Why America's love affair with convertibles has run off a cliff

[rp17]

Yeah its bad and that convertible Murano needs to dissappear off the face of the earth when it comes to convertibles.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by rp17

Yeah its bad and that convertible Murano needs to dissappear off the face of the earth when it comes to convertibles.

I love the looks I get in mine!!

[JayG]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

I love the looks I get in mine!!

i'm sorry, but that is fugly

to each his(hers) own

[Porsche Chick]

Wow, Ekam, that's an amazing article, thanks for posting.

I can see that all adding up to a lot less convertibles.

They're going to become a true luxury in the near future.

[Jager]

I found the reason why:

Is your convertible damaging your hearing? -- ScienceDaily

Pros and Cons of Convertible Cars | Convertible Cars

[Ian c]

The real reason we all know , is that they're girls cars .

That's right , not fun cars but girls cars .



After all , no REAL man would be seen dead driving an lmp spyder or carrera gt or f1 car etc ....

[Porsche9]

[QUOTE=Jager;404054]I found the reason why:

Is your convertible damaging your hearing? -- ScienceDaily

Been wearing ear plugs while riding my motorcycle for years. Hearing loss from years of exposure to wind noise while riding a motorcycle is well know (and mostly ignored) and shortly after getting the Boxster and driving it at speed I thought to myself that this is as bad as riding a motorcycle without ear plugs.

Having said that I am not sure this a driver of lower sales. Convertibles are a luxury and frankly there are just fewer people today that can afford this luxury then 10 years ago. I don't see that improving any time sooner.

[Dragonwind]

Originally Posted by JayG

i'm sorry, but that is fugly

to each his(hers) own

It was a joke if you saw the hiding next to the pic.

[CraigM]

If I could add - people don't seem to make use of their convertibles very often. Where my parents are in California, the tops are always down, but here in DFW everybody's tops are almost always up. Even in the beautiful weather we've had lately.
Maybe it's a comfort thing -the shade and AC, I don't know. But I imagine all these people driving around in convertibles with their tops up won't buy one again.
My philosophy is top down unless wet stuff is falling from the sky, and always keep a "chick sweatshirt" in the trunk for cold passengers (i.e. my wife).

[JayG]

Originally Posted by CraigM

If I could add - people don't seem to make use of their convertibles very often. Where my parents are in California, the tops are always down, but here in DFW everybody's tops are almost always up. Even in the beautiful weather we've had lately.
Maybe it's a comfort thing -the shade and AC, I don't know. But I imagine all these people driving around in convertibles with their tops up won't buy one again.
My philosophy is top down unless wet stuff is falling from the sky, and always keep a "chick sweatshirt" in the trunk for cold passengers (i.e. my wife).

My top is down as much as possible. I keep a windbreaker in the truck if it get a little cold. I have only had the Boxster for a couple of months and here in San Diego its about 9-10 months of great convertible weather. Years ago I had another rag top and loved to drive at night and cool weather top down. A jacket and the heater are the way to go. It would be nice to have heated seats as well

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Dragonwind

It was a joke if you saw the hiding next to the pic.

missed it LOL

[Deserion]

My Boxster is my second convertible (and certainly not the last). I do notice a lot of people don't use the roofs (as evidenced by the pristine, unwrinkled fabric). Maybe they buy them as a status symbol I suppose. Though admittedly if it's a very hot day I'll keep the roof up if I have somewhere to go to avoid getting to sweaty, but at night it's down.