Chav Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 I think car makers should make cabriolets where the roofs dont actually retract. this will save £'000s off the price as no roof mechanism wizadry will be needed and the 95% of cab owners who seem to never have the roof down will still be able to say they have a cabriolet and use their car fully. many cabs round here also have hard roofs on for "the winter". so to please these sad types, i'm going to start a company that sells "saloon to cab conversion kits" for about £3000 i think. the kit will consist of a flexible chrome-look strip that fixes around the back of the car and under the window lines with adhesive tape to make any saloon look like a convertible with a hard roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickDizzy Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 [ QUOTE ] I think car makers should make cabriolets where the roofs dont actually retract. this will save £'000s off the price as no roof mechanism wizadry will be needed and the 95% of cab owners who seem to never have the roof down will still be able to say they have a cabriolet and use their car fully. many cabs round here also have hard roofs on for "the winter". so to please these sad types, i'm going to start a company that sells "saloon to cab conversion kits" for about £3000 i think. the kit will consist of a flexible chrome-look strip that fixes around the back of the car and under the window lines with adhesive tape to make any saloon look like a convertible with a hard roof. [/ QUOTE ] I still think Fiat did it best with the X1/9. Looks like a hardtop but if you want you can just pop off the roof and stick it in the boot. No tearable fabric or fancy mechanisms or anything to worry about, it was a great idea. Fun little cars too. However leave it to Fiat to take a great idea and make it unreliable and hard to find parts for with questionable quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 I'll take as many as you can make. I'll sell them for four grand as these people have way more money than sense. Easy money. Only jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 The idea has already been and gone. Remember vinyl roofed Granadas, Capris etc in the '70s? My father had a blue Hillman Hunter GLS with a black vinyl roof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted November 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 >remember roofed Granadas, Capris etc in the '70s? sorry dont remember them, but i'm just a wee nipper actually i'm early 30's but dont remember the 70's anyway...apart from the first woman i fancied... princess lea!...yum ..well she was nice then, but her looks have followed a similar path to BMW's ... wonder woman is still looking ok though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabGirl Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 [ QUOTE ] ...this will save £'000s off the price as no roof mechanism wizadry will be needed and the 95% of cab owners who seem to never have the roof down [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] ...this will save £'000s off the price as no roof mechanism wizadry will be needed and the 95% of cab owners who seem to never have the roof down [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] Come on CG, this thread was designed to get a reaction out of you. It took you ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 I had a Fiesta XR2 (those were the days) with a vinyl roof, and if anybody can tell me the point of it, I have a brand new tenner waiting for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted November 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 >with a vinyl roof to save on costs? to make you look an even bigger tw*t? so it slides safely to the side of the road when you roll it? can you pay by paypal? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barchetta Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 [ QUOTE ] I had a Fiesta XR2 (those were the days) with a vinyl roof [/ QUOTE ] My Fiesta 1.1 Mk2 also had a vinyl roof. Which could be folded away... to become a convertible! Also my dad used to have a gold coloured Escort Mk 2 with brown vinyl roof ... Oh those were the days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 [ QUOTE ] >with a vinyl roof to save on costs? to make you look an even bigger tw*t? so it slides safely to the side of the road when you roll it? can you pay by paypal? :-) [/ QUOTE ] Nice try. All payments to be made in cash. Please send a SAE enclosing £15. to cover admin, insurance, postage, packing and I dunno, someting else too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabGirl Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Come on CG, this thread was designed to get a reaction out of you. It took you ages. [/ QUOTE ] Ha, ha! Some of us have work to do and don't have all day to cruise around every little corner of the TSN site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 ...clearly testified by those 1300+ posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabGirl Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 ...don't you start as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 actually, I've been restraining myself. I wanted to add "or use only 5% of throttle travel" to this post but thought it wrong to wind you up [ QUOTE ] ...this will save £'000s off the price as no roof mechanism wizadry will be needed and the 95% of cab owners who seem to never have the roof down [/ QUOTE ] oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabGirl Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 [ QUOTE ] actually, I've been restraining myself. I wanted to add "or use only 5% of throttle travel" to this post but thought it wrong to wind you up [/ QUOTE ] Yes, do tell CG, what does your S4 feel like on full throttle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabGirl Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Erm.... I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Wasted. WASTED!!! Never mind luv, it's a pretty colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Erm.... I don't know. [/ QUOTE ] honestly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Erm.... I don't know. [/ QUOTE ] honestly? [/ QUOTE ] Oh yeah.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Oopps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabGirl Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Erm.... I don't know. [/ QUOTE ] honestly? [/ QUOTE ] Oh yeah.... [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 Time for me to crash this party. Ah yes, the difference between Cabriolets and convertibles. Takes me back to my days as a young whippersnapper and my Austin Healey Sprite Mk II. A car which, I hope, is not included in Sniff Petrol's book. The MGB, however, definitely belongs in there. So do their owners. As a spriter we found that MGB owners didn't take their roofs off until the ambient temperature was around 40 degrees. Myself on the other hand was quite happy to have the roof off even in light rain. Something to do with the silly bracing system across the top of the windscreen causing water buildup and large drips inside cabin. So it was actually drier to have to roof off. Unless you had to stop of course. So the best thing was not to. Stop that is. Where were we?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagan Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 Discussing some pointless poo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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