Affordable is a relative term. There are VERY few convertibles available for under $30k and only 3 of them are 4-seaters. They’re a dying breed.

Do not ever even consider buying an Eos - or any other VAG product, for that matter. My Eos was the worst mistake I have ever made and spent almost as much time in the dealership as on the road. And that’s a VW dealership, BTW: a collection of the most arrogant, mendacious and incompetent assholes you’ll find in the…

The don’t - and good riddance.

There are only three non-luxury 4-seat convertibles being sold in North America today: the Ford Mustang, the Mini Cooper and the VW Beetle. Otherwise you’re spending a lot on a BMW, Mercedes or an Audi. Everything else is roadsters or supercars or both. That’s particularly sad if, like me, you want to drive topless…

I may actually have two relevant answers. As others have mentioned, linen or cotton undergarments absorb sweat and maximize the cooling power of breezes. However, I was also watching the series Colonial House where a bunch of masochists decide to live like an early new-world colony for the entertainment of the…

A quibble: the original post specifically referred to activities “in” a car, not on top of it. There’s no challenge to bending your partner over any reasonably stable object, although I agree it’s only polite to ensure that object is cool to the touch first...

Every single new technology is almost immediately first used for something sexual. The first cave painting was followed by the first cave pornography. Guttenberg’s bible was followed by tons of cheaply-printed erotica. Cameras were almost immediately pointed at genitalia and that trend continued with moving pictures.…

Pffft - amateurs. I’ve done the deed (several times, no less) in the back of a 1988 Chevy Sprint. That’s right, a Sprint. Fucking in the back of a Beetle would be comparatively LUXURIOUS!

This - the very thought that a VAG vehicle was designed for "reliability" made me spit coffee out my nose. Even if this battery pack lasts l ok get, some other critical component is going to fail expensively.  And frankly, I'd rather have a friendly Tesla rep.come out to my house to swap out a motor in my driveway…

Hmm, pushing a lot of buttons for me:

Reluctant CP. My dad had the earlier body style, a 1984(?) 240zx and while it was gorgeous in a bunch of ways, it was horrible car for Canada. It became very dicey to drive if the road was even slightly wet or snowy and this is the era of Nissan making biodegradable vehicles. He got rid of his in a few short years due…

Honestly, the fact that the vast majority of gun deaths are suicides doesnt really bother me because that’s just killing gun owners who made the choice to buy one in the first place. They knew (or should have known) the risks of having a gun in the house. Sadly, the number to these formerly-responsible gun owners who…

Thanks- nice to have independent confirmation!

Ok, so the cheating diesel engines are fixed and the cars are going at bargain rates in auctions. Doesn’t matter, they’re still VWs which will end up costing you half again their sale price in repairs before you get sick of it.

I already drive a Mini convertible that's going to be a very similar experience to this car - only with better comfort, brakes, engine, entertainment and safety systems.  Probably better handling, too. $3.5k for a toy that's only slightly different  than my daily driver is more than I am willing to pay. And that's the…

Desmond was never dumb enough to plug a virus-laden laptop directly into MI5'S network. I'm astonished NewQ still has a job after that fuckup.

Ah, the typical straw-man complaint of the right-wing Fox-news conservative: those radical green hippie freaks are going to make us wear homespun and outlaw our cars in order to save a filthy beetle WHARRGGGBBLBLBLBLEEEEE!!!!!

She’s pretty, topless and manual so she’s hitting me right in all my sweet spots. That said, I don’t do my own wrenching so she’ll be a money pit. And frankly, while fun to drive, this is a deathtrap these days. NP at $2500, but for a weekend toy $3500 is a bit too rich for my blood.

Yeah, sure. “I don’t hate the planet, I just hate people who want us to not destroy it - how dare they!”

It really isn’t a 3 Series under the skin