Do I have this RIGHT?

[dnguyen1963]

Must be a millennial thing....<vbg>
And YES 84 next week....

No, I am not quite your age (turning 60 in a couple of years), but I have heard this term being used for a long time.

Congratulation! I hope to be able to drive my vert long into my 80s.

[DOC-K]

Are you really 84? I've heard convertibles being called verts since the early 90's at least.

Must be a millennial thing....<vbg>
And YES 84 next week....

[nando]

There are no E30 coupes.

[Juganator]

No joke, I had NEVER in my 84 years heard a CONVERTIBLE called a VERT

Are you really 84? I've heard convertibles being called verts since the early 90's at least.

[DOC-K]

This might have been the worst joke thread in the history of r3v... or should I say www.r3vlimited.com

No joke, I had NEVER in my 84 years heard a CONVERTIBLE called a VERT

[Reichart12]

This might have been the worst joke thread in the history of r3v... or should I say www.r3vlimited.com

[miagi]

It is not a coupe/2-dr, its a notchback.

[1984CJ7]

This is a vert.

yes

[TobyB]

Cabrio is too Hairdresser...

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[McGyver]

Ever notice if you look closely at the 'M3 truck' that it's a Baur convertible that they converted, not a factory one? Still says Baur on the B-Pillar :)

Would be an easy way to build one - take the side windows off, stick the targa section to the roof and then just fill in the back window / tray area.

It does look like a Baur convertible early model car, but they refitted the entire drive line, so late model expansion tank. Also, the side of the B-pillar says "D'Resi", not "Baur". It's also kind of interesting that they converted it to a late model instrument cluster to go along with the drive train.

[e30davie]

This is a vert.

[lukeADE335i]

how about the factory e30 m3 truck? It may not have been production, but it was definitely a factory car.

Ever notice if you look closely at the 'M3 truck' that it's a Baur convertible that they converted, not a factory one? Still says Baur on the B-Pillar :)

Would be an easy way to build one - take the side windows off, stick the targa section to the roof and then just fill in the back window / tray area.

"Yuppie Mobile" is the only nickname that really stuck from the 80s.

[roguetoaster]

Fixed.

Ah, the old "bitch basket," easily my favorite colloquial moniker for a car.

Did E30s ever get anything to stick besides yuppie mobile?

[DELPHINtimecapsule]

Technically all E30s with a fixed roof are sedans due to the B-pillar and lack of sloping roof...

although to be honest I have referred to my car as a coupe in certain circumstances where it would take to much pointless discussion to convince people that a 2-dr can be a sedan.

yep

[LateFan]

it has one less letter to type than "cabrio".

THAT's the lame part. I hate stoopid abbreviations (see how many syllables that is??)