Khm ...

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I like the hardtop convertible idea.... I think that should be pretty much standard at this point on all convertibles.... ESPECIALLY the Z4, im CERTAIN that would be a major palyer in increase of sales, especially in the US.

hmm I really cannot stand hardtop convetables, and I would die if all convertables were hard top, to put it lightly...

WOW!!! Really!?!?!? Why?

Well, for one, they add soooo much unecessary weight...

+1

If I were to choose convertibles I'd prefer them to be hardtop ALL the time.

Why not just get the coupe version than?

IMO hard tops (a)add way to much weight than needed and (b) not as attractive as either the coupe or the soft top, buy one or the other dont try to be both.

I can understand them in regular convertables, like on a Eos, Volvo, or even a 3er cab, but...

on sports cars like an M3, Zwhatever, Slk and what not, WHY? it is counter prdouctive.

Because I want the best of both worlds - the perceived security of a hard-top, and the wind-in-your-face fun of a convertible.

I get your point about sports cars though, but then again sports cars are the best cars to pose in.

You say you can't stand hardtop convertibles, but tell me Choleric, do you own or have you ever owned a convertible?

People vote with their feet, and it's clear that buyers of premium roadsters now demand a folding hardtops. Personally speaking, I and most of the motoring public could care less about the weight penalty incurred by a feature that adds so much to the domestication to a car.

I could very well be in the market for a car like the Z4 by 2009, but if it's a ragtop I'm just not interested. In the price bracket occupied by cars like SLK, Z4 and TT, domestication, style and creature comforts take precedence over dynamic performance. Sure, we buy into the image of these cars being "cutting edge performance machines", but let's face it, they're really lifestyle accessories.