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kenbothe

January 09, 2009 05:57 AM

Do you prefer a convertible or a hardtop car?

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jasoncalac...

January 09, 2009 06:34 AM

Bring a life-long New Yorker Living in Los Angeles I much prefer a convertible. I leave the top down all year long even during the winter when I'm ridding on the highway--just blast the heat, no big deal.

However, my wife doesn't like having the top down all the time, so I have to put it up when we're under 60 degrees. :-(

Convertibles have such great seals on their tops now that it really isn't much different than a hard top I've found in terms of noise or ride.

I have a corvette just like this one:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nino63004/2644377523/

and I want one like this:

http://www.rivercitiescorvetteclub.com/cars/ray70.jpg

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nativenerd

January 09, 2009 03:24 PM

I usually get a hardtop, simply because I'm too lazy to ever put the top DOWN if I had a convertable. Also, I don't live in the best of neighborhoods, and it's a LOT easier to get into a convertable than hardtop.

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angieh

January 09, 2009 04:06 PM

I would have to pick the third option here and vote for T-tops. Although less popular now, they give the happy medium between a hard and soft top. Yes, most leak, but they are still really cool in nice weather.

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spoon

January 09, 2009 05:45 PM

I tend to be a fan of hardtops for the simple fact that I drive high horsepower little cars and the extra support a hardtop gives makes the handling just slightly better in my eyes. Over the years this concern has become less and less but when I go out and want to drive a car hard that little extra support is still a thought I have.

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vandal913

January 09, 2009 06:13 PM

Why not go for a hard top convertible? I'm not a fan of how soft tops look on convertibles, but how can you not love having the top down on a warm day?

For example, check out the Mercedes SLK below: no gaudy looking soft top, but you still have the luxury of a convertible when its nice out.

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rhonmark

January 09, 2009 07:52 PM

You'll get the best of both worlds with the 2009 BMW Z4. BMW's first roadster with a retractable hardtop, the 2009 Z4 represents the first complete makeover of the z4 since its debut in 2002. It features a two-piece aluminum top that collapses into a back compartment in 20 seconds. There's no soft-top version offered. It goes on sale here in the US by May, priced in the low $50,000 for the range topping sDrive 35i and in the mid-$40,000 for the sDrive 30i.
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jazz

January 10, 2009 03:38 AM

We have been convertible folk for many years, form our first Jeep Wrangler to our current Volkswagen Eos, the best of the lot. It beats other convertibles by not only being a hardtop but also having a separate sunroof feature! It's quick, roomy for four (or the two of us and a lot of luggage) and economical. We find it very attractive and the interior is quite sumptuous, especially for the price (loaded for about 37K).