Convertibles. Cool or impractical?

**oldblue** · January 26th, 2007 04:59 PM

pareho lang ang amoy ng motorcycle driver sa driver ng convertible dito sa'tin ... amoy araw

**oldblue** · January 26th, 2007 05:10 PM

pareho lang ang amoy ng motorcycle driver sa driver ng convertible dito sa'tin ... amoy araw

**tsupermario** · January 26th, 2007 07:33 PM

convertibles? sa province ok.

going topless? sa beach, ok na ok

**hotrox** · January 26th, 2007 09:42 PM

Depends what place you're in. But since most of us are in Jologs Jungle, then the impracticality far outweighs the COOL factor. You simply are exposing yourself to so much hassle with the top down in Metro Manila and even some of the bigger towns in outlying provinces, even in most parts of Baguio. Parking it unattended is also a big headache these days as the top can easily be ripped open by a box cutter or balisong.

But if I were in the USA, Europe, or other parts of Asia/Australia, then yeah I'll have one or two of those.

**the_wildthing** · January 27th, 2007 03:17 AM

Sa probinsya pag linggo ng umaga puwede.

Not in EDSA or even as a daily driver.

Porma lang din naman yan kasi it's not as structurally rigid as their covered counterparts.

**empy** · January 27th, 2007 05:27 AM

i grew up in LA. one of the best places in the world to own a vert (well, until the smog took over).

most of them drove around with the top up anyway, even on the most beautiful of days.

**GlennSter** · January 27th, 2007 05:34 AM

it is definitely COOL and definitely IMPRACTICAL in the phil.

**wren** · January 27th, 2007 06:08 AM

cool pag kasama mo is a 100 lbs supermodel, pero anything heavier than that, impractical.

**Jun aka Pekto** · January 27th, 2007 07:25 AM

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.....

**niky** · January 27th, 2007 09:58 AM

I'd rock a Miata... nothing else... because an old Miata doesn't make you a target for every assassin, carnapper and snatcher within a five mile radius.

Of course, when they notice the race slicks, chrome rollbars, Recaros and my full-body leather biker's suit and helmet, and hear the spool up of the turbo under the hood, that might change...

...anyone know if Miata interiors are waterproof? I don't think I'd ever drive that with the top up. :hysterical: