Saki GT

Assuming you have a sports car now (cough, S2000, cough), what kind of future sports car do you envision? Will you get another convertible? A coupe? Something in between?

liquid_helix136

Probably a hardtop / coupe strictly because what is out there.

Potentials if I had the money today:

BMW Z4M Coupe


Porsche Cayman S


BMW 135i / 1M


But in white

Chris S

Probably an FRS or BRZ, once my S2000 is well past its prime.

fishfryer

Boxster or 911 Cab, it depends on the stock market, but maybe another Corvette. I had this discussion today with my buddy about how I'd prefer to drive a Miata with the top down than a hardtop supercar. Somedays if it is raining and I can't put the roof down, I just won't even leave my house.

JonBoy

Hard to say. I'll probably buy a beater for the winter, starting next year, so my next sports car can be a convertible (even if no hardtop is available) or a fixed roof. I have an S2000 right now, with hardtop, so it can do all-year duty as a daily driver. The winters are tough here so it's nice to have a convertible in the summer. You just enjoy the weather so much more. That puts a Boxster S very high on my shopping list.

A Cayman S is very high on my list as well, purely for the low weight, good looks and excellent driving experience. A C6 Z06 is very high as well, mainly because it's a beast, I trust its mechanicals and it's a great looking car. A 911S (997, probably) is still a bit of a long shot for me, primarily due to price and age (I'd be buying a 4-yr old one, probably). An M3 is also a bit of a long shot, since I like lighter cars. So, four out of five are hardtops but as someone else said, I think that's because of what's out there. There are very few compelling convertibles (moderately lightweight, agile, moderately expensive) out there. SLK? Meh. BMW Z? Same meh (looks great, though). A convertible Vette just doesn't look that great to me and so that leaves a Boxster S or else a fixed roof coupe.

I wouldn't mind supercharging my S2000 and holding onto it for quite a while. Mine has low miles (just crossed 10K miles), is in great shape and has all the right options (OEM hardtop, especially) to make it worth holding onto. I don't see me jumping ship very quickly unless some of my investments mature sooner than expected.

34witt

For me it will be me and my CR hopefully until I die. I would love to have a 997.2 991 GT3 in the future. I will go Porsche next, probably air cooled first though.

cbehney

Always a convertible. Living just outside DC and working in the city, the drive to and from work is beautiful, and the weather is top-down-able 90 pct of the time.

Nandska

Hmmmmmmm.........good question. Not really sure. I would say coupe. 55/45. Really does depend on what I'm looking for. I have a coupe and convertible now, so I'm happy.

Manga_Spawn

Before the S I would have said a coupe but after seeing life witht he top down it would be a hard choice. Really depends on what is released in the next 5-10 years. Right now there is nothing I can see that would be a good buy for a similar used price to the S. Something like an M3 convertable or an AMG convertable would be a blast but those have the cost of maintence as an issue. The BRZ is boring until the chop the top and turbo it. Viper convertable would be fun.

cbehney

That goes without saying...