My ideal is a nice big sunroof that retracts going over the roof so it looks like a spoiler sort of.

Like on the preludes, and eclipses.

 

I personally think the new slk, boxter, audi tt, Z4 looks much better than 350 roadster but not as sexy as 350z coupe

 

kbirdsong......You got the right idea! They are both winners!

 

Yeah, i like the hardtop better on every car that offers both. Convertibles do look good with the top down though. But Ttops or targa tops beat both for me.

 

I agree the roadsters look great with the top down but I dont understand why they didnt make it a folding hard time in place of the soft top

 

This is a useless thread... why compare apple and orange? Convertible tops are there out of necessity not for viewing purpose. (bad weather driving and protection) 10 out of 10 hard tops will look better than roadsters with top up.

If any of you can name a roadster/convertible with top up that looks better than hardtop counter part. I'll stop laughing and give credit to this thread.

Some of you guys actually believe Roadster owners buy ZR for their top up look? LOL... That's just hysterical...

 

I have never really liked any convertible as much as the hardtop versions. Whether it be the 350Z, or a Porsche 911 or any other car available in both hard top and convertible, i find the lines of the car are somewhat "lost" with the convertible version. My personal taste of course....

 

To Each his Own.

Sully

 

The best of both worlds - Mercedes Benz SLs or Cadillac XLR.

If I were president, I'd pass a law that all convertibles had to be hard top!

 

coupe = Roadster with top down
coupe > Roadster with top up
coupe with Sunroof > Any Roadster with softop
coupe with sunroof = Roadster with hardtop convertible

 

Relax dude, nobody is attacking your car. Obviously this thread isn't useless because you've certainly cast your ballot.

I for one am actually quite surprised to hear how many people dislike the look of the roadster with the top up. I was expecting somewhat the opposite. While I will agree with you that most roadster owners don't buy the car with visions of driving around top-up in mind, it's still a position they (you) find themselves in, so the look is naturally subject to comparison.

There are cars that look decent with the top up, in-fact quite natural. The Jaguar XK8 is one of those cars. The Corvette is another. I think both of these cars look more natural with the top down, but still have their natural lines with it up. I think the point alot of people are trying to make is that the roadsters top doesn't flow with the rest of the lines on the car. It almost seems as if the top was an afterthought. In any case, the car was clearly designed around "top-down" because it's a damn beautiful car in that configuration...Especially in yellow

 

First of all, no one buys a roadster for its top up looks. You buy it for the top down experience.

Secondly, I'd bet that it's not a hardtop because of cost and the ability to put a set of golf clubs in the trunk.

 

If the Z only came in coupe, I wouldn't own one. It's still a nice car, but I'd own the G coupe 6MT instead.

 

The ultimate 350 Z would be a coupe with a targa top. Damn, that would be a sexy beast...

 

I had the coupe and traded that in for the roadster, Roadster gets alot of attention either bad or good, however roadsters get attention when it goes topless!

 

I'm not sure about the Caddy, but with the SLK you lose a lot of trunk space with the top down due to storage of the two large top pieces. I can still golf clubs in my trunk with the top down.

 

I agree with most of you. It's really a personal preference. I just don't like the look of most rag tops with the top up. Most look very sexy top down.
The only rag top I've ever owned was a Jensen Healy Roadster (my 1st sports car). Lot's of fun to drive and actually didn't look to bad "top up". Before my latest Z I almost bought a Boxter S but it had really bad wind noise top up & didn't and I didn't want to mess with the optional hard top. The other car I almost bought was the SLK 230 with the retractable hard top. Very nice looking car imo but was absolutely gutless.

 

if I was getting a roadster, I would have gotten a S2000 instead of a ZR. Just my own opinion tho.

oh...IMO the coupe looks 10x better. I like the aggressive look.

 

Im not sure who said it, but I wish Nissan, after fixing the suspension..lol..would come out with a targa top or sun roof..That would be great!

 

I like the look of the roadster with the top up except when from behind it's a little less attractive. With the top down and the burnt orange seats it's one sexy ride that turns heads!

The coupe's lines are better I agree, but it's not convertible so it's a no go for me.

A hardtop convertible would probably make it way too heavy as well.