Unlike in many other cars there are no buttons on the steering wheel for things such as the radio volume control or change of channels. Unless you have spent a great deal of time in the car it is rather difficult to get used to them all, especially as there is no logic involved. The other thing I -personally- don't care for are the myriads of switches. Maybe settle for a simpler version with a bit more noise, a bit less sophistication and settle for a decent sized trunk/boot. As for the rather complicated, well built soft-top I am not sure what I would do. The 215 horsepower 3.2 litre V6 sounds and goes like a dream and because of the reinforced body structure the car feels as solid as the coupe, a remarkable feat of engineering. As an automobile leaving little details such as space aside for a moment it is of course everything it should be. It is of course perfect for drifting around the South of France in a pair of shorts and a credit card or three but for carrying four people and luggage it is most definitely a no-no. Assuming that they like to have fresh air-after all it is a convertible, like to have their golf clubs and would also like to take a suitcase the car would end up a bit like Rowan Atkinson's Mini in Mr. Four small soft bags with maybe a pair of jeans, toiletries, a jumper and that's about all. Much as I admire the Stuttgart firm this car is not really a four-seater unless all four occupants are 5 feet 2 inches tall and carry nothing beyond bare essentials. The other had to go across the back seats.
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As the photographs show there was room for one set of clubs, full stop. My wife and I went to play a round of golf-hearty souls that we are- in the middle of January but when I opened the trunk/boot I could not believe my eyes. Is there room in the back? NO! I could not believe it. Does it go like the proverbial rocket-yes. Not that it distracted from the tremendous amount of fun I had in that car cruising down London's King's Road on a sunny Saturday afternoon I met one of the most beautiful girls I've ever had the pleasure to share a cappuccino with.Īnyway, enough of that nostalgia, let's get back to the Merc. Admittedly this was way back in the 60s but I still recall having to shout over to the passenger and also having to turn the volume on the radio to absolute maximum.
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How do I know? Well, in the dim and distant past I owned a beautiful white soft-top MGB, registration No DMW 130C-if my memory serves me right. There were no problems listening to the radio or having a conversation.
Would it leak, would it let in freezing cold air -NO! Would it be habitable, could the heater cope? The answer is a most definite YES! At times I did not even realize that it was not a hardtop, the three layer insulated power top did a magnificent job. Any fool can drive an open car in July and drool about the rush of fresh air and all that but in January?! Yes. At first sight it seemed a bit strange- a cabriolet/convertible in January! Then I realized just how much sense it made.
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