"mm" wrote

**I don't think of the car as a way to impress people, though whem the
top is down, I've gotten unsolicited compliments, even once by a
65-year old man when I stopped at a yard sale and hadn't said a word
about my car, and the car was 15 years old. With the top down,
Chryslers and some others have a very sleek line that even hard top
sports cars may not have. But the soft top is a pain in the neck.

My first convertible was a '64 Karmann Ghia that I paid $15 for. Took
another $150 to rebuild the engine. Lots of rust, dull paint, etc. One
sunny day I was driving with the top down and my wife, who was wearing a
rather summery outfit was next to me. I pulled up along side a big Mercedes
driven by a guy about 60. He just looked and looked. I bet I could have
swapped places with him and taken his car home.