The Downfall Of The Convertible Car - Cheddar Examines
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- The convertible has been an icon since the beginning of the automobile era. But in recent years, sales have declined drastically. We explain why the drop top is disappearing from roads.
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Watching this in 1.25x speed makes it sooooo much better
Make it twice the speed
Oh yeah, good idea
Joe Higashi at .5x, she’s drunk. At .75x, she’s high on Mary Jane
@@SomeDudeSomewhere favourite pastime of mine going that
Otherwise it drags on forever
The conclusions drawn in this video have significant errors. The reason for the increase in sales of SUVs is definitely not because of performance. How many performance SUVs are on the market today? Are those the best sellers?
Lots more to go over, but realistically, >25% of the points made in this video are incorrect.
Performance is relative. A mid-range modern SUV has the 0 to 60 numbers of a 1960s or 70s Ferrari.
@@SlackActionBumble I see what you're getting at but that's not a sound argument. An SUV from 1990 has more performance than a 1940 Bugatti Type 57.
@@jerrymeetsworld fair enough, I see your point. Let me refine what I'm trying to say.
I think to an average soccer mom type of consumer, the only performance concern is " sufficiently / pleasantly fast" vs " annoyingly / dangerously slow". This borderline is somewhere around the 6-7 second 0-60 times. Modern-day crossovers have mostly reached the fast side of this. more importantly, modern crossovers are approximately equally as fast as modern budget family sedan cars. This was definitely not true of SUVs even 10 years ago.
to sum up, yes, the sales of SUVs are partially because of increased performance. Not compared to sports cars, but compared to regular cars. There is no longer a performance trade-off at least when it comes to acceleration.
From what I can gather, the steep demand of SUV's don't even come from the customers, but instead from dealerships buying them in much bigger bulk than any other types. And im not gonna lie, I suspect they do this on a belief that the SUV's will gain them the most money per purchase compared to other car types. And if that's true, that's just greedy and evil of the dealerships.
@@drdewott9154 even assuming that this is true, and the crossovers have a higher profit margin, how is this evil? The dealerships are just trying to make money. I am a borderline socialist and I am okay with this. Poor people don't buy new cars. And if the wealthier people wants to pay more for the crossover, that's their choice. There are far greater evils in the capitalist world than a dealership making profit on an unnecessary product that people want.
And why wouldn't people want crossovers? I know this is heresy in Enthusiast circles, but they are simply more comfortable and roomier without much of a performance or even mileage trade-off.
I am too poor to buy new cars, but when I rent one, I upgrade to a crossover if it's inexpensive. I like being able to see over the guardrail.
"Drivers no longer have to sacrifice performance anymore by choosing an SUV over a convertible."
Yeah, those lifted minivans are great in the corners.
why dont they compare a scooter to a convertible. Completely different markets for completely different persons.
Probably the Crossover Craze, the Crossover Craze ruins everything smh
Blaze064 Remember when they tried crossover convertibles? I ‘member.
@@Chrisc0Disc0 Nissan Murano CC, Land Rover Defender (this one is actually quite good), Mercedes G-class Cabriolet, most of them were quite terrible, but they were interesting and it is nice to see car companies experiment with them
Anonymous Freak lol chill😂
Blaze064 I 100% agree. I hope that eventually they can find a harmonious relationship with that style and make something really cool.
Yeah to hell with the MCU and their crossovers
I love how the graphic for a “high end” convertible is a Pontiac Solstice of all things.
Don't be a hater. The Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky were rad. 😎
Strideo1 I wouldn’t consider a Solstice a high end car tbh.
And the low end looked like a Lexus....
Scott Warmbier it was a Toyota Solara
The creators are obviously not car people haha
Y'all missed a solid joke opportunity in the intro-'their popularity-"JUST LIKE THEIR ROOFS"- have been up and down ever since they started.' I'll take my staff writer position any day now :)
You give off Half As Interesting vibes. Love it!
Hire this man
Her voice is so like: I don’t wanna do this, but Here I’m
She am do,,, but Is!
Javier Lillo Peña thats exactly what i thought
I feel like I have to apologize for watching her video.
Yup. Just a pretty voice that wants to do VOs but could care less about the topic.
Her voice is fine compared to how she is acting while on camera lol. It's very distracting. Her voiceover is fine, but those shouldershrugs and stuff trip me out
Peugot? You mean Peugeot, right? *Cries in European*
Sacre bleu!
I've been a car enthusiast my whole life and still can't correctly pronounce Peugeot and Renault.
These guys don't know anything about cars or car culture in general
Check the 504 Cabriolet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My first car.😍
How can you talk about convertibles without talking about the mx5(Miata)?
It‘s in the category of roadsters
@@enqane Well, all the more reason to mention not only the MX-5 but roadsters as a whole category, no? Surely, the popularity of both correlated over time, and as such, contributes to the topic of the title
Or Wrangler
@@tarcal87 no, not really. Miatas and other roadsters are very different breed than typical cabriolet.
Headlights go up,
Headlights god down!
tldr; Americans wanted to drive tanks
Not just Americans. Somehow it's everyone.
I feel like vomiting whenever I see a parking lot, anywhere in the world except Japan.
How have we allowed this to happen. SUV (And Truck) ownership is truly one of the most antisocial behaviors ever. But somehow it's okay.
Brian Rogers
Dude look up electric miatas, people make tons of conversions for them ^^
LOL
And the air quality in China so bad no one wants to drive a convertible there
Cybertrucks
“Low” end convertible, Toyota solara, base msrp in 2005- $28000
“High” end convertible, Pontiac solstice, base msrp in 2005 -$24000. Looooool
😂
@Behavior & Handwriting Reveal the Truth The Solstice and Sky are the exact same car, as well as the 2007-2010 Opel GT in the European market.
@Behavior & Handwriting Reveal the Truth Dude I want one of those so bad! I love my little ION I got. Best brand! That and Oldsmobile in my opinion.
If someone told me this was an adapted high school essay, I'd believe them. It plays like everyone involved put in the least effort necessary - no care, no fact-checking, just turn in something presentable before the deadline.
As someone who's into cars, it's pretty awful watching a ten minute long infotainment video done by people who obviously have zero interest in the subject matter.
I’ve been saying that ever since Cheddar started. ALL their videos are like this. And they make the poor underpaid writer/presenters deliver it exactly the same, just like that teacher who wants it done JUST SO and will dock you for anything outside the rubric. So, I guess there is one job high school prepares you for.
Adam Taylor Do yourself a favor and learn to never use that argument again in your life. It’s intellectually dishonest. If you disagree with someone*, never start with a complete dismissal of another’s rights to criticize.
To put it another way, “Just because I’ve never laid an egg doesn’t mean I can’t smell when one’s off.”
*I happen to disagree with much of what OP says except for the “high school project” comparison which I found amusing.
Adam Taylor I just wish they paid these poor kids more and didn’t force them to churn out content at such a breakneck speed.
You should definitely check out Donut Media on youtube here if you haven't yet then, cause they're definitely interested
@@e32b61 How do you know that they're underpaid? (I don't watch this channel much)
Why is there a map of Paris in the background?
It's a synonym of the word city
Roads? They probably had it already
Cheddar obviously isn’t trying too hard...
3:18 "Sun roofs were also introduced. In response, many auto makers dropped them from their lineups." That is a very confusing line. It makes it sound like "they introduced sun roofs, then they dropped sun roofs."
Look I know you’re trying to hit that 10 minute mark but like instead of slowing down narration please just content
No mention of the MX-5!!!!
Yes, they missed such a big mark.
In 1989 the convertible was dead. The Miata single-handedly kept it alive.
Convertible SUVs sound like a sweat inducing nightmare. Also I really love the MX-5 Miata, which is a small, compact, very affordable, fuel efficient car. The comment section for this video is particularly harsh, so I'm not going to say much, but maybe more people choose SUVs because they're more for the family, while convertibles seem more like a personal luxury?
Idk man, Americans are weird...
I find it strange to talk about a video involving convertibles and not mention the MX-5 Miata.
See looks like she needs a nap
Why are you mixing US sales for one type and worldwide for another. You don’t even look like you give a crap in the video,- like it’s some college project.
Cheddar is trash bro. They're Vox wannabes, without the rigorous research, with half-assed narration.
@@imhamish lmao Vox has good production but god do they ooze virtue signalling and slant
I was looking for this comment. They use world figures to make the figures large, and US when they want them to seem small. I’m sure if they were consistent, the difference between the 2004 and 2014 sales would not have been as big as they made it seem.
I noticed this too. This comment was buried until I posted mine about it. Love you youtube.
@BUFFY WENTIN- ODEED Ew get a life
When I went to buy my first car I wanted to buy a VW Beetle convertible. Dad said hell no. He was scared about roll over accidents. To be fair, I was only 15. I did get a Beetle though, and I loved it. It could get up to 80kms/hr, downhill with a tail wind. 😂
Was a bit surprised there was no mention of the Mazda MX-5 Miata. This car brought the roadster back to the US in 1990 and is still kicking butt 30 years later.
Narrator's pretty boring, I'll stick to Dount for some car content.
She did this vid in her pyjamas lol
Jacob Plata agreed
The donut version of this would be amazing
Wearing sweats? C'mon, at least make an effort.
Donut's fake enthusiasm is really fucking annoying
This lady looked and sounds like she’s an emo intern at Chaddar who’s shift is ending in half an hour and they made her do this
StuddedStudio and she doesn’t want them to ever make her do it again
totally! her videos are so dull, she needs to put more life in her voice.
feels and sounds like a highschool/college video essay
I thought it was great! Very interesting and well done! Why do you assholes have to be so mean! You can offer constructive criticism without being a dick about it!
Lovely video, interesting topic, but the narrator really isn't on point.
Biggest downsides to convertibles IMO:
- easier for thieves to get in
- bad weather/rain
- not as sturdy in case of an accident/rolling over
- usually more expensive than equivalent hardtop
Generally true, but: if a thief wants your car badly enough, regardless of the car, they'll take it. I won't indulge the comments section here by saying how. Bad weather - you'll probably put the top up, anyway, if you're going to park for a while. Rollovers - performance based cars are often targa tops or T-tops or have a halo bar of some sort. More expensive - true, unless it comes standard as a targa. Unexpected benefit - it's easier to cary outsized items like large boxes, poles, surfboards. We've picked up large items from a store, put the top down, and didn't worry about it fitting inside.
I've had a convertible for the past 7 years and to be honest, I can't picture myself not having one now.
after driving a moon/sun roof power convertible as just on anther level of asomnesss, jeep's miss out as there not powered and it's all or nothing for the weekend
Mustang GT convertible for 14 years. Fantastic!
You can take my Mazda MX5 from my cold dead hands...
Okay hehe yeah
Miata is the answer
I like my geo metro convertible turns more heads
Ben Smith damn you have one? What state are you in? That’s pretty cool
I love how EVERY TIME I watch a Cheddar video I get an ad about cheese
Vinny lol.
Vinny lol.
Vinny lol
I wonder how many people look to Wrangler and the upcoming Bronco for their Convertible fix. There is your convertible SUVs.
"drivers no longer have to sacrifice performance with by choosing an suv over a sports car" false, they still do, all that weight higher center of gravity and higher drag will significantly sacrifice your performance, you can always stick a powerful engine in an suv or basically any car, but making it handle like a sports car is going to be an entirely different story.
crossovers in general aren't fun to drive especially when you dont even care to offroad them, this makes people desire a car in general a lot less when they sacrifice it all for practicality in levels that they probably wouldn't even need to have.
**cough** JFK
Too soon .
@@timshelby2324 Its been over 50 years
SuperPlayz stop it
I doubt anyone in Europe sees this connection
@@jarekpszuk6944 You think everyone in Europe lives under a rock or something? Everyone I know knows about the JFK assassination. And the car being a convertible is not a secret. I'm pretty sure it was a Lincoln (Continental?). Unless there's another, more unknown connection.
One of the biggest, glaring flaws in this video is it treats convertibles as its own type of car. A convertible is merely an option on most vehicles. A Ford Galaxie shares nothing in common with a Porsche 911, yet they are both lumped into the same market segment here. Secondly, I love how it mentions convertible SUVs as something that can save the market. We've had those for decades: Jeep CJs have had both soft tops and removable hardtops as an option, as have International Scouts. Ford Broncos, Chevy Blazers/GMC Jimmys, and Dodge Ramchargers/Plymouth Traildusters had removable hardtops. Only one of these vehicles (soon to be two) are left today. (And no, I'm not recognizing that sorry excuse for a Blazer from Chevy) Third, I fail to see how "performance" SUVs/crossovers (or even SUVs/crossovers in general) are replacing convertibles. That's saying an entire category of vehicles is replacing an option on another category. To add to that, performance isn't exclusive to convertibles, nor are all convertibles high performance vehicles.
she sounds like a 12 year old doing a class presentation
can the narration get any boring? or slower?
I wonder why is the map of Paris in the background of a video which did not mention France or croissants even once
Peugeot - the first powered hardtop convertible is FRENCH! 1:58 (this is a vid about converabes SMH)
Youz be ignant
@@toolbaggers Not to go into production it wasn't,that would be the Lancia Belna Eclipse in 1934..The Peugeot wasn't in production they where custom jobs?
Dang, I'll never forget how awesome it was to sit in the backseat of my parents' 2008 pontiac g6 convertible and drive around on a nice summer day, the wind blowing in our hair. In 2016 they got a chevy equinox. RIP.
There’s too few options for convertibles on the market. Those that are, are usually priced out of most people’s budget. There also aren’t many “large” convertibles either, most people see them as impractical as there’s not enough interior space and not enough cargo space. The 50s-70s models had it right. Family sized with luggage room.
This felt like a Doomsday video. The narrator sounds like death is around the corner and that other girl who pops up looks and sounds like a recovered heroin addict.
Why does the presenter look like she's been up all night crying????
I think it's because she's new to this. Fairly new anyway. Judging by my own past. You get REALLY worn down trying to make a video of this length, especially with multiple takes or when you aren't used to it. I did on another channel of mine, and it absolutely came out very similar to this. It was hard not sound monotone and down when you were doing multiple takes, etc. But after a few videos you get better at it.
And they probably pay her squat, poor kid. It’s not like working for PBS or NPR where they stick to their principles and hire unionized reporters - yes, they hire less people but the ones they do hire can pay the rent.
They are also easier to steal from with the cloth cover. And hard top convertible options take up the whole boot space.
Motorcycle owner after purchase: I’m going to commute with this!
Motorcycle owner six months later: Dear Craigslist...
Wow, I find myself back playing throwback again. I drive a 20 year old convertible Camaro Z28. Unless its below zero, raining or snowing hard enough for the snow to stick to the back seat my convertible top is down.
Because the back is open air flows over the windshield and out the open back unlike a sedan.
In a hardtop when you open just the front windows the air rushes in and slams against the glass of the rear window. The resulting pressure wave creates that thunderous roar. If you are in a four door model opening the back windows provides some, but not much relief. A pop-up sun roof or retractable moon roof creates a roar that is out of place and jarring compared to the quiet refinement from the rest of the modern car. I've two cars with moon roofs. A Pontiac 6000 and the much larger Lincoln Town Car. The noise in either was too intrusive.
So, my big yard, growing my own food and driving a convertible. Guess that makes me some kind of dinosaur. Just remember, birds are dinosaurs.
Miatas are doing pretty well as far as I've seen on the highways
@Prashanth Panicker I know that
Cars are just too damn expensive! Convertible models are often $5,000+ or more on top of the sticker price.
You missed another big issue: Speed limits. In the '90s, I could drive my Mustang convertible at the 55mph speed limit rather comfortably. Driving on a modern 70mph highway is so noisy that it is fatiguing and not fun. Wind noise goes up geometrically with speed.
2:11 *France has left the chat room*
**Peugeot
On my second Mustang V6 Conv... Would not/never drive a hard top (anymore). You can have your SUV, I'll stick to my low to the ground, gripping tires, great cornering, lighter, and cooler vehicle. That's all I have to say about that. =))
I had my mid life crisis convertibles in the 2000s. A 1990 LeBaron then a 2002 Miata MX-5. But when the Miata got totaled in 2008, I got a station wagon.
1:10 Can you imagine being a bottom without any tops around? oh wait.
Umm... y’all totally forgot about that time that Nissan tried to combine a convertible & suv aptly named the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet! That well... flopped 🤣
Give them credit for trying though!
Matt from Florida I must admit, it was a rather interesting concept... 🤣
boricuaboy4e Range Rover did it to
Convertible SUVs that have been on sale recently include:
Nissan Murano Cross cabriolet
Range Rover evoque convertible
Jeep Wrangler with a ragtop
Other than the Jeep the others haven't sold very well.
oh Mustangs are NOT high-end by any meaning of the definition, they're pretty affordable for a lot more people than you think.
Maybe if Chrysler Le Baron is the benchmark, they are high end...
U.s yes any other country like Japan and Europe is there luxury brand
A friend of mine in high school was killed by the bar that extends the convertible top. It broke her neck when her car flipped. People need to understand how dangerous they can be.
"In the beginning, all cars came without tops" nice.
Giggity
@@uhohhotdog alright
What do you mean one of the selling cars in North America is a convertible. The Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator
I used to own a convertible, another issue is that the roofs also tend to leak...
i almost fell asleep
I propose an alternative: Convertibles are not popular anymore because of traffic. If I'm driving a convertible I want the wind in my hair and the open road. These days I'm sitting in traffic EVERYWHERE. I'm almost always in traffic regardless if it's slow moving traffic or fast moving traffic. The open road is an exception.
I owned a convertible hand me down from my mom. It was a pos Sebring that gave me nothing but trouble but man I loved driving with the top down. I’d say the decline is because it’s not really a daily car but a leisure car and not many folks got money for a leisure car. I would love a convertible Mini and almost got one 8 years ago but my stepdad whose a mechanic told me don’t do it. T
I’m Scottish. Convertibles are foolhardy to say the least.
Said the lad running into battle with no underwear sporting a kilt!
@@georgemckenna462 hhahaahhahahaha
Yes..... William Wallace clearly said so in that historically faithful gem Braveheart.....
........I'm pretty sure he mentions SUVs without diff locks are a "heinous slight of the Sassanacks" as well.....🤔
I imagine the pandemic will give convertibles a bit of a boost. I drove mine around A LOT while the weather was still nice to get out and enjoy the weather during the shutdowns. And during the past summer, the roads were packed with more than you usually see on a typical year (I’m also in a northern/ mid-Atlantic climate where people tend not to buy them because of the winters).
7:43 The background is the map of Paris, and then you're talking about U.S sales numbers
I enjoyed driving a convertible smart ‘cabrio’ for 8 years (2008-2016) - and I still smile when I see any smart car on the road.
People do love luxury convertibles, especially rich folks love going fast in their super car with wind pulling on their glued wigs
You cited different statistics to try to make a point. Your Stat on 2004 peak sales was global numbers VS 2014 low numbers only being in the US. You then cited another global number to try to show a rebound in sales. Bad reporting.
Last summer for my first car I bought a red Chrysler convertible and of course I loved it so much going to work everyday on the highway. Once winter hit I realized how much it sucks to have a convertible and I've decided I'm getting an suv at the end of next summer
My wife has 2014 Bettle convertible. Super fun and practical with a decent trunk and 4 seats. I don't know why they are not more common.
If Honda brought back the S2000, everyone would buy one, change my mind.
Why do you think so? Nobody bought it when it was around last time.
Even compared to the MX-5 it is insanely inpractical.
I’m a car enthusiast, but there’s a reason car guys don’t run car companies. The future is electric crossovers and sedans.
KimiDesu Electric yes, crossover no. There’s no reason why even a small car like a Mini Countryman weighs two tons and barely fits in a parking space. A 2020 Volkswagen Golf weighs double its 1980 equivalent. What the world needs is electric hyper-economic small cars. Modern cars are unnecessarily large and bloated.
Weather plays a factor too. I live in Las Vegas. As much as I would love a convertible I don’t want to get sunburned or heat stroke every time the top goes down
I live in Phoenix and while it is definitely possible to not get heatstroke whenever the top is down I still wouldn't recommend it. Driving around would be cool enough but sitting at lights or in drive-thrus would be where the heat kicks in the most. Summer in AZ is excruciating when it gets mid day, wouldn't think about it unless I had a shit ton of water.
Sunburn personally I don't have to worry about as much but it would be relatively easy to avoid. The bigger problem would be certain things in your car getting hot, like the gear shift or seats(mostly if your picking someone up thing).
I doubt I would want to have the top down much if I lived in Flagstaff during winter, nor any snowy or rainy place. Overall you would have to live somewhere that it is warmish but not painful to be out, maybe the coast but rain could be a big no for that.
In the end get what you want man, even if you rarely have the top down you have the option.
I had a convertible, the ragtop roofs always leak. 😕
I've had 3, and never had a problem. Different models, I guess. I love convertibles, and wish I had one now, although I'm of the age where it would scream mid-life crisis.
they showed a Pontiac Solstice as for "high end consumers" and the Toyota Solara as for "low end consumers" but those cars cost about the same new back then 🥴
I'm so glad I experienced cars of the 50's and 60's. They not only had style and uniqueness, they were eye catchers. The consumer today has settled for the SUV, which looks like an old fashioned bathtub turned upside down. Secondly, they all basically look the same. I still have my '67 GTO and it still is a blast to drive...and an eye catcher.
I’m surprised you left out the Ford and Lincoln fully automatic hard tops of the 50s! They were way ahead of their time.
Miata: Am I a joke to you?
My first car in high school was a used 1990 Chrysler LeBaron. I’ve loved convertibles ever since.
Steve Jones you can tell George Constanta all about that one 😂
Having owned a convertible there are a few things I don't like.
1) to cold..
2) to hot
3) to much wind
4) to loud
5) they leak...
So my top spend most of its time up..
plus it messes with our makeup/hair before I even get to my destination... It’s a hard pass for me.
"Most SUV engines have (horsepower) numbers in the 300's". Really? Tell that to Subaru, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and any other automaker who sells large numbers of SUV's. Only the very largest mainstream and mid-to-large luxury SUV's break 300hp. Shame on you.
This is why we dont have nice things anymore
She sounds like she's phoning it in.
All of them on this channel do
@Cheddar I just wanted to offer some contructive criticism. I watch a lot of your content, especially anything traffic or car-related, and I enjoy the way you present concepts in easy-to-watch short videos. However, I always have to watch your videos on 1.5x speed, as the narration is unbearably slow. If you could speed the narration up a bit, I think that would improve your content.
Agreed. Lately, I've noticed Cheddar's videos have been considerably slower paced. Maybe a new editor... Tighten it up, please.
Maybe that's a way to increase your video length for free. People will just speed it up if needed and at the same time UA-cam will count it as full 10 minutes of juicy, action-packed content?
@@Ruslan-S Good point! How did I miss that its JUST over 10 minutes?! Way to go @Cheddar, you're really milking that algorithm at your viewers' expense. If I see one more of these, I'll unsubscribe.
@@kylejnorris Just looked it up online and apparently that's not how it works. If you speed up the video, UA-cam won't count the full 10 mins. See here: ua-cam.com/video/KGO_BV7sJrY/v-deo.html It's possible that Cheddar just doesn't know this, but makes my hypothesis less likely :)
The slow speed is better for English learners
Her delivery sounds very amateurish, cannot even bare to listen to her for one minute.
High end: shows Pontiac solstice
Literally any luxury car company: “am I a joke to you?”
I gather the producer never heard of the Murano Convertible
What other trends have fallen from grace I've noticed are certain hobbies like model railroading (& toy train collecting) and modeling (building miniatures from kits).
As did stamp collecting and plenty of card games.
Some trends replaced others. Craft collecting of miniature houses has been replaced by things like Lego and Minecraft.
Bowling
⚠️ Most people can't afford them. Convertible is a more expensive option, usually on a coupe which already has crappy storage as it is. So people pay more for less. People want storage space. Not to mention a freaking Miata with 180hp 130tq. Sells for $37k!!!
I personally don't like how soft top convertibles look. I would get hard top version if they were affordable.
The biggest problem with the resale value of the 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible starts with the fact it's a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado.
I _love_ convertibles, especially ones with retractable hard top, like Mercedes SLK (now SLC). Even my city cars need at least a flat canvas roof, like the first two generations of Renault Twingo.
lifelong car enthusiast here:convertibles are not used up and replaced every couple years like normal cars are, they are summer cars, well taken care of and last almost indefinitely. To the point where there's enough classic convertibles from previous eras competing with new cars for buyers and denting their sales figures.Convertibles are not losing popularity, just that everybody who wants one kinda already have one. Manufacturers should focus on quality instead of quantity, when you make a convertible you're not just competing with other new cars but everything from the past 100 years too.
You mention a track hawk in a video about convertibles, but not the enormous smash mega hit that is credited with saving the convertible sports car, the miata?
Basically every one of these "what happened to actually good and interesting cars?" Videos can be answered in one sentence.
"People are fucking stupid and think crossovers arent the huge wasteful pointless rolling piles of shit that they are"
I like how they showed a wrangler at the end but completely omitted Jeeps until the very end. Jeep has had a convertible SUV on their lineup since the 1940s...
For some reason, I see convertibles as a compromise. You get a roofless car, but that cloth roof takes up space for other features. Also, I don't like the heat and half of the year is cold. so I'm good with my air-conditioned box.
The rise of the SUV is probably most evident in the Batman movies. The batmobile used to be a sleek, sometimes convertible car. When the Nolan movies came out, the batmobile was large and hunkering tank-like.
Simple.
People want Air Conditioner and Protected from the sun rays.
I always keep a bottle of sunblock in my convertible. And, I mean, if it gets too hot I can always put the top up and turn the A/C on. That's why it's called a 'convertible'.
Sun rays can be harsh
I understand it helps with the shock value of your video cheddar, but it's just irresponsible to list stats how you do.. lowest of the low, in one country, up against the sales numbers of the most popular vehicle, throughout the whole world? That's not even relevant, but you're trying to make it so.
No more downfall when everyone's turning into a convertible
Sold globally or sold in USA, make your mind up and stick to it with the numbers, makes for a better comparison
you might want to survey countries other than America for your presentation. There are lots of reasonably priced convertibles in Europe and England. They're still popular and you can see them everywhere.
Meanwhile the convertible Range Rover evoque:
I am....INVINCIBLE!!!!!
Americans need their space. Big houses, big box stores, room to grow, gas stations with room to move around. Everywhere we go we do not want to feel boxed in. Although the back yards across America are getting smaller the houses are increasing in size. If we want our 'space' ...we take a drive.
Some areas we sacrifice our space is: certain restaurants...night clubs..theatres...etc. but we still enjoy our extended vision of reality.