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But I do like sebrings as convertibles. What's great about them is that when you are driving on the highway and you have a piece of paper sitting on the passengers seat it won't blow away. Your hair wont blow all over the place either in those. How they designed the windshield or whatever really worked out well.
I'm picky about convertibles because I hate to have my hair and stuff blowing all over the place and somehow Chrysler fixed that problem. If you have never owned a convertible before you may not realize what a pain it can be to always show up with messy hair or to always have to wear your hair back when you drive with the top down.
I would suggest taking a sebring on a test drive with your hair down and then take another convertible for a test drive with your hair down and then see which one annoys you the least.
Interesting. i've never owned a Mustang but they do appeal to me. The 2009 v6 Mustang in that article rates it very reliable. Is it really?
btw... the 2008 Pontiac Solstice (#5 in the article) is my current commuter. $12k in like new condition with 9k on the clock. Biggest complaint is that it is almost no storage space... so it is impractical as a primary vehicle. Typical GM lower than average build (recall GM's financial troubles during that time). Blast to drive.. comparable to my Miata.
At $30,000 income, how much you spend on the convertible depends on what you want to do without. Eating out a lot? Nice vacations? $300 purses? Frequent wardrobe additions? Do you live at home or pay rent/mortgage?
Another question is how much do you have to put down? How's your credit? Those two considerations are going to make a big difference in how big a loan you can obtain.
I always liked the Sebring, I think it's a nice looking car. But they stopped making them a while ago and they were terribly unreliable even when they weren't old. No a Sebring or a Cavalier would be unreliable cars and not the move to make IMHO.
As I posted I too was surprised at the Mustang's reliability record. So I stand by my earlier recommendation of a Miata first and the Mustang as a second choice.
Well, I'd say a motorcycle is the perfect convertible for your income. Too bad it's a permanent one, meaning no roof, period.
Some clever people in India have worked out a solution to that...
And if you need to take the family out...
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