DjCritterus

My Vert has one helluva blind spot with the top up. But that's why it's made to be tucked under the toneau (SP?) cover

I wanted to try a coupe but the wife said I could either get a vert or keep the C5 vert I had. I'm partial to the looks of the vert over the coupe expecially wth mods pics forthcoming.

swissarmykinfe

Coupe with targa top + transparent top = best of both worlds. Open feeling at any outside temperature, even in the winter, or rain. Or, take the top off to let the outside in. It's a no brainer.

MARSC6

I test drove a vert but just didn't like it with the top down. I think it is just something you have to experience and decide for yourself.

Ed 718

No regrets on getting a coupe and the top off you do get a open air feeling. The one thing that concerns me about vert is vandalism and theft. My neightbor has a vert BMW and in two years of ownership she has got broken into 3 times one time they simply sliced the top for no reason.

marc2005c6

I agree with security and vandalism. In my opinion it is just one of "things" people do, just because it is a cloth vert.

Ed 718

Yeah it's really sad someone would simply slice a vert top for the hell of it to **** someone off or simply to see what someone has inside the car to steal.

calmtgguy

cthusker

Same reasons I bought a coupe! Having the extra room for me is pretty important and a vert simply didn't have enough cargo space for my needs.......... Both are great and exactly why GM makes them!

Tzzird

I got my 07' vert when I was 28 and my ONLY regret is that I can't track it. In the process of talking to a cage builder for tracking purposes though.

FLACHUSNRET

My first Corvette was a 96 coupe with targa top. My next two were convertibles and any future ones will be convertibles. To me there is nothing more satisfying in driving a car than dropping the top and cruising down the road.
However, when choosing a car that you must use on a daily basis you have to set aside basic desires and rely more on reality. I am retired and only use my vert for pleasure driving. It has been caught in the rain since I live in the rainiest city in America (avr. annual rainfall 67")however, I would never just drive somewhere in my Corvette in the rain.
It is too hard to keep it looking like a brand new car if I drive it in the rain. I guess there is a certain amount of laziness involved here (on my part).
Since you are a medical student and will parking in hot parking lots in public places like hospitals and colleges you will probably be better served with a coupe. Sometimes you have to use logic and make certain sacrifices in order to reap other benefits. I just sold my perfectly good '02 MY vert six speed because by bad left knee prevented me from driving it as much as I wanted to. In early 2008 I bought a 2005 C-6 convertible with automatic transmission to replace the '02 six speed. It didn't take me very long to remember why I sold my first Vette. Yes, it was an automatic and that was my primary reason to move on and buy something I desired more.
After my left knee continued to get more and more irritated each time I drove the six speed I finally accepted the fact that it is better to have a Corvette with automatic that I can enjoy driving than to have a six speed Corvette that I could only look at in my garage rather than drive it.
Bottom line is: unless I had a safe secure place to park my Corvette day and night I would continue to drive a coupe even though I really wanted a vert. All Corvettes are good, it's just that some are in fact better. Later when you are firmly established in your practice you will be able to afford a nice home with plenty of garage space to store your "toys" and you can then own and enjoy a Corvette convertible during nice weather.
That is "of course", a decision you must make for yourself.

Sanford in Saraland, AL.

Vette Suspension

I have had both and love both. The coupe with the top down reminds me of the vert I traded it in for and surprised at how much open air the coupe provides. Both look great. It's a toss up and what you prefer is totally up to you.

obxchartercaptain

I now have a 08 Convertible....my first Vette was a 02 Coupe. I prefer the Convertible. I have owned 3 other convertibles before this one. You either are a Convertible fan or you're not. IMO the Corvette experience is better in a VERT.

cclive

I would bet that if you were to take the top off of a coupe and store it in its holders in the back, you might have less cargo space than a convertible with the top down. I can put two golf bags in my trunk with the top down....is there room for those two golf bags in a coupe with the roof panel in there?

dvilin

No right or wrong on this one, you really have to drive both and decide for yourself. I myself like the Coupe and like removing the top, wind does seem to be an issue. As for the Vert I like the looks with the top down but very few color combinations in my opinion look as good as a coupe with the top up.

VettedCandidate

Actually, I want one of each (tho I can't afford both)! I do get the itch to track my car but can't because it is a vert.

beepster

I've owned 3 vettes...the first 2 were verts and my '08 is a coupe. I'm very **** about appearance and I got where I didn't like the creases that show in the convertible top after use. The canvas tops are a pain to keep clean. I reluctantly bought the coupe (Callaway) but now I would never go back to the vert. I found that I can have the same open air experience with the coupe without the maintenance headaches associated with the canvas top. Just my .02.

C6Buddy

I love to drive my coupe around town with the top off but on the highway there is no way I could make a 3 hour or more trip. I tried last summer and made it about 60 miles at 65mph before I had to pull over and put the top back on. I also had a headache the rest of the way home lol. Granted, my parents used to own an old firebird convertible and it was not a problem. You could drive across the country with that thing without a problem. I'm not sure why this is? I'm guessing you just get too much air circulating back in the car with the coupe. I did hear that some guys have driven around with the rear trunck lid cracked and that worked like a charm. I even think there is an expander latch or something you can get for the trunk lid???

Fastcar

I think a lot has to do with where you will do most of your driving and where you live.. If you are one who stays within a couple of hundred miles of home and it isn't blistering hot go with the vert imo. But if it's hot and you do some serious miles I'd suggest the coupe.

But it is going to be your car, get what you want, Not what we suggest, your paying for it not us.

obone

I love the convertible that I now own, but I live in the south and can drive with the top down almost year round.

RED2008Z06

Z06...the only turbulence is at the rear wheels