Convertibles. Cool or impractical?

[safeorigin]

yep, cool and impractical. cool siguro kung peugot na convertible sa semi-urban but in MM, i don't think so. just imagine kung gano kadaming dumi ang pupunta sa muka mo. ang masama pa nun e kung mapuwing ung driver, tapos na aksidente pa. hahaha dedo. end of story...

[Elroi]

if ur gonna use it in MM, impractical sya.. pero if gamitin mo thru the twisty roads of tagaytay or baguio, pwede...

[ale828]

Convertibles here are Impractical for everyday use but are great for weekend driving without traffic. They should also be driven in places with miniamal traffic and pollution like Tagaytay, some areas in batangas, laguna and cavite. Most people consider people driving a convertible with the top down as 'Mayabang' but in reality that is the reason why they buy convertible to enjoy the wind in your face feeling. I myself is still looking for a cheap miata for an weekend toy car. Prices of convertible cars in the philippines is crazy, too high even if most people consider it impractical.

[badkuk]

come to think of it, we used to ride around in a 'convertible' back then -- i.e. at the back of a pickup B)

[niky]

come to think of it, we used to ride around in a 'convertible' back then -- i.e. at the back of a pickup B)

*sigh*, those were the days... riding in the bed of a pickup truck with no seatbelt or safety equipment, and you could still breathe without choking to death, even in Metro Manila.

Siguro nga, in the 70's and 80's, a convertible could still make sense... nowadays, I hardly get to even use my sunroof (fear of smog and skin cancer...)

[Chip]

Here, I often see pretty girls in bikinis driving daddy's convertible Mustang GT (or the occasional convertible MB) during summer weekends. They just cruise around the neighborhood which is quite large. I see the girls with backpacks and books during weekdays. I guess that means they're jailbait.....

I remember the first time I saw a pretty lady in a convertible. It was a fox-body mustang na red, with a young blonde driving, complete with sunglasses pa. hottie!

[Sleeper]

convertibles are the best talaga im biased we buy these things to enjoy the wind, the elements and hear the growl of the engine especially at full speed much like how people buy big bikes for most of the same reasons

Cool, impractical and a magnet for "inggiteros" I love convertibles and it almost always starts a good conversation with anyone you meet

[deedee]

while i do like the looks of convertibles on some cars(mostly sports cars0 i wouldnt buy one not because its impractical reasons(i think its practical) but because it alot heavier when compared to the same model with a hard top.kinda defeats the purpose of having a sports car and adding weight on it.oh well...i like SUV's better than cars anyway so that pretty much leaves me out in the cold as far as convertibles,huh?..hehehe...

[luckystriker]

Its both cool AND impractical at the same time but you'd be surprised that there are some roadsters in the market today that offer "decent" luggage space na rin.[good enough for a roadster that is]

As far as putting the top down here in the philippines; sa mga provinces madalas pwede open top motoring because of lesser traffic hence less pollution. In metro manila? either madaling araw or during the wee hours of the morning [siguro 12 midnight onwards]

[basti08]

cool on a saturday night gimik...

very impractical monday to friday ;)

[ToyoSoarer]

I find it impractical, since it adds weight to the car and the structural ridigity of the car is compromised.

Though I wouldn't mind having an SL65 AMG.

[Jun aka Pekto]

I wouldn't mind a turbocharged Pontiac Solstice or one of the older Monster Miatas with a Mustang 5.0 V8 in it.


It even has the Mustang's dual tailpipes.

[mazdamazda]

2007 Mazda MX-5 Miata Hardtop



top-up on most days... I am not too confident of a soft-top in our tropical country...

top-down when driving through the winding roads of Tagaytay or Baguio... :cool:

[s2kuyabil]

I was using my s2000 as a daily driver here in florida, where we have sunshine all year round at 80 degrees, hindi masyadong mainit, until I bought my SUV, It was fun, only thing is the cargo space and the fear of being run over by an SUV. Still have my convertible and I think it is still cool.

[miLes]

what?! and inhale all the gas fumes in a midday traffic jam? no thanks

[Jun aka Pekto]

and the fear of being run over by an SUV.

Saw just that happen summer of last year at the 4-way stop near my kid's school. A Miata crunched up at the back by the driver of a raised Dodge Ram pickup not seeing the car ahead of him.

[chr1smj_15]

ok lang basta hindi ako dadaan sa edsa.

[alwayz_yummy]

kung temperate climates at you want to maximize the power of your engine by not turning on the air-con plus you want to look cool-pogi: top down

otherwise top up!

pero i still prefer hard tops lalo na sa atin na blade lang katapat ng soft-top then bye-bye na...

ako sa skyliteroof ng liteace, kung malamig panahon at tamang tama ang init ng araw, i open the shade, open the roof..ayun parang open-top na din (kahit may t-bars in the middle... malwanag naman) you can hear the rush of air from the roof and in the windows..

pero solve na ako sa sun/moonroof...

[VtEC]

convertibles (soft top)are not practical to have in pinas.considering the way how people love to vandal.just a mere slice on any part, that's it.and add to that, the air pollution.though they look good.

[Dr.Kamiya]

i'll refrain from voting until there's a 3rd option for "both".
that said, i'd probably only have the guts to have a folding hardtop. cloth just seems too vandal-friendly.