Second best 4 seater hard top folding? (POLL)

[Topless]

Other than the EOS I have to vote for my other car, a Pug 306 cabriolet, I know it doesn't count but it's far better looking than any in the pole

[Marshall Kamena]

Quote from Sydeos:
Driven them all and the Eos is the best of that bunch with the Astra in number 2 position.

However I have a BMW 125i Sport Convertible on order to replace the Eos and while the Eos does have its good points I will be happy to trade it's advantages over the 125i to go back to rear wheel drive

My response:

Syd,

No doubt the sport convertible BMW 125i is no car toward which a sneeze might be directed. My friend, Earl, just traded his 2009 for a 2010 EOS. To quote an article he sent me from the British press. "The 215bhp engine is surprisingly lifeless at low revs and the handling isn’t as sharp as some rivals’. One or two of the interior plastics aren’t up to BMW’s usual standards."

It is a fine auto with its 15 extra horsepower over the EOS. However, for me the specs are too comparable to make an easy decision except for one. The EOS is equally elegant in profile with the CSC hard top up OR down. In the case of the BMW the top down view is by far the better compared to the canvas top in the up position. When the top is up the auto appears all front end with not much rear end appeal.

I respect your choice and wish you well. Do any of you other owners have an opinion?

Marshall

[silvershadow]

Originally Posted by Marshall Kamena

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No doubt the sport convertible BMW 125i is no car toward which a sneeze might be directed. My friend, Earl, just traded his 2009 for a 2010 EOS. To quote an article he sent me from the British press. "The 215bhp engine is surprisingly lifeless at low revs and the handling isn’t as sharp as some rivals’. One or two of the interior plastics aren’t up to BMW’s usual standards."

It is a fine auto with its 15 extra horsepower over the EOS. However, for me the specs are too comparable to make an easy decision except for one. The EOS is equally elegant in profile with the CSC hard top up OR down. In the case of the BMW the top down view is by far the better compared to the canvas top in the up position. When the top is up the auto appears all front end with not much rear end appeal.

I respect your choice and wish you well. Do any of you other owners have an opinion?

Marshall

I think the deciding factor was the fact the BMW is rear wheel drive and not FWD like the Eos.

A large number of Australian drivers including myself find RWD is better suited to our conditions and the driving characteristics are more enjoyable if you are an enthusiastic/keen driver.

If VW were to make a RWD or AWD version of the Eos, the decision between VW and BMW is easily made and I would not be surprised if there would be a substantial drift of buyers to the Eos especially as a second car from other prestige brands as well .

[bneeos]

The Poll.
Here's 50 cents. Call someone who cares. Who cares which is next best, none are in the same league as the Eos.

I am looking at moving to a 3 Series BMW convertible next year when my Eos's lease finishes. Reasons. RWD . Now if there was a AWD or RWD Eos that would be my choice.

Have looked at the Lexus, NO rear seat room and NO boot space with the roof down and it has a dicky radio aerial (in this day and age??????).

[kipperjet]

RWD VWs are fairly thin on the ground, so, for economy of scale, it would have to be an AWD EOS then. This will :-
a:- vastly increase the price,
b:- greatly add to the already high weight further dulling the performance/fuel consumption/handling etc, and
c:- reduce the boot [very necessary for the touring role it was designed for] to the size of a glove locker!
Guess it's a non-starter then.

[silvershadow]

Originally Posted by kipperjet

RWD VWs are fairly thin on the ground, so, for economy of scale, it would have to be an AWD EOS then. This will :-
a:- vastly increase the price,
b:- greatly add to the already high weight further dulling the performance/fuel consumption/handling etc, and
c:- reduce the boot [very necessary for the touring role it was designed for] to the size of a glove locker!
Guess it's a non-starter then.

I live in hope ............

[kipperjet]

And it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive!!

[john.woody]

We've just bought my partner a Beetle Cabriolet. I am really very impressed. Would have it over the Peugot any day.

[bneeos]

I don't know if fitting the 4-motion system would have an negative effect on the handling. There appears to be a tunnel in place already for a tail shaft.
There are Golf's with all wheel drive and they don't loose a lot to their fwd brothers. A more powerful 2 litre would more than make up for the increased weight.
My wife has the new Golf GTI, it is such fun. But it does suffer the same problem as the Eos, in wet conditions the TC kicks in and it is not good. And that is the reason that I have ordered the Audi TT Roadster.