You think you have no "trunk" area now, even if this thing came to life, I doubt very much that a retractable top would fit our cars in the rear space provided. True, the SLK is a hardtop convertible, but that car's top is relatively flat, so the pieces; either 2 or three as posted above could be "stackable" The curvaceousness of our cars wouldn't allow for a compact "stackable" top so even collapsed, it'd be very tall.

Another note, take a look at a Volvo C70 (I only list this car because I have experience in it). If that car gets into an accident where the top is damaged in some way, most insurance agencies total the car based solely on the top. New tops (I've replaced two whole assemblies) cost approximately 12,000$. They come in a crate and the top with paint, hardware, etc weighs in at about 600 lbs.

The supplier for the top is the same between the BMW 1 series, Volvo C70, and that Pontiac (Can't remember the name for the life of me....)


Just throwing that out there...


Justin