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Mr_T(bar)
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Darren (today out cruising WAS EXCELLENT!) 
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Quite a popular debate of which there is plenty of info if you use the search facility above. It's really down to personal choice at the end of the day
Thread here that might help:
http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic. ... t=tbar+top
It's really down to personal choice at the end of the dayThread here that might help:
http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic. ... t=tbar+top
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LOL,
You could always get a Roadster and a hard top
Had a Mk2 with T-Bars- great for summer, remove the T-Tops and drop the windows - I have some really great memories of crusing around on Holiday.
The Roadster I've got at the moment is very good- soft top down, windows up and rear wind splitter and there's less wind buffeting in the 'cabin' space than in the Mk2 T-Bar.
My Trackday Mk1 is a Coupe with a sunroof- the only +ve is that is you're a handling purist having a coupe or tin-top will make the car stiffer and give you slightly better feedback. It will also be marginally lighter ...
All things considered... tough one. Buy a Roadster and Turbo it 
You could always get a Roadster and a hard top
Had a Mk2 with T-Bars
- great for summer, remove the T-Tops and drop the windows - I have some really great memories of crusing around on Holiday.The Roadster I've got at the moment is very good
- soft top down, windows up and rear wind splitter and there's less wind buffeting in the 'cabin' space than in the Mk2 T-Bar.My Trackday Mk1 is a Coupe with a sunroof
- the only +ve is that is you're a handling purist having a coupe or tin-top will make the car stiffer and give you slightly better feedback. It will also be marginally lighter ...All things considered
... tough one. Buy a Roadster and Turbo it -
ducatichick
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i've had a t-bar, and a tin top-what have i got now????
the tin top
buy a motorbike for summer
the tin top
buy a motorbike for summer
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screech205
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Re: t-bar or hard top
Tin top all the way, chassis's stiffer on tubbys aparently and it's just as cool in the summer with the aircon 
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Sidewinder
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Re: t-bar or hard top
I'm on my third MR2 (one T-bar, and two hardtops) and really can't see the attraction of the T-bar anymore. There appears to be some sort of fantasy about driving about with the wind in your hair on a summer's day and/or posing with the roof off, when the reality is just an endless string of posts on here about their T-bars leaking in the winter.
When I had a T-bar roof, I'd hear creaking around the bottom of the windscreen on hard cornering, not to mention the regular rubber rejuve and wet seat/floor pan. The glass used to come out less and less as I was just too much faffing about (not to mention the risk of scratches or smashing the actual glass) - who was it that drove over (and smashed) one of their T-bar glasses at JAE2003?
The hardtop Vs T-Bar thread often pops up every couple of months or so. 
Understandably, I prefer the hardtop. Each to their own, though!
(one T-bar, and two hardtops) and really can't see the attraction of the T-bar anymore. There appears to be some sort of fantasy about driving about with the wind in your hair on a summer's day and/or posing with the roof off, when the reality is just an endless string of posts on here about their T-bars leaking in the winter.When I had a T-bar roof, I'd hear creaking around the bottom of the windscreen on hard cornering, not to mention the regular rubber rejuve and wet seat/floor pan.
The glass used to come out less and less as I was just too much faffing about (not to mention the risk of scratches or smashing the actual glass) - who was it that drove over (and smashed) one of their T-bar glasses at JAE2003?The hardtop Vs T-Bar thread often pops up every couple of months or so.
Understandably, I prefer the hardtop.
Each to their own, though!Mk2 NA Rev1 -*- Mk2 Turbo Rev2 -*- Mk1 NA -*- Mk2 Turbo Rev 3 = all gone!
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"Cruisey, Sporty, more innovation, more adult. A Man In Dandism. Powered mid-ship specialty."Re: t-bar or hard top
T-Bar all the way...
I just like crusing along in the summer evening...
..I just like crusing along in the summer evening.
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Had my T-bar for over 3 years and it was fantastic. loved it for posing in the summer, and the fact you can really hear roar of the engine at low speeds with the roof off. looking at the stars at night through the roof is cool as well (and the girlies like it).
Downsides are the creaks and rattles and leaks(all of which only become apparent in the winter) and the way you are buffeted around at speeds of 100+mph
Recently bought a tintop rev3 as ive got over the need to pose and was sick of the leaks as well. Plus my girlfriend moaned about the roof being off as it messed up her hair 
To be honest i cant feel a massive difference in handling, certainly nothing that a pair of strut braces wouldnt fix.
All in all, go with your heart. if you want the roof off feeling and like to pose then go for the t-bar, if not then the tintop is great too.
HTH
DannyW
loved it for posing in the summer, and the fact you can really hear roar of the engine at low speeds with the roof off. looking at the stars at night through the roof is cool as well (and the girlies like it).Downsides are the creaks and rattles and leaks
(all of which only become apparent in the winter) and the way you are buffeted around at speeds of 100+mphRecently bought a tintop rev3 as ive got over the need to pose and was sick of the leaks as well.
Plus my girlfriend moaned about the roof being off as it messed up her hair To be honest i cant feel a massive difference in handling, certainly nothing that a pair of strut braces wouldnt fix.
All in all, go with your heart.
if you want the roof off feeling and like to pose then go for the t-bar, if not then the tintop is great too.HTH
DannyW
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alan mc
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stu148 wrote:t-bar or hard top and why
The T bar is an added reason to buy this great car.
The tintop is obviously a great car but the T bar is even greater. 
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ducatichick wrote:i've had a t-bar, and a tin top-what have i got now????
the tin top
buy a motorbike for summer
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terminater2_uk
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I had a T-bar for 3 years then changed to a tin top, couldnt wait to get back to a T-bar. No comparison.
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screech
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if i wanted a car that creaked and leaked i'd have bought a french car , instead i bought a tintop, well bought 2 tintops.
i don't like the lines of the t-bar, just doesn't look as nice imo, i bought my cars for fun, not to pose
, instead i bought a tintop, well bought 2 tintops.i don't like the lines of the t-bar, just doesn't look as nice imo, i bought my cars for fun, not to pose
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I personally recon the T-Bar is the better version to the Tintop, as it is exactly the same, yet has the posing ability should you want to use it, and has a rear strut brace as std 
dont really flex any more than a tintop neither. feels less confined too.. and its kinda romantic, being able to park up with ur Gf and gaze at the stars on a nice clear nite hehe!
juz my 2 pittence
dont really flex any more than a tintop neither. feels less confined too.. and its kinda romantic, being able to park up with ur Gf and gaze at the stars on a nice clear nite hehe! juz my 2 pittence
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screech
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tintop turbos have a strut bar as standard. and the t-bars are NOT as rigid as a tintop. t-bar for the poser, tintop for the driver
and the t-bars are NOT as rigid as a tintop. t-bar for the poser, tintop for the driver Re: t-bar or hard top
Better looking roof and easier to wax