels.
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Oct 29, 2017 21:39
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"tighten oil pan" is code word for blown head gasket, isn't it? also that last line is great
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Oct 29, 2017 21:39
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I think cars like Solara, Sebring, PT Crapper convertibles, people only buy them for the sake of "its a convertible".
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Oct 29, 2017 21:53
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wesleywillis posted:I think cars like Solara, Sebring, PT Crapper convertibles, people only buy them for the sake of "its a convertible". If you wanted a convertible in the 90s, your options were rather severely limited.
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Oct 29, 2017 22:09
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wesleywillis posted:I think cars like Solara, Sebring, PT Crapper convertibles, people only buy them for the sake of "its a convertible". At least the Solara was a Camry and reasonably dependable.
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Oct 29, 2017 22:27
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Mister Kingdom posted:At least the Solara was a Camry and reasonably dependable. And you could get a v6. Plus optional supercharger if you wanted to play the TRD tax.
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Oct 29, 2017 22:31
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wesleywillis posted:I think cars like Solara, Sebring, PT Crapper convertibles, people only buy them for the sake of "its a convertible". Also cars you will never see with the top down. Around here anyway. 72F and sunny? Top up, A/C on. Always.
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Oct 29, 2017 22:46
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opengl128 posted:Also cars you will never see with the top down. Around here anyway. 72F and sunny? Top up, A/C on. Always. This. I’ve spent much of the last six months tooling around the back roads of middle Tennessee in my mustang, top down, shades on, radio cranked. And more often then not, when I come across another convertible, the lid is up. 74 and sunny? Lid up. 90 and overcast? Lid up. I will never understand.
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Oct 30, 2017 00:09
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LongSack posted:This. I’ve spent much of the last six months tooling around the back roads of middle Tennessee in my mustang, top down, shades on, radio cranked. And more often then not, when I come across another convertible, the lid is up. 74 and sunny? Lid up. 90 and overcast? Lid up. I will never understand. My theory is these people like the idea of a convertible, or being able to tell people they own one, but not the actual use of one.
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Oct 30, 2017 00:15
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It's honestly pretty awful when you think about it. Everyone romanticises cruising with the top down but it's gotta be loud as gently caress on the highway and who wants road noise? Especially in something like a lebaron where there really isn't anything pleasant to listen to.
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Oct 30, 2017 00:22
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LongSack posted:This. I’ve spent much of the last six months tooling around the back roads of middle Tennessee in my mustang, top down, shades on, radio cranked. And more often then not, when I come across another convertible, the lid is up. 74 and sunny? Lid up. 90 and overcast? Lid up. I will never understand. My dad had an MX-5 and drove it in Perth, Western Australia, for a total of 428 days straight without putting the top up. He had a lock up garage at home, and secure parking at work, and it was the middle of a pretty bad drought. He just left the top down and dealt with the occasional tiny shower as they came, until finally the skies properly opened up and he had to put the lid back up before driving home. Convertible-ing done right.
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Oct 30, 2017 00:23
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LongSack posted:This. I’ve spent much of the last six months tooling around the back roads of middle Tennessee in my mustang, top down, shades on, radio cranked. And more often then not, when I come across another convertible, the lid is up. 74 and sunny? Lid up. 90 and overcast? Lid up. I will never understand. If the sun is out, the top is down. I'm in Chattanooga, so it's top-down weather 9 months out of the year. With heated seats, I can stay comfortable even down to the mid-50s.
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Oct 30, 2017 00:24
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Memento posted:My dad had an MX-5 and drove it in Perth, Western Australia, for a total of 428 days straight without putting the top up. He had a lock up garage at home, and secure parking at work, and it was the middle of a pretty bad drought. He just left the top down and dealt with the occasional tiny shower as they came, until finally the skies properly opened up and he had to put the lid back up before driving home. Convertible-ing done right. I did this when I had my 300z out in CA. I went almost a full year without having the T tops on and then a freak hail storm reminded me that it wasn't always the best idea.
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Oct 30, 2017 01:45
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Breakfast Feud posted:It's honestly pretty awful when you think about it. Everyone romanticises cruising with the top down but it's gotta be loud as gently caress on the highway and who wants road noise? Especially in something like a lebaron where there really isn't anything pleasant to listen to. My S2000 feels quieter with the top down than up, lol To be fair, the interior is 100% gone behind the front seats to make room for a rollbar. BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Oct 30, 2017 |
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Oct 30, 2017 02:40
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I refuse to drive the wife's Mini convertible with the top up, unless it is absolutely pouring rain or hailing or something Driving a convertible with the top down when it's snowing is awesome, by the way
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Oct 30, 2017 02:46
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I never drive the Abarth with the top up. I drive it to work a day or two per week and the top is down both ways of my 45 minute drive. I'll wear a sweater in the morning and blast the seat heaters. I honestly can't even remember what it's like to drive that car with the top up. The fact that it's almost a cross between a convertible and a coupe works so well. It's more of a "massive, cloth sunroof" than anything else.
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Oct 30, 2017 02:49
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Sit on some phonebooks and get some pedal extensions. Fun is measured in how many phonebooks you're using. 
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Oct 30, 2017 04:06
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Code Jockey posted:Driving a convertible with the top down when it's snowing is awesome, by the way The. best. thing.
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Oct 30, 2017 05:42
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Code Jockey posted:Driving a convertible with the top down when it's snowing is awesome, by the way Not when you've been doing donuts in dad's car and smoked the clutch. So you roll down the windows and cruise around when it's zero degrees out to try and clear the smell before dad notices it in the morning.
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Oct 30, 2017 05:54
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I have driven a 240sx convertible in -20C weather before. Blast the heat and wear a scarf and you're golden. e: the frame rigidity of a 240sx convertible was terrible car stuff.
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Oct 30, 2017 07:12
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mustard_tiger posted:frame rigidity of a 240sx convertible The what? 
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Oct 30, 2017 07:46
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I almost, almost want a cheap old convertible now  gently caress it, I'm looking for one of these:  Holy poo poo the prices for these deathtraps are insane: https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/leyland/moke/?sortby=~Price&offset=0&setype=sort
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Oct 30, 2017 10:41
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Guinness posted:The. best. thing. Oh man i gotta try that on one of the like three days it actually snows. People already look at me funny when i drive with the top down when its -4C outside. The sun is shining! I have no choice!
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Oct 30, 2017 11:12
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Holy poo poo! How the gently caress is that moke monstrosity worth that much? It looks like someone built it out of sheet steel in the garage.
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Oct 30, 2017 12:51
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Breakfast Feud posted:Holy poo poo! How the gently caress is that moke monstrosity worth that much? It looks like someone built it out of sheet steel in the garage. Welcome to the world of British kit cars
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Oct 30, 2017 13:49
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It's the combination of original provenance and having to supply weather balloons to chase you if you leave town in it.
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Oct 30, 2017 14:15
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:The what? They were done with Nissan's blessing at a US conversion shop. Quite rare. I think it's the same shop that did authorized 300ZX conversions. Both pretty rare.
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Oct 30, 2017 14:24
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLCWSQSlkc0 There's also the 'unauthorized' Nissan convertibles. This one (on the surface at least) was quite well done.
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Oct 30, 2017 16:14
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The thing that I remember most about the 240SX convertibles was how expensive they were. It was like $30k in the early 90s.
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it came from vwvortex posted:
looking forward to that sick downforce ripping the sheetmetal
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Oct 30, 2017 19:01
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BraveUlysses posted:looking forward to that sick downforce ripping the sheetmetal or what happened to my friend with a big wing on his miata that had a minor rear end collision that would have required a new bumper cover but instead totalled the car because the wing smashed into the car
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Oct 30, 2017 19:15
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BraveUlysses posted:looking forward to that sick downforce ripping the sheetmetal I like it, lot of pussy shrapnel to be for sure
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Oct 30, 2017 19:16
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cakesmith handyman posted:Welcome to the world of British kit cars Kit cars????? Those arent kit cars at all, they are proper factory Mokes and going by the link Aust built ones too at Leylands Zetland facility. And absoluty wrong thread for Mokes
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BraveUlysses posted:looking forward to that sick downforce ripping the sheetmetal Or is it a bicycle rack? E: that's not a bowl of sauerkraut either
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