Coupe vs. Convertible

jrock · 04-15-2014, 07:24 PM

Took the roof off my coupe for the first time and drove around the other day. Loved it. I wouldn't really understand buying a convertible with the coupe having the option of taking the roof off. The added weight and significant difference in price and the look of the cloth top and the chance of it getting dirty and having to clean it. With all that, why would you not just get the coupe and take your roof off when you would've put the top down on the convertible.....just wondering if anyone else felt the same.

binko · 04-15-2014, 07:37 PM

I've had the roof off mine as well for the first time this week. It's pretty good but still has a fair amount of turbulence at highway speed. Having said that, it's still far better than my C5 was at highway speed.

Jay_Levine · 04-15-2014, 09:52 PM

I have a vert.. I had a 300zx years ago with roof panels that came off. The problem was, where to store them? They take up room in the trunk. You can't leave them home. I live in Florida. I never go away from the car for more than 5 minutes with the top down. The vert is amazing. 17 seconds to take down the top and you can do it at up to 30 mph. Maybe if I lived in a different climate, I would have the coupe. But here in Florida, the vert is perfect!

jrock · 04-16-2014, 12:13 AM

That makes sense Jay.........I do have to say I was extremely pleased with the ease in taking the roof panel off the vette and securing it in the trunk. i guess the trunk storage is the only downside but not that bad.

oyealiz · 04-16-2014, 12:15 AM

It's ALOT more trouble to take the roof off a coupe, and then you still just have a roof off, not a convertible!

I've had convertibles in c2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and now 7. Added weight? Not a big deal! Top getting dirty? Not a big deal! Price difference, not much in the grand scheme of things.

So I don't "just get a coupe" because...well, because I love a convertible!

A vette friend went with me to look at c7s and wanted me to take the top off the coupe to see if his wife could do it. I did it but no way do I want to do that every time I want to drop top!

oyealiz · 04-16-2014, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by binko

I've had the roof off mine as well for the first time this week. It's pretty good but still has a fair amount of turbulence at highway speed. Having said that, it's still far better than my C5 was at highway speed.

Ventmaster!

I had ventmasters for my c5 coupe, and they worked great! I don't know if they have one for the c7 yet.

Steve Dallas · 04-16-2014, 12:58 AM

I didn't get a convertible because I didn't want to have to put in a roll bar to take it to the track.

oyealiz · 04-16-2014, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Dallas

I didn't get a convertible because I didn't want to have to put in a roll bar to take it to the track.

Whatcha gonna do at the track?!

Steve Dallas · 04-16-2014, 02:09 AM

I live in North Carolina, and there are two tracks I'd love to go to...VIR and another one in Northeastern North Carolina that I can't remember the name of off the top of my head.

Maybe will do Autocross as well, but I've always wanted to get instruction at a track, then run the car once I'm qualified.

1/4 mile runs are fun, but much more boring

oyealiz · 04-16-2014, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Dallas

I live in North Carolina, and there are two tracks I'd love to go to...VIR and another one in Northeastern North Carolina that I can't remember the name of off the top of my head.

Maybe will do Autocross as well, but I've always wanted to get instruction at a track, then run the car once I'm qualified.

1/4 mile runs are fun, but much more boring

I've done many, many 1/4 miles, but those were almost all in my c5 coupe.

Autocross...ahhhhhh!!! Fun, fun, fun, and a vert is fine.

But yeah, if you're going to roadrace, it's coupe or a rollbar in your vert. I've done some roadracing where they'd put a cone or two on the straight stretches to slow you down so they could classify it as "slow speed" and let you run in your vert. That's not the norm for "regular" roadracing, though.

So I reckon you better get a coupe.

Track · 04-16-2014, 04:40 AM

I have had my vert for three months now and really glad I went for the convertible. Having owned both coupe and convertible over the years it is no contest in my opinion. If I own a Corvette there is no choice for me. There is nothing like driving ion a sunny day with that top down, the exhaust on sport and my wife sitting next to me with sunglasses on. A coupe is close but I don't want close I want the real deal. Added attraction is the crowd I draw when that automatic top goes up or down. It is too cool!

RidgebackKing · 04-16-2014, 09:22 AM

The C7 vert looks too much like the previous models. IMO, the C7 is the coupe.

Sierramadre · 04-16-2014, 10:54 AM

I happen to prefer the lines of the coupe compared to the convertible but the convertible with the top down is hard to beat...

Buzzardz_vette · 04-16-2014, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Dallas

I live in North Carolina, and there are two tracks I'd love to go to...VIR and another one in Northeastern North Carolina that I can't remember the name of off the top of my head.

Maybe will do Autocross as well, but I've always wanted to get instruction at a track, then run the car once I'm qualified.

1/4 mile runs are fun, but much more boring

Are you talking about NCCAR near Garysburg, NC?

04-15-2014, 07:24 PM	#1
jrock Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Charlotte, nc Posts: 70	Coupe vs. Convertible Took the roof off my coupe for the first time and drove around the other day. Loved it. I wouldn't really understand buying a convertible with the coupe having the option of taking the roof off. The added weight and significant difference in price and the look of the cloth top and the chance of it getting dirty and having to clean it. With all that, why would you not just get the coupe and take your roof off when you would've put the top down on the convertible.....just wondering if anyone else felt the same.

04-16-2014, 12:58 AM	#7
Steve Dallas Commits weekly crime Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Camano Island, WA Posts: 9,513 View My Garage	I didn't get a convertible because I didn't want to have to put in a roll bar to take it to the track. __________________ 2017 Camaro 1LT - Blue Barchetta IV I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar. Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime.

04-16-2014, 02:09 AM	#9
Steve Dallas Commits weekly crime Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Camano Island, WA Posts: 9,513 View My Garage	I live in North Carolina, and there are two tracks I'd love to go to...VIR and another one in Northeastern North Carolina that I can't remember the name of off the top of my head. Maybe will do Autocross as well, but I've always wanted to get instruction at a track, then run the car once I'm qualified. 1/4 mile runs are fun, but much more boring __________________ 2017 Camaro 1LT - Blue Barchetta IV I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar. Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime.

04-16-2014, 09:22 AM	#12
RidgebackKing Drives: My wife crazy Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Garage Posts: 73	The C7 vert looks too much like the previous models. IMO, the C7 is the coupe. __________________ 1100 - 02/14/2014 2014 C7 Z51 AW 2LT MEP Q7T CFA FE4 NPP TTV UY4 HOME - 06/04/2014

04-16-2014, 10:54 AM	#13
Sierramadre Drives: Ferrari Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Michigan Posts: 22	I happen to prefer the lines of the coupe compared to the convertible but the convertible with the top down is hard to beat... Attached Images

04-15-2014, 07:37 PM	#2
binko Drives: Honda Accord Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Flanders, NJ Posts: 114	I've had the roof off mine as well for the first time this week. It's pretty good but still has a fair amount of turbulence at highway speed. Having said that, it's still far better than my C5 was at highway speed.

04-15-2014, 09:52 PM	#3
Jay_Levine Drives: 2014 Corvette Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Florida Posts: 151	I have a vert.. I had a 300zx years ago with roof panels that came off. The problem was, where to store them? They take up room in the trunk. You can't leave them home. I live in Florida. I never go away from the car for more than 5 minutes with the top down. The vert is amazing. 17 seconds to take down the top and you can do it at up to 30 mph. Maybe if I lived in a different climate, I would have the coupe. But here in Florida, the vert is perfect!

04-16-2014, 12:13 AM	#4
jrock Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Charlotte, nc Posts: 70	That makes sense Jay.........I do have to say I was extremely pleased with the ease in taking the roof panel off the vette and securing it in the trunk. i guess the trunk storage is the only downside but not that bad.

04-16-2014, 12:15 AM	#5
oyealiz Drives: c7 3LT, manual, vert Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,204	It's ALOT more trouble to take the roof off a coupe, and then you still just have a roof off, not a convertible! I've had convertibles in c2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and now 7. Added weight? Not a big deal! Top getting dirty? Not a big deal! Price difference, not much in the grand scheme of things. So I don't "just get a coupe" because...well, because I love a convertible! A vette friend went with me to look at c7s and wanted me to take the top off the coupe to see if his wife could do it. I did it but no way do I want to do that every time I want to drop top!

04-16-2014, 04:40 AM	#11
Track Drives: Z51 Corvette Convertible Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Luray, va Posts: 34	I have had my vert for three months now and really glad I went for the convertible. Having owned both coupe and convertible over the years it is no contest in my opinion. If I own a Corvette there is no choice for me. There is nothing like driving ion a sunny day with that top down, the exhaust on sport and my wife sitting next to me with sunglasses on. A coupe is close but I don't want close I want the real deal. Added attraction is the crowd I draw when that automatic top goes up or down. It is too cool!