New car, G37 convertible?

Hard to find hats that protect the ears, neck, arms and knees

 

Trust me - once you buy a convertible, the weather turns against you.

 

The last two years have been good for convertibles in Cincinnati. I only drive the 'vert if it's nice and I'm already well-tanned this year. The year prior sucked because we had a cicada swarm and my wife hates the things...

 

that's not true. Alfa = Fiat = owns chrysler. They are bringing both Fiats and Alfa back states side.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're using the future tense, right? Can't buy one today.

 

So I guess all the Lotus Elise and the dealers in and around town where I live are a figment of my imagination. Then there is the fact that the Tesla cars are all Lotus Evoras with an electric engine switch. www.lotuscars.com is their US website. Though, I probably wouldn't get a lotus for a daily driver. They are great, fun cars but are pretty spartan even by economy car standards.

 

No not today. The news is that they will be producing a new RWD spider at the same plant that does the 300 and Challenger cars for the 2012 model year, so 18 months away. 2012 is looking like a good year for people who like spider/roadster models. VW group has a nice one coming in multiple trims (VW, Audi, Porsche), new Z4, Alfa, etc plus the new Lotus (which is suppose to be light, stiffer, and have a lot more power).

 

Tesla is based on Lotus Elise, not Evora.

 

I love the reasonably priced Exige SC (or Elise in a soft top), but, alas for dig, it's a two seater. Really it's a track car that's street legal. No real amenities. I'm surprised you don't see many in your area dig since one of the biggest dealers in the US is in Chitown.

 

Still no pics dig.
If these were the "olden" days I'd neg rep you to death

 

Mize, do the next best thing. Send him many very chiding PMs.

 

Why did they forget to put the driving wheel on the right side?

Awesome pics! Is it a power retractable hard top or a softie?

 

drop dead gorgeous!

Just broke in the 370z (passed 1200 miles) and can open it wide...wow.

 

Oh... So hard...

 

so how impossibly small are the rear seats? Don't know if you looked at the Lexus SC430 but the seats in it are basically there only for insurance purposes, you can't even fit a car seat in it.

 

What about the wind factor? Rear seats in convertibles tend to get more wind than the front seats. So are they comfortable both top down with wind and top up with headroom and fear of flatulence?