Convertibles suck.

"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada) 11/21/2016 at 22:16 • Filed to: None

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Maybe not if you live somewhere like California or Australia where you never see a negative degree or a single snowflake in your life. But I’m Canadian. We get a lot of snow. Convertibles suck in a typical Canadian winter, so you’ve got to store it for the winter, and you’ll need a second car. A good car is a car that you can have fun in year round.

Every performance car should be like a Subaru. Fun in the summer, and even more fun in the winter.

Come at me.

RyanFrew > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:22

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NO NO NO. It’s not the the car is bad, it’s that the place you live is bad.

Now YOU come at ME.

not for canada - australian in disguise > RyanFrew 11/21/2016 at 22:25

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I CAN’T HEAR YOU

MUSASHI66 > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:27

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Why would you have to store a convertible in winter? It is simply a choice. Any convertible can be used in winter just fine. I just chose to have mine in storage, but that’s a personal preference. She doesn’t get any rain either.

RyanFrew > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:27

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IT’S BECAUSE YOU’RE TOO FAR AWAY FROM CIVILIZATION! COME DOWN HERE AND I’LL EXPLAIN.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:27

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I dunno. I also live in Canada, up in the Rockies. I don’t see anything wrong with convertibles, especially RWD ones. Top-down in the summer, skids without tire wear in the wintertime.

djmt1 > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:29

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On the one hand I live on the wettest country on Earth so I agree with you. On the other hand, us Brits buy the most convertibles per capita so...

TheJWT > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:32

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Only like 7 people live in Canada tho

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:33

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Hard top convertible bro.

Sam > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:36

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I drove a Miata in the midwest. If you don’t think that’s fun, you’re probably not insane like me.

hellriaser > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:38

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It’s not very Canadian to be afraid of weather, drove my s2000 in -17 sans top. Brisk & refrshing.  That’s some good 

not for canada - australian in disguise > djmt1 11/21/2016 at 22:42

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I can understand living in a rainy area and buying a convertible, just not having to drive around in -30 degrees with a roof made of fabric.

not for canada - australian in disguise > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 11/21/2016 at 22:43

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Hard top convertibles are an inbetween area. They’re alright with me. Just soft tops that annoy me.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:45

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Well you’re obviously not as hot as everyone else

not for canada - australian in disguise > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 11/21/2016 at 22:47

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YOU TAKE THAT BACK.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:47

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They seem like a good compromise for up here. It has the advantages of coupe for winter, and the advantages of a drop top in summer. There are enough a soft top treatments out there to make it possible. I almost bought a 2008 Miata GT soft top.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:50

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Can’t take back the truth.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:52

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Agreed.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 11/21/2016 at 22:53

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If only Mazda had made more MX-5 coupes than just 200 and for Japan only.

BigBlock440 > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 22:59

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Why do you have to store a convertible? That’s the point of it, a roadster when the weather’s nice, a coupe when it’s not.

not for canada - australian in disguise > BigBlock440 11/21/2016 at 23:01

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I’m talking about fabric roofed convertibles, which can, and will, leak in the right conditions.

WilliamsSW > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 23:09

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Nah- these days, the roofs are padded and insulated and you can get heated seats. Mine has all of that and only leaks in a car wash- and it’s 16 years old. It’s a perfectly good year round car, and I live in Chicago.

I DO get that some people hate convertibles because they add weight and reduce structural integrity. That’s certainly true.

Hardtop convertibles are worse - they’re hideous with the roof up, and that roof adds a metric fuckton of weight.

Milky > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 23:25

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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 23:30

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Nice Corolla

Vimto > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 23:35

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I live in Florida, therefore my convertible is manual. But being a retractable hardtop (Volvo C70) its really all-weather ready, and has a huge trunk with the top up, or four usable seats with the top down.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/21/2016 at 23:47

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They are an appealing idea that sucks in practice, and not just in cold places. They suck in hot places too. I drove one daily for a couple of years in Southern NM.

When it is more than about 90 degrees, I just want A/C keeping my environment cool. Stop lights are death with the top down at 100 degrees, and hot air blasting you on the interstate merely make you wish for death. I also don’t want to put on sunscreen to drive in the middle of the day.

Even when the temperature is reasonable , convertibles still suck unless you’re driving only short distances at slow speeds. 80+ mph is never fun with the top down, and an interstate commute is death by wind noise. After 20 miles all you can think (in your best Clarkson voice) is “please make it stop.”

Sure, you can put the top up, but that only changes the magnitude of the problem and doesn’t solve it. It is still hotter or colder than it should be and there is still too much wind noise.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 11/21/2016 at 23:55

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2016 corolla alltrac gt-four

not for canada - australian in disguise > Milky 11/21/2016 at 23:59

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Every SINGLE person involved after that died of debilitating hypothermia afterwards. I will NOT be convinced otherwise.

Eggplant > BigBlock440 11/22/2016 at 00:55

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I’ve got one of those. A single layer of waterproofed canvas between me and the elements. And yes, it does leak. And yes, it does rain and snow where I live currently (thankfully not Onterrible right now). And yes, it’s my only roadgoing car right now. It’s doable. Not entirely pleasant at times, mind you, but doable. You just need some thicker skin.

pip bip - choose Corrour > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/22/2016 at 01:49

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convertibles suck is the correct answer as you’ll contract cancer if you’re in the sun too long.

jordang1028 > Milky 11/22/2016 at 02:20

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Well played...

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/22/2016 at 08:26

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So if you drive German cars, every car should be an Audi.

Yeah..... I’m going to go with no on that one.

(Still bitter about the heater core leak causing a VAGCOM bus fault which makes the gauge cluster not work)

BigBlock440 > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/22/2016 at 08:52

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If the roof leaks, it’s probably time to replace it, unless it’s a Wrangler. An additional maintenance item for convertibles, like sunroofs, but that’s the price you pay for being able to take the roof off. If you can’t drive it in any weather conditions, what’s the point of the roof? Just get a roadster and be done with it.

not for canada - australian in disguise > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 11/22/2016 at 09:52

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False, 325ix.

Milky > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/22/2016 at 09:59

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ateamfan42 > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/22/2016 at 10:21

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Just want to point out that removable hard tops exist for most roadsters. That’s my setup for the winter (plus winter tires of course). The car is still super fun to drive with the hard roof, but much more winter-friendly. (Banging snow and ice off a soft top is no fun, and a good way to shorten the life of the top.)

Aaaron > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/22/2016 at 11:53

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Well it’s perfect convertible weather right now in AZ.

Sup?

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/22/2016 at 13:01

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I’m not a fan of viscous clutch AWD. Haldex/325ix/xDrive/etc.

Centre differential, selectable part time transfer case, or GTFAC.

CaptDale - is secretly British > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/22/2016 at 13:20

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I’m gonna disagree... That’s what a tonneau cover and a strong heater are for

Snow Cats!!!!!

Audistein > not for canada - australian in disguise 11/23/2016 at 01:06

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BMW will sell you an AWD hard top convertible. That could easily work all year and you could even drive with the top down in the winter if it’s not snowing. A 911 4(S) Targa could work too, though that’s not quite a full convertible.

Soft top convertibles are pretty well insulated these days too so you could get an AWD Porsche, Merc, or Audi convertible but you’d probably want to have it garaged at home and at work so you don’t have to aggressively clear snow off the soft-top.

I think driving in winter temperatures with the top down and the heater blasting and heated seats/steering wheel on would make it all worth it.

Anyway, it doesn’t snow where I am and I can pretty much put the top down all year, so I guess it’s better to not have to worry about such things.