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Most recently answered cabriolet questions

I purchased my 2009 Audi A3 cabriolet used from Audi West London three years ago. Has done 25k miles and hood is furled almost every trip. Wear marks about to break threads of fabric and thus anticipate...

Best four-seat cabrio on a budget

My Polo is worth £3000, I want to swap for a 4 seater convertible or sell and get a 4 seater convertable. What's the best convertible to go for? I'm a 27 yr old woman.

Cabrio roof failure

My local Renault dealer failed to diagnose why my cabrio roof mechanism has failed and wants hundreds to pull it apart and do a physical check! Is there a specialist company in the south west that could...

Can you recommend a 4-seater cabriolet with a reasonable boot?

November’s London to Brighton Veteran Car run has awoken my fresh air gene. What can you recommend as a suitable 4-seater cabriolet, preferably petrol and with a reasonable boot, top down for around £15,000?

Best second-hand coupé cabrio or convertible

My wife is set on buying a convertible as a second car, probably a coupé cabrio for security reasons (when we had car with a soft electric sunroof it was slashed twice). The car will be used for a combination...

Can you recommend a fun cabriolet for £34,000 to replace my Scirocco GT?

I own a 09 plate Scirocco GT TDi 140, but fancy a fun cabrio that can be used as an everyday vehicle. I've £20,000 to spend, in addition to trade-in. Any suggestions?

Best second hand Japanese convertible sport car?

I have recently moved to Italy and am in the last throes of my youth. I am interested in buying a second hand convertible but don't want anything too precious. I am thinking it makes sense to import...

2.0-litre versus 1.8-litre A3 TFSI

Considering nearly new petrol auto A3 Sport cabriolet. Test drove a 1.8 TFSI which was excellent but wrong spec, I am fussy when it comes to spec and colour. I note that mostly 2.0 TFSI examples are...

Which cabriolet?

I'm changing my 3 year old CLK 200 sport cabriolet. I really want a metal folding roof as we want to do some long trips in Europe and I am not too happy leaving a soft top overight in many different places!...

Cheap replacement soft top

We own a 1998 BMW Z3 2.8 and we've had it from new. It has 47,000 on the clock and is a brilliant car. We love it but we've treated it rather more like a fell pony than a thoroughbred and it has wintered...