Post your comparisons when you've had chance to put a few miles on.
I know what you mean about the blusteriness.
Downsides of open-top:
- Fuel economy suffers a bit
- It's windy and noisy when you go fast
- You need sunglasses
all the time
- You get sunburnt unless you wear a hat and cream up. (Or at least I do!)
- You get hat hair if you wear a hat
- You can't hear the engine any more.
- Your girlfriend complains that her hair blows all over the place.
BUT
- Fresh air, blue sky!
- You can hear birds chirping in the air and trees as you drive by
- You feel more connected to the world you're driving through.
- You look cool