talk to me about the 216 cabriolet

[scooters]

Thoughts of summer are making me consider a soft top.... the MK1 golf is out cos of lap belts in the back but I am getting a semi for a rover 216 cabbie.....any thoughts on these?

[eddyramrod]

Never had one, but sounds like a good idea to me! And therefore is the worst decision you could possibly make. Go for it!

[trigger]

Cheap as chips now, Later ones have electric hoods and the real late ones have the later shape bubble dashes, I think they are all K-Series rather then Honda but not 100% sure.

 

As with any soft top cheak for water ingress from the hood and i think they have plastic rear windows which are more like to break, What about a Golf MK3 Cabriolet, We paid £700 for ours, it's high spec and drives bloody well.

[tonedepear]

I had similar thoughts before xmas before I realised I was dipped in piss and couldn't afford owt. It's still a good plan though I reckon. Shiters rules say you have to flog it on at a loss before May though.

[ashmicro]

Started of with the Honda D, other options after that inc 14K16.

[meggersdog]

This one caught my eye earlier http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-CABRIOL ... 231843b2ed

 

I had one a couple of years ago and like many R8's the gearbox layshaft was made out of cheese (noisey 1st,2nd and 3rd) so a test drive is a must.

[ashmicro]

Hard to go wrong at that money.

[cort16]

I quite fancied a cab a couple of years ago so bought a BMW e21 Baur Convertible. It was a lovely thing but I felt like such a total wanker driving around with the top down I always went about with the hood up (although luckily it also had pop out targa panels).

 

Edit. Saying all that these are temptingly cheap,

[tonedepear]

That reddun looks terribly swish at £325 BIN.

[Pete-M]

You wanna buy a Mk1 Golf Clipper Cabrio? Slightly faded paint, new wheel bearings.....

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Alternators are quite easy to do on em fortunately.

[scooters]

Lol

Is that my old clipper you are tootling about in...is the tank still full of crud? I used to get through fuel filters like fags. Mind you....lovely thing to drive and the alternator in these is brilliantly located with the best tightening system ever!

Could be tempted!

[ashmicro]

Alternators are quite easy to do on em fortunately.

 

 

Thankfully! Feckin alternator fell off my R8.

[KruJoe]

Rich, you and I seem to have very similar tastes in motors, we have both recently had Subaru estates, Volvo 850s, 306/309s, BXs, and now R8s (there may be more).

I too may be hitting one of these hard this year, but will be seeking out a pre '92 214Cab ForThe(£130pa RFL + cl4$$1c insurance) Win! I already have a spares car in the top field waiting...

[scooters]

Rich, you and I seem to have very similar tastes in motors, we have both recently had Subaru estates, Volvo 850s, 306/309s, BXs, and now R8s (there may be more).

I too may be hitting one of these hard this year, but will be seeking out a pre '92 214Cab ForThe(£130pa RFL + cl4$$1c insurance) Win! I already have a spares car in the top field waiting...

 

classic insurance is a very good point old chap

 

I sawe one of these in Edinburght he other day and was asking the owner about the weather proofing in what was a horrible storm - he let me get inside and it was drier than a camel's fanny...after some convertibles I have driven that is a major plus point.

 

Mrs S is on at me to get a Saab convertible which are pretty cheap - for a runabout in the summer but I just feel they are a bit 25 year old med rep (apologies to any 25 year old med reps out there) the 200 has FAR MORE shite credentials and is also a lot cheaper to run.

 

BTW looks like that old Rover 820 might be coming north so fleet is going to be brilliantly angular with a BX, 740 Estate and an 800 - just a shame its not a Mk1 800! I haven't had a pre 2000 Rover before ansd sort of feel that it is the shitter's patriotic duty to own one shite electrics or not -

[Volksy]

Saab convertible which are pretty cheap - for a runabout in the summer but I just feel they are a bit 25 year old med rep

 

Advertising Sales rep....*

 

*Only because I had one when I did that job..

[Timewaster]

I keep getting the occasional urge for a convertable although I had a mate with Cort16 syndrome who got rid of his after a month because he "thought people were looking at him" and as he was in a bloody yellow Megane convertable he was probably right!

 

The 200 cabrios I've seen have all been really scruffy and frankly shit not shite

Escorts haven't been much better either.

 

I have been supprised by the price of Audi convertables lately.

Ignore the "Deals on Wheels" scrawl on the screen, this is on autotrader for £675!

Who was it on here with an Escort cabrio for sale?