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[ozzycat]

how about a lotus my bro has 3 the exige is a bloody quick car

[Vamps]

I had to call on a family today, on the drive was a 12 reg BMW something big with the roof on, he is a builder, was there for about an hour and found it difficult not to call him a hairdresser, dressed a bit like one though, and every time I turned to speak with him the temptation was sooooooo great, but managed to resist.....

[miked]

It could be worse. A mate of mine has a convertible "new shape" VW Beetle.

He fails to appreciate my point that a car that comes with a factory fitted flower vase attached to the dashboard (ignoring its' other numerous faults) can never be anything but very, very, very gay.

 

[slowboy]

who passed the law to let hair dresser drive

[cam2502]

Swmbo is a hairdresser and she had a Mini Cooper convertible until 2 years ago. She loved it, and I must admit on the odd occasion I drove it it was quite fun. 

She now has my Saab 95 estate since I convinced her that we needed an estate, and after getting it, convincing her that my MV6 had to go and she would  be better with the estate, and i would get something more economical. 
She still moans that one minute she's in her wee sporty mini, the next she's got a 3.0L barge 

[Kevin Wood]

how about a lotus my bro has 3 the exige is a bloody quick car

The Elise should really be top of the list of "topless cars without significant hairdresser appeal" but for some reason they just don't deliver. Such a car should really just slip into place and be a joy to drive but there's always an edginess with them. You seem to be constantly fighting the ergonomics and the nasty gearchange. It makes it known all the damn time that there's a price to pay for being sporty.

It's not that I'm averse to cars that sacrifice a bit of comfort. I drive my Westfield every day the weather allows and I'm as happy pootling along in traffic as I am at 10 tenths, as long as it's not raining. Everything falls into place, the controls are accurate and in the right places, and it's a joy to drive. Same can be said of Mrs. KW's MX 5, TBH. It's a shame they didn't get it right with the Elise. I've seen so many people move from a kit car to an Elise and be disappointed.

Not driven a VX220, so don't know if that has inherited any of these traits. Might be worth a look? I hesitate because, whilst not overly a hairdresser's car, two guys came touring with our kit car group a few years back in a VX220. They must have had the entire Vidal Sassoon range applied to their bonces daily, so that image has kinda stuck with me.

Older Merc SL, perhaps? A mate of mine has a 1995ish SL600 with all the AMG bits on. 

[belldarr]

In my experience anything that is mainstream and has a convertible in the range then the convertible variant seems to qualifiy as a hairdressers car, often this tag is attached by someone who drives something more conventional and in my view is masking a bit of jealousy with an attempt at humour.....

I used to have a neighbour that slagged off some element of every car I took home, no matter what it was , merc, bmw, ford, vauxhall, aston martin and he would find fault with all of them, he drove a metro.......

Darren

[Kevin Wood]

In my experience anything that is mainstream and has a convertible in the range then the convertible variant seems to qualifiy as a hairdressers car, often this tag is attached by someone who drives something more conventional and in my view is masking a bit of jealousy with an attempt at humour.....

I used to have a neighbour that slagged off some element of every car I took home, no matter what it was , merc, bmw, ford, vauxhall, aston martin and he would find fault with all of them, he drove a metro.......

Darren

Yep, there's an element of that, I'm sure.

[aaronjb]

Last weekend my better half's little brother took great pains to tell me that my M3 (convertible) is a hairdresser's car and that the MR2 I had previously was much more manly, that or a first gen Boxster apparently.

I think he may be slightly misguided there..

Having said that, the MR2 Roadster is a great fun little convertible and a darn sight easier to live with than a plastic bucket from Norfolk..

Then again, after last weekend I find myself thinking about a return to the MR2 or having a lot of liposuction and getting a Cater/field..

[Kevin Wood]

In my experience anything that is mainstream and has a convertible in the range.....

Oh, and alarm bells start to ring at this point. Nothing compromises a car more, both in looks and in build, performance, etc. than a bean counter deciding to add a convertible to the range IMHO. Design something without a roof and add a soft top, by all means, but take a car with a tin roof, remove it, bodge a soft top on, start to wonder if you need to make the chassis more rigid, look at the available budget, rub chin... No, thanks.

[belldarr]

Yes Kevin such as the Nissan Micra Cabriolet....... case in point i think lol

Darren

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

SLK Merc is deffo a hairdresser's car.

Small and girlie it is right up there with the MX5.

Check for rollers and setting lotion in the boot.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Last weekend my better half's little brother took great pains to tell me that my M3 (convertible) is a hairdresser's car and that the MR2 I had previously was much more manly, that or a first gen Boxster apparently.

I think he may be slightly misguided there..

Having said that, the MR2 Roadster is a great fun little convertible and a darn sight easier to live with than a plastic bucket from Norfolk..

Then again, after last weekend I find myself thinking about a return to the MR2 or having a lot of liposuction and getting a Cater/field..

All suitable for blonde ladies who wear their sunglasses on their heads, hairdressers, and gay men (arse bandits).

[aaronjb]

Hm.. Well I'm definitely not a lady, nor a gay man.. I better see what my hairdressing skills are like  

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Hm.. Well I'm definitely not a lady, nor a gay man.. I better see what my hairdressing skills are like  

I believe that Louis Spence owns one of each.