Last Call: Could Tesla Model 3 convertibles become a new norm?

Colby Buchanan

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As summer fast approaches you don’t want to be caught with your car’s top on while everyone else soaks in all the wonderful rays, especially in California. Lucky for you, this Newport based company will chop the roof off your Tesla Model 3! The issue here is that the price to get it done is almost the same cost as the car itself.

I get that it’s a ton of work and of course it’s something custom but I personally don’t think it’s worth the money. Sure it’ll be unique and people will probably turn their heads. But is it worth paying almost double for your car? I would say no.

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Colby Buchanan

Colby Buchanan

My name is Colby Buchanan and I love all things car-related all the way from rusted 240sx’s to McLaren Senna’s and of course I have a soft spot for American Muscle. You can spot me in my bone stock ’06 350z named MackenZ.

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20 responses to “Last Call: Could Tesla Model 3 convertibles become a new norm?”

  1. Troggy Avatar
    Troggy

    Underfloor battery packs, infinity torques from standstill, and body flex… I’m not sure how that would go, or for how long.

    ::edit:: It appears to be braced underneath with square-section steel, but even then…

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    1. outback_ute Avatar
      outback_ute

      Plus I couldn’t pay money to have that top put on a car

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      1. Vairship Avatar
        Vairship

        And given that it doesn’t appear to be Tesla-approved, the owner probably lost any and all warranties and updates. Tesla tend to be nasty about that.

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  2. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    Funny how they managed to eh…cut the top off the last preview image, when all you want to see is how it looks like with the fabric on.

    Yesterday, I wanted to reference the Beskid/Twingo-discussion and Google found a place I didn’t know existed:
    https://i.ibb.co/B40NpWL/20200526-193533.jpg
    🤪

    Also, yesterday, I put a rubber mat in the boot of my new car. Standard behaviour with absolutely every car I have owned, but it feels a bit wrong with this one…
    https://i.ibb.co/JQvg5rp/IMG-20200525-203233.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/bB4YTWs/IMG-20200526-204611.jpg

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  3. Wayne Moyer Avatar
    Wayne Moyer

    There are just things about the way that top lays. As well as the nose with that top that just make me think New Beetle convertible.

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    1. dead_elvis, inc. Avatar
      dead_elvis, inc.

      Ugh, cannot unsee now.

      Reply
  4. Batshitbox Avatar
    Batshitbox

    This made me take a second look. Volkswagen Hormiga (“ant”). Only 3600 made in Mexico (this one was sporting Ciudad de Mexico plates) and 2600 as kits in Germany in the late 1970s. Air cooled flat 4 cab-over-engine, not sure if it’s a tilt-cab.

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/94bb384729c1a6e6e383a4855c17eedee6278ec444f1adb9ae3e155c6795f514.jpg

    Pardon my thumb, I was trying to see if there was an engine back there and stooping over on my bicycle.

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/003ca8651cd8282a9379c60311a20b6c3d6bdd1d7cdebbb736a8a17c827a3a4e.jpg

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    1. dead_elvis, inc. Avatar
      dead_elvis, inc.

      Very cool. I’ve only read about these, but it’s not like we see (m)any Mexican-market rigs around western Washington.

      https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b17374c32e5f69da84e5e2e71d6ed84a7fbca28eb3b3115d07ebbe65d7278aa1.jpg

      (picture stolen from https://jalopnik.com/another-weird-air-cooled-vw-youve-never-heard-of-basi-1335706069)

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    2. dead_elvis, inc. Avatar
      dead_elvis, inc.

      Very cool. I’ve only read about these, but it’s not like we see (m)any Mexican-market rigs around western Washington.

      https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b17374c32e5f69da84e5e2e71d6ed84a7fbca28eb3b3115d07ebbe65d7278aa1.jpg

      (picture stolen from https://jalopnik.com/another-weird-air-cooled-vw-youve-never-heard-of-basi-1335706069)

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    3. dead_elvis, inc. Avatar
      dead_elvis, inc.

      Very cool. I’ve only read about these, but it’s not like we see (m)any Mexican-market rigs around western Washington.

      https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b17374c32e5f69da84e5e2e71d6ed84a7fbca28eb3b3115d07ebbe65d7278aa1.jpg

      (picture stolen from https://jalopnik.com/another-weird-air-cooled-vw-youve-never-heard-of-basi-1335706069)

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      1. crank_case Avatar
        crank_case

        So is this like the Washington equivalent of Citroen H vans as the hipster peasant chic food van of choice? They’re so popular that traders have started using fibreglass replicas that are actually engineless towable trailers instead of the real thing.

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        1. Batshitbox Avatar
          Batshitbox

          This one was spotted in the wild as far north as San Francisco. dead_elvis, inc. doesn’t think they’ve made it up as far as Washington, but with climate change you never know.

          Your fiberglass replica comment got me thinking that maybe Intermeccanica up in Canada might be persuaded to make a replica Horminga (or EA489 Basistransporter, as VW called them) to go with their Kubelwagen and Porsche 356 replicas.

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        2. dead_elvis, inc. Avatar
          dead_elvis, inc.

          I’ve never seen one in the sheet metal, and I’d bet there are none in Washington. All of the food trucks I’ve ever seen around here are domestic marques, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there are a handful of Citroens (I know there are some in Portland, ~175 miles to the south).

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      2. Batshitbox Avatar
        Batshitbox

        I hadn’t even heard of them (maybe I should read Jalopnik?) Even wikipedia says they’re the rarest VW “in the woorld”.

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        1. dead_elvis, inc. Avatar
          dead_elvis, inc.

          Jason Torchinsky is obsessed with obscure ACVWs, and an excellent reason to read Jalopnik.

          There’s some blooger named Geoff Guckler who contributes over there occasionally too. No idea what else he does, though.

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          1. Sjalabais Avatar
            Sjalabais

            There are rumours of a Hooniverse mansion a bit too well stocked with supercars (hyper? schnyper?) and fine foods. Too much ad revenue can do that to you.

            Otherwise, I agree. Torchinsky is, at times, the only reason I visit J-nik. And the Morning Shift is handy.

  5. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    Funny how they managed to eh…cut the top off the last preview image, when all you want to see is how it looks like with the fabric on.

    Yesterday, I wanted to reference the Beskid/Twingo-discussion and Google found a place I didn’t know existed:
    https://i.ibb.co/B40NpWL/20200526-193533.jpg
    🤪

    Also, yesterday, I put a rubber mat in the boot of my new car. Standard behaviour with absolutely every car I have owned, but it feels a bit wrong with this one…
    https://i.ibb.co/JQvg5rp/IMG-20200525-203233.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/bB4YTWs/IMG-20200526-204611.jpg

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    1. Wayne Moyer Avatar
      Wayne Moyer

      So we need to get swag from that museum.

      Reply
  6. salguod Avatar
    salguod

    That’s terrible at any price, let alone the $30K estimated.

    Top up image:
    https://i1.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/Tesla-Model-3-convertible-03.jpg

    And look at the quality job of trimming out where they cut the roof off.
    https://i2.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/Tesla-Model-3-convertible-02.jpg

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    1. Zentropy Avatar
      Zentropy

      What a hack-job that is. That’s awful.

      Reply