" There are a phone number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal , especially in cleaning woman . master among these is the Mercedes - Benz 380SL convertible . “–political satiristP.J. O’Rourke
OK , never , ever buy a motorcar based on what anyone else thinks of it . That said , some cars have an appeal that border on universal , and as the heat of summertime approaches , that appeal lean to shift to the wind - in - your - haircloth sort . These five convertibles are all perfectly perfect summer rides , and each in their own unequalled way . substantially still , they ’re all for cut-rate sale flop now , and they ’re all under $ 6,000 .
What are you waiting for ? Go onward and grease one’s palms one before someone else does !
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1978 MG MGB
Price:$5,050It ’s fundamentally a dominion of the road that it ’s impossible to not love an old MG … unless you ’re a woman keep your 50th natal day and it ’s a surprise talent from your husband . Amazingly , that ’s exactly the story on this one . It ’s sporty , especially considering that ’s the original paint , and it has all of 28,000 miles on it . Two unlike sovereign mechanics just gave it a thumbs - up . Someone involve to corrupt this to fund a more comfortable couch for that charwoman ’s husband to sleep on .
1981 Mercedes-Benz 380SL
Price:$5,500It ’s operose to deny that this gondola is well on its way to being a prized New classic . It might never be a six - figure car , but at $ 5,500 , it will almost definitely not get any meretricious . This finicky one needs a little bit of body of work on the mechanical side ( A / C , etc . ) , but for a railcar like this , the parts that are rightfully expensive and hard to encounter are on the interior – take a look at the pics and you wo n’t regain much to complain about there .
1956 Willys Jeep
Price:$5,800By all appearances , this Jeep is correct in that sweet-smelling spot where it not only draw , and runs well , but looks fantastic , but it ’s notsoperfect that it belong in a museum . Buy it . take it on the weekends . Maybe even park it on your front lawn ironically .
1998 BMW Z3
Price:$5,000The Z3 is a bit of an odd duck in the BMW family , with its scale - down , retro - futuristic roadster styling . But underneath it all is a light and agile BMW , in much the same nervure as an E30 . One little difference : the Z3 also duplicate as what is credibly thecheapest Bond railroad car you ’d everwantto own .
1996 Mercedes-Benz SL500
Price:$4,495The SL500 is the epitome of mid-’90s open - air gilded motoring . It ’s still a beautiful railroad car today , though , even if rolling on a quartet of mirror is a chip date stamp . The white - and - grey-haired compounding on this one is timeless , and with 119,000 miles on the clock , there ’s plenty of lifetime leave in it .
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Aaron Milleris theCarseditor for Thrillist , and can befound on Twitter . He really wants a Z3 Coupe , if he can find one for $ 6,000 .
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