Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 13:27:27 +0100 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamfitter_spam_gets_fried_don't_tryit.com> Subject: Re: New Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible - advice please.
Bob wrote: > > On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 23:14:28 +0100, Johannes H Andersen > <johsnospamfitter_spam_gets_fried_don't_tryit.com> wrote: > > >There is an opposite coin to that. I do sometime occasionally pass > >open convertibles on the motorway. When you pass them, you can see > >absolutely everything in the car. My car is a 9000 of course, but > >then think if I had a high 4x4 say, then there wouldn't be any > >privacy in your convertible wouldn't there? > > Well, there isn't much to see in my car... if the truck drivers want > to look at my legs, they can. If they want to look at my girl's legs, > that just builds up my ego. That could possibly cause an accident due to the distraction. > Having the roof down does make it easier to start conversations > with people on the street or in other cars. It seems to put you in > the same space, rather than in a hardtop car where you are in a > "different" space. Then I'm puzzled to see things like Mercedes CL 55 AMG convertibles; Imagine going 155+ mph with the roof down - it will probably blow off!