Why America's love affair with convertibles has run off a cliff
https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/why-america-s-love-affair-with-the-convertible-has-run-off-a-cliff-214537077.html
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Yeah its bad and that convertible Murano needs to dissappear off the face of the earth when it comes to convertibles. :barf::barf::barf:
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Too bad for the guy writing the article. My girl and I have just started our love affair with the convertible.
Happy motoring. :) :cheers: |
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Wow, Ekam, that's an amazing article, thanks for posting. :cheers:
I can see that all adding up to a lot less convertibles. They're going to become a true luxury in the near future. |
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The real reason we all know , is that they're girls cars .
That's right , not fun cars but girls cars . :rolleyes: After all , no REAL man would be seen dead driving an lmp spyder or carrera gt or f1 car etc .... |
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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). |
[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. |
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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. :cool:
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I got tired of it and had my hard top on for the last three years.
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Here's my take on why the convertible has declined;
Back in the hey day of convertibles, everyone at nearly every level of income wanted to look cool. Cars were a statement whatever your socio-financial situation. So there were expensive, medium-priced, and even low priced drop-tops. Today's non-luxury car buyer is simply looking for a transportation appliance. They don't care about making a statement so they generally want the cheapest, most reliable method of getting from Point A to Point B. This is the world of the Civic, Accord, Corolla, and Camry, and expensive engineering and components are simply not part of the recipe. Your thoughts? |
"The departure of the 200 also shortens the list of open-air cars available for less than $30,000. There's the Mazda MX-5 Miata, the VW Beetle, the Fiat 500c, the Mini Cooper, the Smart ForTwo Cabrio and the Mustang — and nothing else."
That's your problem right there. Millenialls have no money so $30K and up prices them out. Babyboomers at Medicaid age aren't free spending on anything as they're expected to live longer and need to stretch out those dollars longer. So it's basically the Gen X'ers and a segment of the baby boomers how have the means. They're more in love with bloated sedans and SUV's in the big ticket categories. The image of being wealthy and exclusive means Range Rover or E class/Audi/Bimmer etc. and not the California tanning machine cruiser. So what's left? Those interested in a convertible but not wanting to spend more than $30k. Two chick cars (beetle, Fiat) a muscle car (Mustang) and the now old hat Miata(to the average non-enthusiast) are simply not enough options to support an increase in convertible sales. More like a steep drop. |
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