The raodster weighs about 200 lbs more then the coupe because of the added bracing, but it has lower gearing to make up for it, thats why a roadster is not much slower 0-60, although I beleive the gap does widen at the 1/4 mile where areo dynamics and the lower gearing hurts the roadster... So if performance is your #1 reason for owning a car then the coupe would be the better choice for you.

That said the roadster with its top down is a lot more fun to drive then the coupe.

 

Visionboy, you're car looks sweet man! I was going to ask about the wheels too. I've seen those Volks but not on the roadster...they look excellent on your car. Did you keep the tire pressure sensors with the Volk's? And what about VDC? Do you have it? Any issues? My #1 wheel of choice right now are the GTR SS3's which are similar with closer spokes. I'm just too cheap to pull the trigger on them right now. I'm going to consider your Volk's too. What spoiler is that? I think you and I were chatting on the stock spoiler thread last year about what might work and look good.

 

Damn, that's a nice clean DB Roadie. I guess we have similar tastes.

 

http://myspace-296.vo.llnwd.net/0114...44671296_l.jpg

this is my new 2006 Grand Touring Z Roadster

 

roadster is always better!!!!!

 

I think the roadster should somehow look more like a Solstice. Maybe a shorter wheelbase. There is too much room behind the seats/top. I wanted a convertible but I chose the hardtop instead. I love the roadsters with the top down but the top up look hasn't grown on me yet. I think maybe the touneau (sp) cover needs redesign.

 

Here's an update: PIAA wheels GReedy body kit and some other stuff. I hope I posted the picture correctly.
Now?

 

you have to find a host (photobucket.com)to show it as a Image. Otherwise you can you just attach the pic by going advanced and selecting the file management option.

might as well photowhore my car too ...

 

If Nissan made a Targa Top Z, I would seriously have an orgasm.

 

Bootyful!!!

 

The gearing was just a rumor. The transmission are the same otherwise coupe owners would swap it out for roadster tranny. 0-60 on a roadster is 5.8 and coupe is 5.3 so that is about right for the weight.

 

I could have sworn the gearing was slightly different and remember reading a review stating this. But I looked up the gearing ratio in several sites and they're the same. Guess it was a rumor.

 

i was looking for a hardtop but fell in love with the roadster after i drove it with the top down... now, the look with both top up and down has grown on me tremendously...

i like the hardtop for that tuner look cause you can add a wing , do a carbong fiber hood and paint the roof and what not... give it that real tuned looked BUT

the roadster gives a more mature presence and looks very classy with the top down. PLUS girls love the convertibles hehe

 

man...

i agree with most people that the hardtop looks better than the roadster with the top up....

that being said, i didnt get the roadster to drive around with the top up. i got it cuz its an experience.

"the roadster weighs more than the hardtop"

i dont give a crap if it weighs more. drive along pch in a roadster with the top down then do it with a hardtop. im not going to blast down pch (35 mph) going freaking 150, but im fairly certain that i enjoy the ride a lot more than a person in a hardtop since i get to experience so much more... more sounds of the waves, more smell of the ocean water, more wind, and more sun.

i dont think some of the hardtop guys get it... the power difference and the weight difference between the hardtop and the roadster is so minimal unless youre planning on tracking your car. i personally think that roadster owners definitely derive more pleasure from the drive than hardtop, because theres just much more to experience.

besides, at least in west LA, there are like 500 hardtops to every 1 roadster, so at least i can feel a little more unique.

when everthing is said and done, i do love the hardtop, and sometimes wonder if i should have gotten it cuz it does look good and probably does perform better... then i realize i cant accelerate 0 to 60 in sub 6 seconds cuz of all the traffic, but i definitely can a huge dose of sunshine from driving local streets.

i dunno guys, i would say on a weekly basis, i look up at the sky and cant help by smile at how great life is.. im freaking 27 and i bought and paid for a convertible sports car...

how many hardtop owners get that feeling?

 

very well put... im 21 and own an 04 6spd roadster and i gotta say, its a blast to drive with the top down. now im a guy who hated most convertible cars... and i originally wanted a hard top Z and wound up with the roadster and i love every minute of it.

 

I'm a 55 white male into gangster rap and young girls. A roadster make me look hippity and tricked out daddy yo no?

 

obviously i like the convert, but it has been referred to as a roller skate

 

i agree with most that the roadster looks a bit odd with the top up. the top half of the car with the top up appears unproportionately small compared to the bottom half and makes the whole car look heavy. imo nissan f'd up with the roadster's design, making the car look like an afterthought. that's why i ended up getting the s2000. if i didn't want a convertible i would've gone with a white z coupe. love both the z and s for what they are but z roadster with the top up?? feel free to flame

 

eekkkkk
no offense but.
when I first saw that picture,
I thought it was Kim Jong Il in that car.
=_________="

 

I have nothing against S2Ks ... I like them. But please know your role. I'll take chit from a fellow Z coupe owner, but If I wanted a glorified go cart vert I would have gotten an Elise. Sorry, your S2K might handle better but it doesn't even compare in the looks department.

I'm not a roadster fan boy, but please spare me with "if i didn't want a convertible i would've gone with a white z coupe".






Please humor us with your S2K pics. I'll take the pepsi/coke challenge and we'll see. BTW ... why are you on this site?