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Ever had a convertible? They are noisier, have less space, and are less secure... Why deal with all that when you can have the best of both worlds with a coupe w/removeable top... and for less $$?
I had a convertible and I agree. And, I like the look of a coupe better, especially when the roof of a convertible is up.
We had a MY 2002 Vert for 4 years and the top came down once. When you see stuff like this it makes you realize how vulnerable you are in a vert if the shiny side doesn't stay right side up.
I had a C6 coupe and decided on a C7 vert. I only rarely took the top off the C6 because the interior was stupid windy at highway speeds with it off and it pretty much took all of the luggage space. I put the top down on my C7 vert all the time and still have a usable trunk, and it's less windy inside on the highway than the C6 coupe was with the top off.
Isn't it nice that we all don't like exactly the same thing and actually have different options available to us? To each their own.
The "douchebags drive verts" comment is far too stupid to address.
When you weigh the pro's and con's the targa top wins. The 'vert (especially that blue one) looks great with the top down, not so great with the top up, then there is the price and less storage. My last sports car was a vert and this time I loved the fact I could have a targa with all the advantages and great lines so there was no hesitation. At the same time I see a nice C7 with the top down, love it, just won't be mine.
Last edited by C7DriverOnt; 02-22-2016 at 03:52 PM.
Convertibles ruin the lines of the car in my opinion. Instead of the nice fastback it has a unnatural line to the car when looking at the profile. Also I can remove my top and basically have a convertible and still maintain the fastback lines. Also convertibles add weight and always seem to let more sound in.
Wrong,Wrong,Wrong, I guess you have never had a vert, riding in a coupe with tops off is NO WAY COMPARABLE! Buyers of verts don't care about alittle extra weight we aren't tracking the car! The c7 vert has less cabin noise then the coupe, and less wind! GM designed the c7 as a vert! It's nice to take top up and down coming and going and getting caught in a little rain while driving the car. The coupe does LOOK better than the vert with the top on, but vert owners buy for the true open air feeling. My first 5 vettes were coupes, trust me I will never buy another coupe.
I traded a 2007 convertible in on my 2015 Z-51 coupe. I like the look of the coupe but miss the convertible. Maybe my next Corvette will be a convertible!!!
Convertibles ruin the lines of the car in my opinion. Instead of the nice fastback it has a unnatural line to the car when looking at the profile. Also I can remove my top and basically have a convertible and still maintain the fastback lines. Also convertibles add weight and always seem to let more sound in.
Looks are your opinion which you are welcome to.
Since the C5, Corvettes have been designed as convertibles so the weight difference is tiny (C7 convertible weighs 64 pounds more than a coupe). Unlike a Mustang convertible/Camaro/BMW/etc, there is NO added structure (weight) on a Corvette convertible, it's the same chassis/spring rates/etc as the coupe. As far as noise, a C7 convertible is noticeably quieter than a C7 coupe (with top up/top in place) because the cargo area of a convertible is shut off from the cabin, unlike the coupe.
When you weigh the pro's and con's the targa top wins. The 'vert (especially that blue one) looks great with the top down, not so great with the top up, then there is the price and less storage. My last sports car was a vert and this time I loved the fact I could have a targa with all the advantages and great lines so there was no hesitation. At the same time I see a nice C7 with the top down, love it, just won't be mine.
Explain the advantages with the targa top, try taking your top off and on with the back full of stuff, not to mention your view through the rear view mirror.
I've owned a convertible, and although I did love driving with the top down in all but the crappiest weather, they do have a few drawbacks.
- Many automotive platforms are not designed originally as convertibles and the convertible models have extra chassis stiffening to mitigate chassis flex. That adds weight, and you may never recover all the original torsional rigidity.
- The Texas sun is brutal on convertibles. The UV will eat even the best convertible fabrics in a few years, and factory replacement tops cost dearly.
- The there's the rollover protection problem, and
- Making it easy for someone with a sharp pocketknife to get into your car
Explain the advantages with the targa top, try taking your top off and on with the back full of stuff, not to mention your view through the rear view mirror.
Do it all the time. Stuff fits under and in front of the targa just fine. Rear view mirror view is unchanged.
My first Vette was a Vert and I loved it. Wouldn't trade that experience. But, the next three, all coupes. The first coupe was because they didn't make a 79 vert. The second coupe, a C5, had a better targa top that gave a real open air feeling when removed and I'm into bikes and I can haul a 20 speed road bike inside a coupe. I also like the lines of the coupe over the vert. But having had that one special vert, I can identify with the reasons many prefer them.
Why are there so many more coupes? Because they cost less and most folks would rather put the $$$ into options rather than a rag top.
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!
Nice generalization. Well, all 5 of my Corvettes have been convertibles and I enjoy the richness of a wonderful wife and daughter and great friends. Maybe your girlfriend needs to look in the mirror before making such inane proclamations?
I don't believe taking the top off a coupe equates with a true convertible. You've still got the whole back of the coupe behind you. In a true convertible, all that disappears. All you have behind you is open air. The best of both worlds is not just a big sunroof, but a hard top like the BMW above or my SL500, where the completely metal top folds up and disappears into the trunk space. With both those cars, top up looks pretty cool, and so does top down. With the rag top, I agree. Not nearly as good lines. To each his own and all that. Thanks for all the thoughtful replies.
Convertibles ruin the lines of the car in my opinion. Instead of the nice fastback it has a unnatural line to the car when looking at the profile. Also I can remove my top and basically have a convertible and still maintain the fastback lines. Also convertibles add weight and always seem to let more sound in.
I agree with most of your premise. Except for noise. The verts are quieter! At least in Corvettes. Taking the top the coupe is nowhere near the top down vert experience. Plus top down vert is much less wind buffeting at 45 mph plus.
I'm having a tough time deciding between a coupe and vert! Like the lines on coupe, but love the vert for everything else.
Ever had a convertible? They are noisier, have less space, and are less secure... Why deal with all that when you can have the best of both worlds with a coupe w/removeable top... and for less $$?
Ever had a convertible? They are noisier, have less space, and are less secure... Why deal with all that when you can have the best of both worlds with a coupe w/removeable top... and for less $$?
Do your research, the c7 is QUIETER and the frame is more rigid than the coupe! The c7 was designed as a vert. Your last statement is the real answer!$$$$$$
02-22-2016, 03:06 PM
