Owners of both Coupe And Cab --- comparo pls
 

So, I am in So Cal and I definitely misssed my cab. I missed the wind, the smell of Pacific Coast Hwy, the sunny-cloudy days, and the dual-personality car.

From people who has or had both, how is the cab? Any issues? Wind noise? Pluses? Minuses?

Do you regret having bought the cabriolet?

I actually don't mind trading my coupe for a cab.


Thx

Um. I believe you're speaking of a roadster. A cab is a VW.
Sorry, I'm anal.

Sorry but I used cabriolet and convertible interchangably.

To me a roadster has a chopped-up windshield. :)

Love mine. No regrets at all......yet.

I have not had a convertible 370 but my previous car was an S2000. IMO the convertible is more worrisome than it is worth. There were so many places I wouldn't drive it just because I was afraid someone would slash the top. Not to mention all the extra maintenance and cost associated.

However I will state that I live in an area that is high 80s and 90s with humidity for 4 months out of the year. So my use of the convertible was limited. Socal is probably a better place for a convertible.

:tiphat:So, what's the deal guys? No more feedback?

I owned a 350z Roadster and now own a Nismo 370. The road noise in both cars is definitely there, but worth the hastle. I do miss the ability to drop the top and, if I had it to do over again, I'd probably go back to the ragtop. That being said, I had to replace the ragtop on my 350 after just 4 years. Damn that was pricey.

The cabin on the ragtop is quite compressed, so if you don't like tight spaces, stick with the hatchback.

cab83,

I own a coupe. I've driven convertibles since I started driving. I agree, there is something nice about verts. If I could, I'd get a Z Roadster. But I'm enjoying my coupe. It's terrific fun.

I have driven both, the convertible is nice, but I prefer the looks of the hard top

I was hoping that a member here has both cars so we can have an apple to apple comparison. Specifically I would like to know if there is cowl shake.

As a background, when I had a Supra, the car felt like it had a loose wheel whenever I took the Targa top off. Very very annoying!

I just don't want to trade in my coupe for a cab if the handling will be very different. Yes, I have heard that the Z was initially designed as a cab, but hey, I need real owner's feedback. :)

That's a reasonable request, I think, because most coupes are more rigid than convertibles, so there is usually a handling difference in favor of the coupe. I don't have personal experience with the roadster. Hopefully you will get the feedback you are after. But worst case, you might just have to test-drive a cab and see what you think (oh the humanity). ;)

why don't you just test drive one for yourself?

My only problem with the roadster is the way it looks

I don't think they will let me drive it for 30 miles. In my opinion, to get a very realistic comparison, one must have at least 3 weeks of actual driving ownership to have a realistic comparison. :p

Yea I know what u mean bro.I miss my S