Going from cab to coupe
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Going from cab to coupe
So here is my question has anyone gone from a convertible to a coupe and if so did you miss it? I am thing of getting a different car that is a coupe. However, can’t decide if I want to lose the convertible as I live in L.A. and drive with the top down most days.
This will help a lot I al leaving out what I want to get so that people focus on the difference and not the new car. Its faster thou.
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Liran
This will help a lot I al leaving out what I want to get so that people focus on the difference and not the new car. Its faster thou.
Thanks
Liran
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From: Mableton, Georgia
1999 ML 320 & 2000 CLK 430 Convertible
Have you lost your damn mind? How can you even think of going from a cab to a coupe? Don't get me wrong, coupe are great cars, but they're no match for a cab. The additional look and style gained by simply lowering the top is something you're definitely going to miss - and you're going to kick yourself once you realize it's something you've given up. Maybe I'm just a fanatic; I've been known to blast the heat and let down the top in the winter (Georgia's winter that is) and I do plan to be buried in a cab (top down). But I think you're crazy to leave the convertible world.
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2004 Oxford Green BMW 530i SMG
Its not the same, since I've never owned a CLK, but I've had 3 SLK230s and 2 BMW 328i convertibles and in between each of those has been a non-convertible coupe/sedan . Right now I'm back to considering another convertible. If I lived in So. Cal. where it rains very little and was pretty much convertible weather at least 300 days a year, I'd definitely own a convertible or maybe a mid-priced convertible and a mid-priced coupe/sedan so that I could have the best of both worlds.
So to answer your question: Yes, I missed having the convertibles after I sold each one.
So to answer your question: Yes, I missed having the convertibles after I sold each one.
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PERSONALLY, I'd rather have the CLK430. Sure the CLK55 is faster, but I'd never need the extra speed anyway. If you can afford a CLK55, things such as MPGs, insurance, and car payment shouldn't be an issue.
Are you considering the switch for bragging rights? You don't have to justify it to me, I'm just encouraging you to think it through in hopes that you don't regret keeping the car you have now, or regret selling it to buy a different car.
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From: Mableton, Georgia
1999 ML 320 & 2000 CLK 430 Convertible
Any answers given are generally going to be biased. Those who love cabs will say you're crazy to leave and those who love coupes will beckon you to "The Dark Side".
From my previous post, you can guess I'm a cab lover.
Personally, when I went from a coupe to a convertible, I said I'd always have a cab in my garage. When I went against this, I regretted it until the day I purchased another cab; I would spend most of my driving time looking at cabs and longing for one of my own. A pros and cons analysis should be done, but deep in that convertible heart, you know that nothing can replace the beauty of a cabriolet. Not speed, not kits or anything else you may choose over your drop top.
From my previous post, you can guess I'm a cab lover.Personally, when I went from a coupe to a convertible, I said I'd always have a cab in my garage. When I went against this, I regretted it until the day I purchased another cab; I would spend most of my driving time looking at cabs and longing for one of my own. A pros and cons analysis should be done, but deep in that convertible heart, you know that nothing can replace the beauty of a cabriolet. Not speed, not kits or anything else you may choose over your drop top.
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