Coupe's in summer
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Have to agree on the first point. First few weekends after the snow melted, every roadster had the roof down. 8)Iggy said:I've seen a surprising number of E85s with the roof up even when the weather's been great. Might as well get a coupe and enjoy the better looking car
Last couple many are entombed in the cabin. 
Their choice I guess. :wink:
Davz said:As soon as you get a coupe you'll be off to Tesco to buy a tin opener
I'm one of the lucky few that have both and TBH i love top off fun..as long as it's dry...BUT the interest you get in the Coupe WOW!!
Iggy said:I've seen a surprising number of E85s with the roof up even when the weather's been great. Might as well get a coupe and enjoy the better looking car
Buy a roadster, then sit in that roadster with the roof down in 25+ Celsius, in traffic, with hardly any breeze.
You will soon want to put that roof back up :lol:
It's actually far more pleasant to chuck the air con on when it reaches that temperature (or above), which, for the south east at least, is usually most of the summer.
Early evening, down a country road is where it's at 8)
ben g said:Iggy said:I've seen a surprising number of E85s with the roof up even when the weather's been great. Might as well get a coupe and enjoy the better looking car
Buy a roadster, then sit in that roadster with the roof down in 25+ Celsius, in traffic, with hardly any breeze.
You will soon want to put that roof back up :lol:
It's actually far more pleasant to chuck the air con on when it reaches that temperature (or above), which, for the south east at least, is usually most of the summer.
but its nice to have a choice 8)
North West Surrey
Phoenixboy said:
Maybe that is what the E89 is for?
I had a great blast down some country A roads through Cheshire and Shropshire one evening last week and was glad I had a Coupe - I wasn't hanging about so I'm not sure a Roadster would have been too comfortable. And the heavy rain shower I encountered would have been a PITA!
rj-ph said:
What?! Wrong way round surely. I think you'll find the roadster is 2/3 of a coupe in every sense
Never had a bird drop it's load on my head in a coupe. Nor has a sudden shower ever gotten me wet or caused me to pull over and wait 20 secs while the top (that may or may not work) goes up. :wink:
I must agree. After owning Manu soft tops over the years and living in Spain for 11, the best time for me is evening when it's baking hot.ben g said:Iggy said:I've seen a surprising number of E85s with the roof up even when the weather's been great. Might as well get a coupe and enjoy the better looking car
Buy a roadster, then sit in that roadster with the roof down in 25+ Celsius, in traffic, with hardly any breeze.
You will soon want to put that roof back up :lol:
It's actually far more pleasant to chuck the air con on when it reaches that temperature (or above), which, for the south east at least, is usually most of the summer.
Early evening, down a country road is where it's at 8)
My personal favourite is a crisp Autumn day with hat,scarf and gloves and blowers on full tilt,a drive then seems to get rid of all the stresses of the day. I love that!!
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From a Health and Safety standpoint, all convertibles expose the driver and occupants to increased levels of car fumes, dirt, dust, pollen and draughts that can result in chills and other such lurgys....also greater risk of airborne projectiles entering the cabin especially when on motorways.....Coupe owners only have Pontiac Fever to contend with which is a rarity nowadays! 8)
Beemer233 said:
The latest research has dispelled this myth, in a tin top, diesel nanoparticles cannot be stopped by the air con filter and the nanoparticles are trapped inside the car. The latest studies have shown that the particles are trapped in the brain and cause a stress response in the brain. The stress has been implicated in degenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. In a town/city in traffic you are far better off walking, cycling or sitting in an open top car as the nanoparticles are blown by the air and not trapped in what effectively is a closed container.