Ok i want to know if this is true
08-02-2006, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris Stack,Aug 2 2006, 01:45 PM
Heck, Mercedes even calls the SLs roadsters.
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08-02-2006, 08:07 PM
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Isn't there some roadster argument that says a roadster can't have an attached convertible top? It's not a roadster if you can't fully detach the top? Or was it the top has to be erected over an assembled frame? Basically one of the definitions I heard ruled out the S2000 because the top was too easy to operate!
Roadster, yet another in a long line of imprecisely defined automotive terms. Now who wants to argue about the definitions or "struts" and "coil overs"?
Roadster, yet another in a long line of imprecisely defined automotive terms. Now who wants to argue about the definitions or "struts" and "coil overs"?
08-03-2006, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by i_heart_my_DB8,Aug 2 2006, 08:59 AM
The Elise is also not a roadster 
Some say, as long as it's a convertible (yes, you can remove the roof off an Elise) and two seater (once again the case), then that's all that matters.
*shrug*
But yeah, I guess some cars are move "convertible" then "roadster", even if they fit this definition...
btw: I think the Elise has the option to have a hard, as well as a soft top. Even though it's removable, there is still the possibility to have a sort of rag which clips on, or a two piece or one piece hardtop which slides on.
08-03-2006, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Shinigami,Aug 3 2006, 05:43 AM
Depends what your definition of a roadster is.
Some say, as long as it's a convertible (yes, you can remove the roof off an Elise) and two seater (once again the case), then that's all that matters.
*shrug*
But yeah, I guess some cars are move "convertible" then "roadster", even if they fit this definition...
btw: I think the Elise has the option to have a hard, as well as a soft top. Even though it's removable, there is still the possibility to have a sort of rag which clips on, or a two piece or one piece hardtop which slides on.
Some say, as long as it's a convertible (yes, you can remove the roof off an Elise) and two seater (once again the case), then that's all that matters.
*shrug*
But yeah, I guess some cars are move "convertible" then "roadster", even if they fit this definition...
btw: I think the Elise has the option to have a hard, as well as a soft top. Even though it's removable, there is still the possibility to have a sort of rag which clips on, or a two piece or one piece hardtop which slides on.
Personally, I think targa (like an early 911, Corvette, or NSX-T) is probably the most accurate characterization of it, since you cannot remove (easily) the rear window.
