Guess what: It's been really quiet on this here for a while ... Had a few too many beers last night ... felt the need to stir things up a bit. I do like the Coupe but wanted a reaction. Cheers Guys.

 

Are you a child? Do you kick pretty girls in the shins when you like them too?

What an incredibly worthless thread.

 

Drive = Love

 

I know everyone wants this thread to die (and I do too) but as a former owner of a coupe and a current owner of a roadster I can because of personal experience tell you all ...they are BOTH wonderful cars. They both have their good and bad points (although I can't think of too many bad points)...I am tall and do have more headroom in the roadster plus I must say I like the auto trans better then the six speed. Other then that BOTH are great!! enough said.

 

Hey Bollox! why, considering that you live in England, and get about 3 sunny days a year,would you want a roadster?

 

 

Rob, hope you didn't ruin that awesome poster when you took it off the wall to post here!...lol...Go Night Rider!

 

Golf Clubs fit just fine in the back. It has more cargo room than the Roadster. I love the Roadster but need just a tad more room and my last car was a convertible GT Mustang. Convertibles are a lot of extra hassle and I'd probably do it again, but not right now.

 

As I am going bald and don't care for the pain of a sunburnt scalp the Coupe is my choice.
Why would I want to carry golf clubs around? I don't play golf.
Have you ever come across a real wombat? They might look OK in a photograph but in real life they are nasty basta*ds so you keep clear and don't stir them up.

PS - I do like the Roadster but it is not for me.

 

Roadster is ugly compared to coupe.

I already have a Porsche cabrio.

Coupe interior holds my luggage, groceries, and almost anything else I put into my other cars.

 

Hey, hey, hey! Don't go bashing the Roadster! Play nice!!!

 

You must be a sheep!
If you want cargo space, buy a Dodge Magnum.
Or a pickup, or a trailer!

 

There's enough room for a dead body as well. I mean not someone tall but if you had to whack a midget.

 

Addendum...

1. See above, true (wife's old ragtop took $3,000 in damage from a guy with a blade).
2. They are more expensive and the look isn't as "smooth".
3. BIGGEST part is body rigidity and cowl shake. The roadster doesn't appear to have much rigidity issues, but a coupe is strongly built, will never have cowl shake regardless of the road.
4. If you roll a coupe, you will not be in a wheelchair the rest of your life.
5. Road noise is more prevalent in a ragtop.

OK, so you get more sun... why burn the top of my head more than it already is? And ya, it looks a bit more sexy with the top down... But the coupe wins over the ragtop for looks with the top up...

Now if it had a convertible HARDTOP, that's a different question... Some of the new Volvos have those things... really sharp... Ditch the cloth and go hard... if they should ever make more Crossfires or start on Firepowers.

 

We will see which one has more capacity at next months GTG in Orlando and let everyone know. But hands down, when the top is down, you won't hear me argue that the trunk is small! There is just enough room for a small carry on and some few little things. But when that top is up, that trunk is pretty big, guys! It looks like it would hold golf clubs (creative stowing) but even if its doesn't, oh well. I don't play golf so no biggie to me!

And I'm 100% convertible girl and would never consider owning a coupe or anything that closes me in ever again. I feel claustrophobic.

I favor my convertible over a car that has a constant roof... which is why I own it!

 

Where are we going with this? Next we will be eating our young. This is like the two guys arguing that my dog poops more than yours. We each bought what we did and are happy. If your not get the other model. I've had many verts and many hardtops. I like em all!

 

The coupe looks good all year round the roadster looks good only with the top down!
And of course the coupe handles better ask any Porsche coupe owner.

 

I agree that the coupe looks gorgeous as is but I disagree that the Roadster looks good only with its top down. As a matter of fact I think its one of the best looking Roadsters with its top up. Have you seen the tops up on a Solstice or Sky? What about a BMW 6 Series convertible? And someone's paying $80,000 for that top! Those have to be the ugliest convertible tops ever created by man. They do for convertibles what the Aztec did for SUV's. OK who did I **** off?

 

I'm feelin the love here and must say, from my experience ... Coupes Rule!

It's a coupe thing.... you wouldn't understand.

PEACE!

 

Come on people, don't go hatin' on your brothers and sisters. When I bought my roadster I had absolutely no interest in the coupe. It takes some getting used to. Now that I'm used to it I love it too. If I could have two, I'd get an SSB or white coupe. But I wouldn't trade my roadster for it, no way!

There's absolutely nothing cheap about the roadster top. It's top-notch. I would have been keen on a retractable hardtop for sure, but they didn't make one. Probably that roofline can't be tucked away too easily. Also, I live in Texas where it's hot as hell and I drive to work every morning with the top down. It's usually 75 to 85 degrees in the morning in the summer. I do see some folks with their tops down when it's 100 degrees and I wonder if they've melted their brains. Some drop the top when it's 50. To each their own as they say.

I don't have any trouble with wind noise, but the top doesn't keep other noises (like roaring SUVs) from getting in.

One thing I would like is a "cool vanilla" top to reflect away that heat during the day.