E30 Cabriolet or Convertible

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Fri May 25, 2007 9:54 pm

Don't mean to sound picky but why do people call their E30 Convertibles Cabriolets

To me, a BMW Parts Guru, when people say Cabriolet I automatically think of the Baur Conversion BMW used to offer and not the righteous Convertible.

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Fri May 25, 2007 10:02 pm

"Cabby" sounds better than "Conny"? What about Tourers and Tourings? or 2 doors and coupes?
I think cabriolet sounds better personally.
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Fri May 25, 2007 10:02 pm

Because Kabriolett is German for convertible, I suppose. Just an anglicised version of this which abbreviates easily.
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Fri May 25, 2007 10:10 pm

cabriolet sounds ponsy and girly to me
much prefer convertible, a more decent description of a soft top winkeye
will be back in an E30 oneday soon !


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Fri May 25, 2007 10:17 pm

Isn't cabriolet the French version of teh german?

Can be called soft top or drop top....

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Fri May 25, 2007 10:17 pm

"small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood"


this was the original word the a vehicle of this description...'convertible' came later



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Fri May 25, 2007 10:19 pm

I always refer to my E30 as a Cabriolet even though the BMW brochure refers to it as a Convertible.
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Fri May 25, 2007 10:20 pm

I like cabby
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Sat May 26, 2007 12:24 am

I was once told that a 'cabriolet' had a role over bar like the Golf, Escort and Astra and that a 'convertible' didn't, nonsense I know but I prefer convertible, sounds less gay IMO.
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Sat May 26, 2007 1:58 am

Actually the term Cabriolet is a form of convertible...as is roadster.
A Cabriolet is a convertible with roll up glass windows. A Roadster is a convertible with snap on side curtains.

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Sat May 26, 2007 10:28 am

Kabriolett
Funny, never seen a German writing that he has a "Kabriolett". Looks like that is a Kadett Cabriolet (Kadett=European version of the '83-'91 Astra). :wink:

In Germany and the Netherlands the Baur's are just called: Baur or Baur-Cabriolet. The normal one is just Cabriolet. Convertible is more for American cars.

Convertible has nothing to do with French cars; these are called Decapotable (full open car, for instance the old Megane) or Decouvrable (for the so called Cabrio-Limousine, cars like the Renault 4CV, Peugeot 203 or Citroen Visa, with 4 doors and softtop).

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Sat May 26, 2007 10:13 pm

cabby :cool:
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Sat May 26, 2007 10:16 pm

Skip :D
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Sat May 26, 2007 10:18 pm

d6dph wrote:Skip :D
:eek:

at least mine is a fast skip I suppose
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Sat May 26, 2007 10:22 pm

Keep telling yourself that big man :wink:

its got the right amount of cylinders too
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Sat May 26, 2007 10:24 pm

i do Dave

and thank you
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:x MALCOLM!
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Sat May 26, 2007 10:28 pm

d6dph wrote::x MALCOLM!
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anyway
back on topic

I call mine a convertible when talking to others
about it
I just think convertible sounds better than cabriolet
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Sat May 26, 2007 10:28 pm

Ice Ice Baby....


Ragtop.


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With my ragtop down

So my hair can blow

Girlies on Stand by, waving just to say hi

Did I stop?...
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Sun May 27, 2007 4:22 pm

convertible in the states cabriolet in europe !! drop top for me 8)
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Mon May 28, 2007 11:01 am

I prefer the term convertible, but for short I use Cab on the forum, and never use the word cabriolet.

1993 Lux Cab!...convertible!
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