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ian,
i currently drive a TVR and got the topless bug.....however, i have a bad back so now need an auto so i looked at convertible salons.
THEY WERE ALL SHOCKING!!!!! i found anything under 20K shook like a flimsy shoebox and even beyond that there are few gooduns.
Volvo c70.....shook, it would put each wheel in pot holes in turn...quite bizare, like driving a bike with oval wheels.
Saab......shook at a stand still.
audi (old).....shook (and looks old)
even M3 EVO.......shoooooooook and went fast, and looks old now
in the end i have settled on a 330 sport convertible as its the only one i found that didnt shakkkkkkkeeeeee....not much help to you at twice your budget. At 15k i wouldnt bother.
Tiggs
i currently drive a TVR and got the topless bug.....however, i have a bad back so now need an auto so i looked at convertible salons.
THEY WERE ALL SHOCKING!!!!! i found anything under 20K shook like a flimsy shoebox and even beyond that there are few gooduns.
Volvo c70.....shook, it would put each wheel in pot holes in turn...quite bizare, like driving a bike with oval wheels.
Saab......shook at a stand still.
audi (old).....shook (and looks old)
even M3 EVO.......shoooooooook and went fast, and looks old now
in the end i have settled on a 330 sport convertible as its the only one i found that didnt shakkkkkkkeeeeee....not much help to you at twice your budget. At 15k i wouldnt bother.
Tiggs
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Thankfully it is not my budget, I still have the Scoob, although if it does have to be replaced I can see myself replacing it with a bike, and a 330 Coupe Diesel BMW.
I think what I am going to have to do is go out and try the cars, just how I want to spend my weekends
I think what I am going to have to do is go out and try the cars, just how I want to spend my weekends
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I think pretty much all convertibles will suffer from scuttle shake unless they are a purpose built convertible (S2000, boxster, Z3/4 etc.). Most the other convertible have been 'converted' from a hatch/saloon forebear so will have lost rigidity. Roadsters were designed as a convertible from day 1 so the rigidity is built into the car.
I guess a Merc CLK would be pretty good. (not sure about cost though!!)
[Edited by Dracoro - 7/7/2003 12:27:54 PM]
I guess a Merc CLK would be pretty good. (not sure about cost though!!)
[Edited by Dracoro - 7/7/2003 12:27:54 PM]
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Went and test drove an Audi A4 Cabriolet, one of the brand new ones, the model I drove was the 1.8T and driving the 2.5TDi this week sometime.
Very impressed with the smoothness and tightness of the drive. Also, with the roof up it was extremely well insulated, I was very impressed!!
Well worth a look IMHO, and Top Gear rated the 2.5TDi Cabrio over the V8 Merc CLK Cabrio last night!!
Cheers,
Grant
Very impressed with the smoothness and tightness of the drive. Also, with the roof up it was extremely well insulated, I was very impressed!!
Well worth a look IMHO, and Top Gear rated the 2.5TDi Cabrio over the V8 Merc CLK Cabrio last night!!
Cheers,
Grant
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£15k, 4 seats and rigid build is a tough ask - I would suggest a Merc E class cabrio (W124 model) - you'll get a nice E320 c'93 (K) for that but don't expect to have any fun driving it.
A Porsche 968 Cab may come in at under £15k but I can't remember if they have 4 seats or not....
A Porsche 968 Cab may come in at under £15k but I can't remember if they have 4 seats or not....
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