I’m going to just come out and say it.  Sports cars should not be convertibles!  I have a fear of rolling over and when you’re put into a car that has crazy amounts of horsepower with the unpredictability of the real world, you wonder why anyone would by a spider to begin with.  I guess there are exceptions to the rule though.  Ha! you think, he’s a bigot!  Contrary to belief though, my thoughts are with the Lamborghini, Pagani Zonda or even the Ferrari, and the likes where even though they are convertables they have a cabin that is still mostly closed in.  If you take some of the older Ferrari cars (348 and 355), Mercedes Benz, BMW, Porsche, etc., their really is not behind the heat/seat protection and the A-Pillar really can not support the car when it’s upside-down.  However, with the added financial burden and added risk, I find that I would feel much more comfortable in a coupe… especially upside-down or in a roll over.  Granted that you should not be driving irresponsibly on public roads, but you never know when someone else may not be.  Formula 1 cars, LeMans cars and the like all have cockpits that would protect a fighter pilot.  I just don’t see that kind of protection in everyday road cars.  Otherwise your average cars price would skyrocket to the likes of today’s exotics.  Top Gear even said (the Ferrari F430 spider) would make you look like a dork with your bald spot showing, your old 70’s music and people would just see you.  Not even women look good with “convertible hair”.  So please reconsider buying a spider and go for the coupe.  You will look cooler and you’ll be safer.  Can you really put a price on safety anyway?

 Very Cool:

Cool Ferrari F430

 Not So Cool:

Not So Cool

 You Are A Dork:

You are a dork!