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You have been very helpful in the past and I wondered whether you could recommend a four-seater convertible. My Touran which replaced a Japanese import Pajero had been very costly with something constantly going wrong, so we would like to buy a Japanese car but cannot find any suitable convertible. I do about 12,000 standard housewife miles a year with few long distances and no great need for massive speed or extremes. Just a good reliable car with a convertible roof.

Asked on 7 November 2009 by

Answered by Honest John
The best of the lot is the Lexus IS250C. It's the most refined convertible in the world and is even quiet at speed with the top down. But expensive, from around £35,000. Video test at www.honestjohn.co.uk A quicker Japanese alternative is the 320PS Infiniti G37 Coupe Cabrio.
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