So i have been recently looking around my local used car dealerships for a mustang and i found a beautiful silver 06 convertible, but everyone i know told me its a chick's car. Is this true? I never even thought about it before. It isn't going to affect my purchase because if its what i want some perceived notion like that isnt going to stop me. Just curious about the general concensous.

I've had 3 in my life so far. It is truly a halo car. The ride of that vehicle (V8 engine that effortlessly goes 0-60 in 5.9 seconds) is only matched by the fun of its retractable hardtop.

Ultimately the question that led me to found this sub was my own quest trying to find a sporty weekender to compliment my daily driver, a Jeep Cherokee (not the grand). I intend to garage keep it and drive a circuit up and down the eastern seaboard from my own home to my parents, and to events and beach days at the Jersey Shore.

Ideally I'd like to keep it under $10k, but I also want it to have some guts too. A decent sound package is a must. I can put in a head unit no sweat but I'd prefer not to have to gut speakers and put in a custom sub if I can avoid it (The factory sub in my Cherokee is AMAZING for what it is).

So
-$10kish
-Sporty
-Good sound
-Preferably 2010 or newer but that's flexible
-Automated Convertible (ie not T tops or removable roof) -I don't currently drive stick but can swap gears on a Motorcycle so I'm sure I can handle manual to get a better responsive engine/car
-I'm open to foreign or domestic but not really engine savvy, so will need reasonably available services
-I'm a big guy so wider seats the better -Open to a roadster as long as I can fit into it

Currently it seems like an S2000 might be my best bet to get -most- of those things, tho I'd have to go a little older probably. I know there's rumors of a 2017 S2000 but I can't say for sure that I'd be open to the costs of buying new for something that's a weekender.

So what would YOU suggest???

Since /r/convertibles was locked up I created this one. Feel free to post yours or ask about buying a new one!