| Depending upon where you live the idea of a | | | | and in particular auto theft, you probably don't want |
| convertible may be one that is always on your mind | | | | to consider a convertible. Thieves will take a sharp |
| or one that is never thought of. Living in Florida we | | | | knife and use a slash and grab technique to grab |
| have many days when a convertible is highly | | | | your valuables and be gone before anyone even |
| desirable, especially in the spring and fall when | | | | sees what they have done. As far as the safety |
| temperatures are really comfortable. On the other | | | | part goes, it is just common sense really, but crash |
| hand if you live in Alaska or Northern Maine you | | | | reports back it up, convertibles have a higher risk of |
| wouldn't get a whole lot of use out of one, maybe a | | | | injury or death in accidents.You may find that you |
| couple of months out of the year at best.A | | | | are happier with a more practical compromise of |
| convertible very image that we see in our mind when | | | | settling for a sports car with t-tops, a sunroof, or |
| we think of sports cars, they just go together. | | | | even a removable top sometimes known as a targa |
| Whether or not it is practical for us to own one is | | | | top. These can give you the feel of a convertible for |
| another question. There are a lot of factors to | | | | the most part without sacrificing so much of the |
| consider in order to be able to make a decision if you | | | | safety and security like a true convertible does. |
| would be happy with a convertible besides the | | | | Some people would look at this like a Harley rider |
| weather in your area. If your area has a lot of cold | | | | does a Honda calling it a rice rocket, in other words it |
| or otherwise inclement weather you have to weigh | | | | just isn't the same!In order to make an intelligent |
| the additional costs of owning and maintaining a | | | | decision about what is right for you, weigh all of the |
| convertible over the fun of having a topless car.First | | | | factors discussed here and look at where you stand. |
| off you need to be aware that the cost of insuring a | | | | What is most important to you the freedom and the |
| convertible is considerably higher than the same | | | | feeling of the wind wrapped around you and the sun |
| model with a hard top. The reasons are not only due | | | | on your face or does the issue of safety and higher |
| to theft but also because they are not as safe as | | | | insurance rates concern you more?Gregg Hall is an |
| the hardtop model in the event of an accident. If you | | | | author and internet marketing consultant living in |
| live in an area that has a relatively high level of crime | | | | Navarre Florida. |