T-Bar or Coupe?

[mr2aw11]

As my PH alias will suggest, I have a thing for Mk1 MR2s; so much in fact, that I want another now I'm bored of FWD A to B 'safety'(my last, an '88 T-Bar died of rust a couple of years ago).

Here's my question: are any PHers experienced of both the t-bar and coupe Mk1s, (or Mk2s for that matter) as I've read there are differences in the way they handle. My old t-bar handled well enough for me - instant turn-in, minimal understeer (compared with FWD), oversteer if you tried hard in the dry, or whenever you wanted in the wet... Great fun at moderate speeds.

But... I've read they're 'sloppy' compared to the coupe, obviously with more body-flex, perhaps a bit more weight to compensate. It has me wondering if the handling differences are noticable at (fast) road speeds, or if one would need to be at track speeds to appreciate the coupe?

I guess what I'm trying to figure out is if the roof off motoring is worth sacrificing the nth degree of handling finesse?

Opinions greatfully received, ta

[mr2aw11]

timmy30 said:

T-Bar T-BAR TBAR

That would be the t-bar then?

Thinking back, I never really found my old t-bar wanting through the twisty bits, and with the roof off, driving the Lake District roads with the exhaust note bouncing off the road-edge walls was kinda exhilerating. Plus, I've never actually tracked a car - yet.

I guess I have a bit of a hunt ahead of me to find another AW11 that hasn't got a terminal case of rust.

P.S: thanks for the response guys, I was thinking I'd have to find a tumbleweed smily from somewhere!

>> Edited by mr2aw11 on Thursday 9th March 18:06