Cheap 4 seat convertible

cheesyboy · 1 Jul 2021 at 14:01

I was following a 2012 Golf convertible this morning. The Eos has a convertible hard top, whereas this golf was soft-top.

It was no looker, tbh.

M1k3H · 1 Jul 2021 at 14:09

Fluke? said:
Ticks all the boxes

Not pink though! Needs to be the pink version.

pugheaven · 1 Jul 2021 at 14:25

watercooledman said:
saab aero great car, lets not forget they ignored general motors and made it their own.

My Saab Convertible V6 was awesome, 318bhp/444lbs of torque, silky auto gearbox, zero problems and I sold mine for £3500 with 72k on it. Was A1 mint. Great cars!!! Personaly ion convertible for under 10k, a low mileage Saab Aero V6 with the auto is the perfect car.However if you want something newer the Volvo would be my 2nd choice... simply because it's got a little class and will be solid and not be built cheapo like the BMW's. Plus they have good leg room in them.

I hate BMW's but.. what about this which gives quite a bit of rear leg room:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106053501284?min-engine-power=200&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&fuel-type=Petrol&maximum-mileage=50000&postcode=gl60te&include-delivery-option=on&maximum-seats=4&advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=10000&radius=1500&sort=price-asc&body-type=Convertible&page=2

Or a Mini Works... not much room though...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202105162696402?include-delivery-option=on&advertising-location=at_cars&maximum-mileage=50000&postcode=gl60te&min-engine-power=200&price-to=10000&maximum-seats=4&fuel-type=Petrol&radius=1500&sort=price-asc&body-type=Convertible&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&page=4

or a Lexus...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202105202879616?min-engine-power=200&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&fuel-type=Petrol&maximum-mileage=50000&postcode=gl60te&include-delivery-option=on&maximum-seats=4&advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=10000&radius=1500&sort=price-asc&body-type=Convertible&page=7

but for me, I've be going Volvo just because the BMW and Mini will fallapart... and the Lexus is an aquired taste...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106093642839?onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&maximum-mileage=50000&price-to=10000&maximum-seats=4&postcode=gl60te&make=VOLVO&include-delivery-option=on&radius=1500&sort=price-desc&body-type=Convertible&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1

Only downside is, don't buy a diesel convertible... they're horrific. Nice smooth petrol is what you want with ya top down! hence V6's are a nice comprimise. Great engines and quiet and power and nice and quiet

watercooledman · 1 Jul 2021 at 14:41

325i should be the N52 engine but still 7k for a 2007 model nah

coupe69 · 1 Jul 2021 at 15:53

Cyber-Mav said:
can get celica convertibles for less than grand these days:

Was the seventh gen convertible ever released in the UK? I don't ever recall seeing one on the road.

Dyson · 1 Jul 2021 at 16:08

coupe69 said:
Was the seventh gen convertible ever released in the UK? I don't ever recall seeing one on the road.

Let alone one available for 1k!

Silent Bob · 1 Jul 2021 at 16:24

Cyber-Mav said:
can get celica convertibles for less than grand these days:

The convertible 7th gen was only a concept car and never went into production.

Nasher · 1 Jul 2021 at 17:06

Nothing an angle grinder can't fix.

Cyber-Mav · 1 Jul 2021 at 17:08

Silent Bob said:
The convertible 7th gen was only a concept car and never went into production.

Iv seen 2

coupe69 · 2 Jul 2021 at 08:21

Cyber-Mav said:
Iv seen 2

For less than a grand?

Cyber-Mav · 2 Jul 2021 at 10:54

coupe69 said:
For less than a grand?

didnt inquire into the cost. i prefer my cars to have a roof incase something drops on top

monkey_boy · 2 Jul 2021 at 14:58

Rilot said:
We're gonna need a bit more info.

How old are you willing to look at?
Is performance a consideration?
Milage?
How many miles is she likely to do?

All fair points.
2012onwards or that ‘generation’ of car. The late 2000’s look really dated now

performance not an issue but must be auto.

miles will be around 5k

needs to look ‘nice’

monkey_boy · 2 Jul 2021 at 15:00

tom_nieto said:
What could possibly go wrong?!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106274314692

A more serious suggestion would be to look at the Abarth 595C. There seem to be a few to choose from in this price range and I like them a lot!

There’s also OcUK’s favourite E46 M3 with lol mileage on there too, but perhaps that’s for another day.

Hate the Fiat 500 and the 595c isn’t what I’d call a convertible. Looks like a top-gear job where the roof panel is swapped for a curtain.

bainbridge said:
Is the 4 seater requirement there to actually seat 4 people? I see many of these convertibles with zero legroom in the rear. Maybe it's just the front seats pushed back.

It needs to seat 2 kids in the back that don’t have car seats.

Firestar_3x · 2 Jul 2021 at 15:03

Beetle.

inflames · 2 Jul 2021 at 16:12

watercooledman said:
saab all the way

I agree. Saab convertible are great value for money. Would have to be an Aero.

monkey_boy · 2 Jul 2021 at 23:27

I’ve shown some pictures of the options. The mini was high up the list but I’m not sure there’s actually enough room to sit in the back. The a3 1.8t cab was the highest followed by the 1 series. The 3 series and the A5 were too long.
Any engines to particularly avoid in the a3?

FlapR · 3 Jul 2021 at 01:34

monkey_boy said:
I’ve shown some pictures of the options. The mini was high up the list but I’m not sure there’s actually enough room to sit in the back.

Assuming the convertibles are a similar size to the hatchbacks, you need to be an amputee to fit in the back. Also you cant even fit a medium-large sized suitcase in the boot, which really is a pain.