[darkpuppet]

^-- considering the car was flawless stock, yes.

I'd put it on ebay if I had time between breaths to cater to all the tire kickers and ricers, but I just don't... not this year.

There's the thing about performance vs perception. Don't get me wrong.. I'm sure my focus is the better performance, but the perception isn't there... it's a fun car, but it's only going to get more expensive to maintain over the years, and then I have a $60k focus that I can sell for 4G.

So I'm taking a step back, buying a car that is fun out of the box and tattooing "leave it stock" on my eyelids. convertibles aren't sensible performance cars.. I don't think they've ever been, and that's not the point.

I'd rather go slow and say hi to the ladies as I trundle past than zip by screaming, yelling with my eyes wide open and my ears bleeding.

It's a matter of opinion I suppose. I won't laugh at the guy with the civic, the focus, or the integra.. I respect those cars too much... but i tell ya what, I'm sure as hell gonna enjoy my time in the sun.