Convertibles: Why not more popular?
02-25-2016, 10:47 AM
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I think they're popular but the reality is the coupe's are more practical for luggage room and are really better looking. Plus down here even though you have more top down time they are really hot in the summer. Just my 2 cents. But I do see plenty of them.
02-25-2016, 11:11 AM
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Pretty much the look of what I am thinking for 2017, except I will just go with painted silver wheels.
02-25-2016, 11:40 AM
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02-25-2016, 03:09 PM
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I like the sense of humor that has prevailed in this thread with regard to the douchebag comment.
Good to see.
Good to see.
02-25-2016, 03:43 PM
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Observations on convertibles
Because wives do not like to get their hair messed up....
There is no other sports car I would own. Verts give you a full sense of freedom, but many feel the extra expense, they believe they are broken into easily by slashing the top, they feel during the winter they are cold, they believe they leak, and they are noisy. All of which are not true. Sure you can slash the top, but its not as easy as it sounds....think about it.
One drawback to verts, when it gets hot out, the top down is not a good idea, as it get hot and AC is so much better.
There is no other sports car I would own. Verts give you a full sense of freedom, but many feel the extra expense, they believe they are broken into easily by slashing the top, they feel during the winter they are cold, they believe they leak, and they are noisy. All of which are not true. Sure you can slash the top, but its not as easy as it sounds....think about it.
One drawback to verts, when it gets hot out, the top down is not a good idea, as it get hot and AC is so much better.
My criteria for top down is no rain, temp between 50 degrees and 85 degrees, and speed under 70 mph. According to Tadge Juechter, the vert is actually more quiet than the coupe.
There are several reasons to prefer the coupe. Security is better, but if you keep your valuables in the trunk, then that really isn't much of an advantage since there is so little room in the cab for storing anything anyway. The trunk space is more limited on the vert, but contents aren't on display under glass either. The initial cost is $5K more. And if you want to track your car, your opportunities are very limited for verts.
Bottom line: If you really enjoy the top down experience, and live in a climate where top down weather is very intermittent much of the year, go with the vert and you will enjoy a lot more top down time.
02-25-2016, 06:48 PM
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02-25-2016, 07:38 PM
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02-25-2016, 08:07 PM
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I'm just curious. Why aren't convertibles more popular and/or more readily available. I see so few of them even in the high-volume dealerships. I know it cuts trunk space from 15 to 10 cubic feet, but 15 isn't very much either. If storage is an issue, buy a sedan! So it can't be that storage is the issue. I agree a top-up convertible is not as cool looking as the coupe, but the way that top slips down into storage is very cool. Are there any obvious issues I'm missing here? Is it just GM limiting production, or are they simply not very popular?
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02-25-2016, 08:17 PM
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The Corvette convertible is THE iconic definition of the American sports car.
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02-25-2016, 09:08 PM
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Convertibles serve one demographic, and on demographic only....period...at least in the Corvette's case.
Put another way, if I were forced to own a Corvette convertible, I'd have foam on it within a week and would be creating a custom hardtop and yanking out the guts of the vert top.
Put yet another way...I asked my gf why more Corvette convertibles don't sell and she said "because douchebags drive convertibles"....
Hey...don't shoot the messenger...tell her, not me!
Put another way, if I were forced to own a Corvette convertible, I'd have foam on it within a week and would be creating a custom hardtop and yanking out the guts of the vert top.
Put yet another way...I asked my gf why more Corvette convertibles don't sell and she said "because douchebags drive convertibles"....
Hey...don't shoot the messenger...tell her, not me!
02-25-2016, 09:18 PM
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No worries. When she is his ex, she'll call him a douchebag too.
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