What do you want, but something about it holds you back? Subjectivity welcome

[PricklyPete]

I don't know, my favorite Convertible is the M3 Convertible...

Have you driven a Boxster S? I would recommend it if you haven't.

 

[996GT2]

I am a symmetry whore.

I like how your avatar is anything but symmetric

 

[ElFenix]

Don't know if you have only tried convertibles...but the Mustang convertible that I drove (older model though) was atrocious. The coupe was such a better vehicle overall. I'm anxious to drive a new Mustang with the 5.0 in it...hard to believe it could be anything other than thrilling.

i drove a coupe back years ago and drove a convertible last year when i was looking for cars. like i said, its tires weren't inflated (visibly flat). it was used but appeared to be in otherwise good condition, the leather was well kept, etc.

i really like the mustang. love the way it looks. love the way it sounds. but i just get in one and it doesn't do anything for me. maybe i'm not using my right foot enough.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Mustang convertibles are horrible, like most any car designed to be a hard top, with the top cut off as an afterthought.

If you want a great convertible, you're going to have to get something that was MADE to be a convertible from day one, or is ONLY a convertible. eg: Miata, Porsche Boxster, etc.

I'd say getting a coupe was the best mod I've done in a while; worlds apart, esp with weld in subframe connectors.

That car isn't just a coupe with the top cut off. The convertible Mustang is a factory car built with reinforcements to help make up for the lack of a hard top. That said, it is still much less rigid than the coupe. I agree on the subframe connectors though, I had them on my '94 and it made a big difference in overall stiffness of the chassis.

 

[exdeath]

That car isn't just a coupe with the top cut off. The convertible Mustang is a factory car built with reinforcements to help make up for the lack of a hard top. That said, it is still much less rigid than the coupe. I agree on the subframe connectors though, I had them on my '94 and it made a big difference in overall stiffness of the chassis.

That's what I mean, they cut the top off and then had to go back in and make up for it. Compared to a car which doesn't need reinforcements because the unibody/frame/floor pan/rocker structure was originally built for carrying the load of the entire chassis by itself. I know all convertibles have bracing and reinforcement, it's just a little bit different when the car was born as a true roadster, that's all I'm saying.

Subframe connectors are pure win. Jack up the car in one corner and lift 3 wheels off the ground and still open both doors Should be mandatory first mod for any Mustang. They are less than $200 and a 6 pack for someone to weld them in for you, no excuses.

 

[exdeath]

i drove a coupe back years ago and drove a convertible last year when i was looking for cars. like i said, its tires weren't inflated (visibly flat). it was used but appeared to be in otherwise good condition, the leather was well kept, etc.

i really like the mustang. love the way it looks. love the way it sounds. but i just get in one and it doesn't do anything for me. maybe i'm not using my right foot enough.

You really need a built up one where you can feel the roar of the engine in your chest taking your breath away. Factory config just doesn't cut it.

 

[exdeath]

Have you driven a Boxster S? I would recommend it if you haven't.

That thing is like sitting in an old iron bathtub with wheels and an engine.

 

[MJinZ]

Have you driven a Boxster S? I would recommend it if you haven't.

Nope, but MotorTrend just did a comparison and trashed the rest of the competition (Z, 370Z, TT S). I am sure the Boxster is sublime, but I can't stand Porsche styling. They made one good looking car, the Carrera GT, and that costed 1/2 a $million.

Anyway, I don't like soft top convertibles, only Hard tops. So it has to the M3 Vert.

 

[MJinZ]

I like how your avatar is anything but symmetric

Heh, it's a face. Facing a different direction. Of course it can't be symmetric. ^_^

 

[Arkaign]

Nope, but MotorTrend just did a comparison and trashed the rest of the competition (Z, 370Z, TT S). I am sure the Boxster is sublime, but I can't stand Porsche styling. They made one good looking car, the Carrera GT, and that costed 1/2 a $million.

Anyway, I don't like soft top convertibles, only Hard tops. So it has to the M3 Vert.

What do you think of the Cayman? Imho they're the 2nd best looking Porsche (behind the Carrera GT), and you can get hardtops for the Boxster and Cayman

 

[MJinZ]

What do you think of the Cayman? Imho they're the 2nd best looking Porsche (behind the Carrera GT), and you can get hardtops for the Boxster and Cayman

The Cayman is about the same as the Boxster, both have duck billed front ends and very boring body lines, and kind of an old school profile that just doesn't look modern.

My favorite hardtop non-sedan is the Audi S5 so you can get a sense of styling I like.

 

[SSSnail]

Concubines.

Holding me back - the legal system, and my fiancee...

 

[Koing]

A fair amount of M3 lovers here.

F430
holding me back
-price, maintenance
-no garage

911 Turbo
-price

Thats about it. Just price...

Koing

 

[DivideBYZero]

997 Turbo - Price.