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Old 04-14-2018, 07:34 PM
 
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Unless you’ve got some savings to spend, a 90s Chevy Cavalier convertible.
No those are soooo ugly.

And they just suck.


A sebring would be better and you can probably find one just as cheap.

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Old 04-14-2018, 07:48 PM
 
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I think you should pick the mustang.


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.

Oh and the sebrings are cheap too.
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Old 04-14-2018, 08:11 PM
 
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Old 04-14-2018, 08:21 PM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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Based on that income, I would consider these as your choices if you don’t want to get in way over your head:

https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/...es-under-10000

Mustang and Miata are both in the list, but they are old enough that you will need to keep some savings for repairs.
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Old 04-14-2018, 08:24 PM
 
Location: NNJ
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Based on that income, I would consider these as your choices if you don’t want to get in way over your head:

https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/...es-under-10000
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.
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Old 04-14-2018, 09:05 PM
 
Location: State of Denial
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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.
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Old 04-15-2018, 01:59 AM
 
Location: Earth
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https://www.autotrader.com/car-shopp...-afford-242289

https://www.cars.com/for-sale/search...28881&zc=60639

From Chicago zipcode. IDK where your at.
40 percent of DTI.
God Bless.
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Old 04-15-2018, 04:14 AM
 
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Well, I'd say a motorcycle is the perfect convertible for your income. Too bad it's a permanent one, meaning no roof, period.
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Old 04-15-2018, 06:50 AM
 
Location: Mount Airy, Maryland
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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.
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Old 04-15-2018, 07:37 AM
 
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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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