What is your all time favorite automobile?
Nope.
VW Cabriolet, circa 1989. Silver. Second favorite color: dark blue.
VW did shortened the name and introduced the VW Cabrio in the 1990s, but as I’m researching this, I’m finding they didn’t introduce the Cabrio until the late 1990s. This doesn’t make sense, because the cutest boy at school, Mark R., was driving around his girlfriend in a VW Cabrio in a light shade of purple/gray with a dark purple/gray top earlier than the late 1990s. I loved this car. About 75% of Mark’s allure was his car. Anyone know what shade I’m talking about here? I cannot find the shade online. (Ha. Unintentional pun: “I cannot find the shade online.” If you can’t find the “shade” online, you haven’t gone online…)
I’m still trying to find one of these cars at a price point I can afford. So far, I can afford one without wheels or an engine. As these cars are now considered classic, they are outrageously priced, and since I want one that actually drives, that’s going to be a tough find.
“It's Amy,” I said. 
Was 89 when they were still known as Cabriolet? I’ve also seen them listed as Golf and Rabbit Cabriolet.
As far as the shade, I cannot help there. Sorry! lol
Love the Prince reference though!
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Yes, ‘89 they were still Cabriolet. The modern name change was when they changed the body shape, which I thought was around 1991. The Cabriolet looks like a Rabbit, I think (my brother in law had one when I was little), but maybe the Cabrio was the Golf? The search continues…
Thanks for your comment!
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It may have been the Golf, I’m really not sure. It looks like they dumped the Cabriolet name on anything in their line that was convertible. I remember a few people I knew having them, but I was not aware of the particulars around the makes and models. Good luck!
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Thanks!
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Those were the business back in the day!
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Right?!
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For sure!
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I remember the Cabriolet in the early nineties. I could have sworn the late eighties. Such a cool car, especially the convertible
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Yes. Early eighties as well, I believe. The Cabriolet was the convertible version of a rabbit/golf. They’re now a classic car. And I feel antiquated by that knowledge.
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That’s right. The VW rabbit. I was alive during the VW rabbit era… does that make me a classic, too? Sounds better than other alternatives…
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Definitely. We won’t mention the alternative terms…
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It’s a cute ride!
I’m trying to member at exactly what point did they change the name of it from the Cabriolet to just Cabrio.
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I thought it was around ‘88-‘89. Let me know if you find out.!
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It’s time to hit the Google machine!
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Did that, wasn’t helpful… I’ll keep searching.
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Maybe it’s like the way that the beer “Budweiser light” ended up, changing their name to “Bud Light“ and it just happened kind of organically
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Seems to be the case, as far as I can tell
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If you can’t find shade online, you can always throw it there.
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Ha. True. But I’d rather soak up the sun.
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Throwing the top back *is* more fun than throwing shade!
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Agreed!
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