Cheap convertible hard-top

Relentless81 · 9 Jul 2010 at 09:45

For that money you'll struggle with a hard top, consider Coupe's or soft tops

MR2 from 2000 on is a good suggestion

The sill doesnt look damaged in the pic anyway, chances are if thats straight and its just panels then it will be repaired

paradigm · 9 Jul 2010 at 09:45

So you didn't read the post where he said it was being repaired?

Congrats.

Relentless81 · 9 Jul 2010 at 09:55

paradigm said:
Congrats.

Hey thanks.

Or I could have read it and then thought i'd look cool by pretending i'd not read it and looking like i'd guessed correctly and therefore looking epic and cool on OCUK Motors, you know, like saying congrats when someone makes a minor easy to make mistake.

Dogbreath · 9 Jul 2010 at 10:10

Honda CR-X Del Sol. Well, perhaps not as they are all pretty old now, but some of them have an electric roof!

Bill101 · 9 Jul 2010 at 13:24

[TW]Fox;16858415 said:
There is nothing else for the money with this roof. The 206CC was only the second mainstream car released with a roof like this, the other being the SLK which you wont get for 2-4k.

You will now get a plethora of people recommending MX5's and E36 3 Series because they had a hard top - which they did, but it takes 30 minutes to remove by hand and requires storage when not in use, so more for winter use rather than as a solution to having convertible but living in the ghetto.

The Vauxhall Tigra(shudder) has a folding metal roof at one stage of it's life

Ev0 · 9 Jul 2010 at 14:37

Bill101 said:
The Vauxhall Tigra(shudder) has a folding metal roof at one stage of it's life

Yup, but quite a bit later than the 206 and SLK which as Fox says were the first real mainstream cars to have them.

Anyway I know it's being repaired but as a bit of a leftfield suggestion I'd have gone with a Copen

burns · 9 Jul 2010 at 14:44

I had a test drive in a tigra once, it was actually quite nice

. Then the salesman broke the roof so I bught a 182 instead.

TS7 · 9 Jul 2010 at 15:07

MeAnBoY said:
How about the latest shape MR2? It will be the top end of the budget but supposed to be quite a hoot to drive. Looks are a bit...er... subjective though

I see the OP is getting his car repaired;

MR2 has a separate hard top though. Which you normally take off and store for the summer. I can see it being a huge pain putting it on every night. It also takes two people to do. Good car though.

Begbie · 9 Jul 2010 at 15:27

burns said:
I had a test drive in a tigra once, it was actually quite nice . Then the salesman broke the roof so I bught a 182 instead.

You went from being gay to straight over night? :confused:

burns · 9 Jul 2010 at 15:28

TS7 said:
I see the OP is getting his car repaired;

MR2 has a separate hard top though. Which you normally take off and store for the summer. I can see it being a huge pain putting it on every night. It also takes two people to do. Good car though.

I've only owned a mk1 but that certainly didn't take 2 people. You're not thinking of an MX5 are you?

SB118 · 9 Jul 2010 at 15:31

Phate said:
Bad news

It's being repaired

You have my condolences.

MeAnBoY · 9 Jul 2010 at 15:41

paradigm said:
So you didn't read the post where he said it was being repaired?

Congrats.

Yup! Also you never know he might be able to persuade his mrs to chop it anyway.

SB118 said:
You have my condolences.

indeed

TS7 · 9 Jul 2010 at 15:48

burns said:
I've only owned a mk1 but that certainly didn't take 2 people. You're not thinking of an MX5 are you?

I'm referring to this one:

Depends on how big / capable OPs friend is. I know when my sister had one there was no way she could manage to lift, carry and position the hardtop on her own. It's no so much that it's very heavy. It's not. However a slight mis-judgement or a bash when manouvering and you could end up damaging it.

Phate · 9 Jul 2010 at 17:02

TS7 said:
I see the OP is getting his car repaired;

SB118 said:
You have my condolences.

MeAnBoY said:
indeed

Going to print these off and show her!

She wanted to keep it cos of the number plate anyway