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Perhaps. But I was picturing jeans, white tee shirt with a pack of Malboroughs rolled in the sleeve, and a set of RayBan aviators.
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Didn't the actor from the Marlboro ads die recently, from lung cancer?
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I'm 52 and the Wife's a couple of years older we both love driving our SAAB 9-3 with the lid off
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It's interesting about the Saab - Now I have to say that I have seen plenty driven by men with the top down, whereas Audi/BMW/Merc cabrios tend to be driven by the fairer sex.
This car may be the answer - definitely not a Fiat 500 Gamine, unless you have blue shorts and a red hat with a bell. It does appear that acceptability is down to the individual owner and his ability to ignore/deflect snide comments. Cars that are universally acknowledged as "OK" are usually not practical - Caterham types or Jeep types. I recall that back in the 60s all the big manufacturers had a soft-top as part of the range, although you didn't see that many on the roads. I seem to remember that this was all pre-"wimmins' movement" and I don't recall too many female drivers on my street. So it must ahve been likely that the convertibles were being bought and driven by men. All this was pre-Nader, and would stop in the 70s. By the time that soft-tops came back in vogue (206cc ?) there were far more ladies with licences, and they liked the generally more attractive lines of these new models. Am I sexist here - being too general? |
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The 206CC isn't a soft-top, it's a retractable hard-top!
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course, this is all rendered useless by the fact i know two guys with convertible sportscars as second cars, and a total of zero ladies who drive convertibles... which brings us back to why the heck do people still think convertibles are for girls? is it the grace kelly thing? (yes, we all know how that ended up) |
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Maybe it's because girls with windblown hair look 'kinda nice'. We blokes, on the other hand, have to preserve, at least the illusion, of still having a full head of hair ........ or is that just me?
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Would be fun, but shame about the wheels. Too modern.
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http://www.factoryfive.com/kits/type-65-coupe/ Not a convertible though. I've got shopping for a newer car this year and it's a hard choice because there are so many options. I can only imagine all the choices for a soft top out there. |
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Are they all crap drivers as they are in England?
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If I hear one more person say "I feel safer" , I'm gonna scream.
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Point taken . My old dad used to say "treat all other road users as if they've just been released from an asylum". What concerns me about this 4x4 scenario is that if they feel "safe" they might be less wary on the road, dropping alertness levels etc..Each to their own, I suppose. |
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Ah,like Danica Patrick.
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We seem to have got a bit diverted from the topic..... Road safety and women drivers may be interesting, but it's not helping find that crucial mix of dignity and everyday usability that will allow men of a certain age to waft their hair... while they still have some!
May I therefore present for consideration that hardy annual that has become a living fossil: |
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A friend of mine took a test-drive, ordered one when the waiting-list was 3yrs+, and when it was delivered he hated it.
Sold it one week later (not for selfish profit) and bought, naturally, a Triumph Spifire 1500. But.. definitely OK for a man with greying hair IMO. |
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