Fun 4 seater convertible up to circa £14k ish

[Ole gits rule]

True-Blue. Here's a curve ball.https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 1xn&page=1
OK they are fugly but the critics loved them; and they are rare! Jap reliability too.

Wow that is left field - a right button fest in there

I was thinking Lexus IS250 but again thought it a little Japanese inside which is nt the best

[Pondrew]

Wow that is left field - a right button fest in there

In a strange way I really like them. Apparently they are rapid and have many components from the 350/370z and GTR R35.

About as big a four seater cab as you'll find without getting a Bentley or RR, which I fear may be over budget and not exactly fun

[Mr Tidy]

True-Blue. Here's a curve ball.https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 1xn&page=1
OK they are fugly but the critics loved them; and they are rare! Jap reliability too.

Actually I quite like that, and it's certainly different!

[Pondrew]

Actually I quite like that, and it's certainly different!

And, being Japanese, I'll wager no-one has to bail water out of the boot after a heavy dew
The "princess Leia" headrests are different too.

[Ole gits rule]

Wow that is left field - a right button fest in there

In a strange way I really like them. Apparently they are rapid and have many components from the 350/370z and GTR R35.

About as big a four seater cab as you'll find without getting a Bentley or RR, which I fear may be over budget and not exactly fun

I quite like infinity as they are rare but would take an e-class mercer vert over one, think it will sell quicker and retain better value

[Pondrew]

I quite like infinity as they are rare but would take an e-class mercer vert over one, think it will sell quicker and retain better value

The OP asked for opinions on a "fun" vert though. There is no MB vert (apart from the AMG which is way out of budget) that fits the bill.
I nearly bought (yes I nearly bought many cars recently I know) an E500 cab with the 4.7l twin turbo V8 (they didn't make many as emissions regs got in the way). As it was expensive for a 9 year old car I wanted to test drive it. It was like a jet-propelled boat. Fast, yes. Noisy, yes. Fun, definitely not unless being spat into the weeds at any moment is your idea of fun. It felt about as rigid as a piece of crepe paper in a hurricane

[Ole gits rule]

Well T-B has to give something and fun is an M3 (my first choice) or an S5 but trying to give options and the merc is better than a pumped up Nissan or Toyota IMHO

[Pondrew]

Well T-B has to give something and fun is an M3 (my first choice) or an S5 but trying to give options and the mere is better than a pumped up Nissan or Toyota IMHO

I love this forum because now we are just arguing about which cars we do and don't like. It's great

[Ole gits rule]

Well T-B has to give something and fun is an M3 (my first choice) or an S5 but trying to give options and the mere is better than a pumped up Nissan or Toyota IMHO

I love this forum because now we are just arguing about which cars we do and don't like. It's great

Not arguing Drew, we all have opinions, I am not a massive fan off Jap cars as the inside always look a bit 90's to me

I would get an M3 and just enjoy the ride

[firebobby]

Well T-B has to give something and fun is an M3 (my first choice) or an S5 but trying to give options and the mere is better than a pumped up Nissan or Toyota IMHO

I love this forum because now we are just arguing about which cars we do and don't like. It's great

Not arguing Drew

His name is not Drew, it's Pond... James Pond

[True-Blue]

Hmmm, I’m coming around to the idea of an M3 or an A5... but possibly not the S5.

I think the Audi option might be a remapped 3.0L TD Quattro... enough torque to pull up tree stumps

[Ming]

Think we may be in the same boat. Wife has decided we're getting another dog which is fine by me. However, when out for a blast in the Zed yesterday she mentioned a 3 or 4 week road trip next year. Great, but what about the dog?
We'll swap this for a 4 seater convertible....

Do I change the car - or the wife?

[Ole gits rule]

Hmmm, I’m coming around to the idea of an M3 or an A5... but possibly not the S5.

I think the Audi option might be a remapped 3.0L TD Quattro... enough torque to pull up tree stumps

Just push the boat out and get that blue M3 I linked the other day - looks a great car and will be fantastic to drive.

The A5 is a nice car that's for certain but as a weekend toy surely the S5 is the way to go

[enuff_zed]

Think we may be in the same boat. Wife has decided we're getting another dog which is fine by me. However, when out for a blast in the Zed yesterday she mentioned a 3 or 4 week road trip next year. Great, but what about the dog?
We'll swap this for a 4 seater convertible....

Do I change the car - or the wife?

Conversation should go something like this:

You - "If you like dogs so much why don't you take up dog-sitting. People make a fortune out of it."

Wife - "Ooh that sounds like a good idea."

You - "Great, I know where you can get a four week booking for starters."

[Ming]

I'm fine with having a dog. I'm fine with doing a long European trip in a convertible.

Just didn't plan on combining the two. May get away with it this summer as the dog won't be here for quite a while but 2022 may be after a 330d cabriolet or possibly an A5