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Jay |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 23:18 |
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/345/smallimg_6855.jpg | |
Ian |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 23:05 |
Driver doesn't get wet but the back does. | |
Adam_B |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:51 |
Also, roof off in the rain at anything over 50mph is pretty cool. Not sure if this works in the Astra though :) | |
Jay |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:40 |
quote: The 2.0t is the one I want but they are alot more money then the 1.8s/2.2s :( Yeh I know what you mean, I also drive with the windows down in the frost aswell as its cold either way. :lol: I bet that looked a picture [Edited on 29-06-2008 by JayM] | |
Ian |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:40 |
I know :( | |
Adam_B |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:40 |
Driving at night with no roof is ace :cool: | |
Ian |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:39 |
In fact, I regularly drove round at night with it down. It's a completely different driving experience and I miss it massively and you're making me want one again now :look: | |
Ian |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:38 |
I had the 2.2 in a coupe and 2.0t in the convertible. | |
Adam_B |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:36 |
Guess its how you read it, i decided it was a post about astras :lol: | |
Ben G |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:36 |
i read the first post before replying. i was referring to the first question he asked in his post. | |
Jay |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:35 |
quote: Thats what I was wondering, can you feel the cold etc, basically summed up what I was wanting to know. What engine did you have? | |
Ian |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:35 |
Ben - quote: You're right if we're talking general convertibles, there's a few I wouldn't own but most larger ones / four seaters have a glass window. A misty window is certainly not something you have to live with. | |
Ben G |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:34 |
it also says ''what are they like to live with all year round'' which is a general question about soft top's. you can't tell me it isn't :lol: | |
Adam_B |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:33 |
it says astra coupe convert in the 1st post :boggle: | |
Adam_B |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:32 |
My dad had one. 1.8, decent amount of kit. No problems with leaking or steaming up or anything, unlike my car :lol: It did go back to vauxhall a few times though for faults with the roof mechanism itself, but i dont think thats a common thing on them. Quick enough in a straight line but throwing it round a corner you could tell it was a not great car with the roof missing. | |
Ben G |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:31 |
no, it says quick question on convertibles (soft top ones) in the title... nothing about a certain car there. | |
Ian |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:29 |
quote:It may come to your mind if you've picked it out of the sky or you're talking about a completely different car, but if you've lived with one you'll know it's glass and that isn't a problem anyway. Convertibles are compromised, of course they are. They also handle worse than the coupe but really, if you want a convertible you need to live with it. I had mine five years and I would have another convertible tomorrow were it not for finding a nice one and paying for it! | |
Ian |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:27 |
Mine was fine. Noisier than a hard top but cold never made a difference, the heaters are good enough and they're not all that colder anyway as the roof is insulated (which the coupe isn't!) | |
Jay |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:26 |
quote: Bah, nothing different to not being able to see out the back of a van or salloon with no rear wiper. Can live with that. | |
Ben G |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:24 |
misted up/shitty rear plastic window comes to mind. | |
IvIarkgraham |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:23 |
i test drove the 2.2 and 1.8 | |
Jay |
posted on 29th Jun 08 at 22:22 |
What are they like to live with all year round? Tempted by an Astra Coupe Convert. but just wondering what they are like in the rain/cold weather? Do they ever leak etc? Also, whats the 1.8 engine like compared to the 2.2. |