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07-28-2007, 12:33 PM | #1 |
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Convertibles with rag or hardtop?
Hey guys just curious....are the 1's going to come out with a hardtop convert. or a rag top??? big fan of hardtops but rag tops just trouble
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07-29-2007, 10:04 AM | #7 |
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I have heard on various forums about problems with a softtop, such as getting slashed, easy to break into, etc. However, I talked to a fair number of people in my area with softtops that drive them year-round (including Northeast winters) and they have not had any problems, including vandalism. Previously I was only looking at hardtop convertibles but after speaking to a number of people I am also considering softtops, and therefore the 1-series. I was wondering if you could elaborate on your statement that ragtops are trouble, in case I have not considered something?
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07-29-2007, 10:23 AM | #8 |
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I've owned a Miata for about 8 years - it's not a power top but nevertheless was well engineered to raise and lower quickly by hand. It has a glass rear window with defroster (you don't want plastic) and decent weather seals. I am now seeing an occasional drip aroud the driver's window seal in hard rains but other than that it's held up well.
PS - there are a couple of other things worth mentioning about convertibles. They bring into play sensations you don't normally get with closed cars. I live in a fairly hilly area and go through temperature gradients going up and down the hills. You sense that in a convertible with the top down. The other thing is you smell everything, BBQ, french fries, dead skunks; anything that causes an odor, rushes past your nose - whereas in a closed car it may be filtered out. |
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I have only ever had soft top verts (over 10 in my lifetime) and have never had a problem with any of them. :thumbup: I ruled out a lot of verts recently as replacements for my Z4 (including the 3-series and upcoming A5 Cabrios) because they have hardtops. Besides looking dorky, they always cut into trunk space... |
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07-30-2007, 05:36 PM | #13 |
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I hope its a hard top--this makes the car look so much better IMO when the top is up--always thought that ragtops looked "weak" for some reason. Just my $.02.
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