Re: C2 Cab or C2S Coupe ????
I'm with MMD. I also don't wish to snub cab lovers, but I hope I'm allowed to honestly relate my own personal opinion.
I drove convertibles as daily-drivers from 1988 through 1998. The novelty wore off. I still find top-down driving to be extremely pleasant and enjoyable on SPECIAL days where the weather is fantastic, and I've got a good drive to make. But for daily use, driving around on public display isn't my cup of tea, and having no roof over me in traffic just isn't the nirvana for me that so many others claim.
One thing I do feel strongly about... The 911 body-style in coupe form IS the super-model of 911's. The roofline of the 911 coupe, and the sexy way the c-pillar blends into the hips of the car, is iconic, and is the lynch-pin in the styling of the car. Without the sexy and aggressive sweeping roof, the car quickly devolves into an upside-down bathtub with a windshield. I find it to be a compromise, one that some find to be minor, and others (like me) find to be major. And then there are those who actually prefer the styling of the cab. To each their own.
To me, The 911 design simply does not transition to convertible as naturally, or gracefully, as a Mercedes SL, or Jag XK. Those cars are conceived in a way that stands on it's own with the roof down. With the 911, I don't believe that in any of its past iterations, that it has ever lended itself well to convertible versions. The old bathtub 356's were quirky to begin with, basic shapes, and as-such, they were just as nifty as coupes or droptops, it "worked" either way. But the 911 was a design that really made the roofline and greenhouse a focus of the design. When you whack it off and replace it with a chunkier looking cloth roof, it takes a bigger toll on the car.
For those of you driving and adoring your cabs, peace be with you my brothers!!!
It comes down to what's most important to you.
It's a personal decision, not one that asking for opinions will help in any way.
