I have an NC with the PRHT. I’m not very excited about the RF, and would probably go with the soft top on the ND. From the pics and videos I’ve seen the RF doesn’t eliminate the blind spots like the PHRT on the NC does when the top is down. Major fail as far as I’m concerned.

“I have a PRHT, it replaces wind noise with creaks and rattles. Potato Patahto.”

“that the build quality is somewhat wanting.”

“but still lots of net forum posts re. leaking and unreliability for the NC’s hard top roof.”

I’d try to find some Supra dedicated forums and ask there if I were you.

If you are looking at the WRX, get an insurance quite first. Rates for the WRX tend to be very high.

I’ve got a Sable LS Premium wagon, too - in brown. 250K miles.

“But you still need to test drive a Crosstrek with a manual to understand what kind of punishment it really is.”

That’s why my wife loves her 2010 Honda CR-V. There is an open space between the center console and the dash for her purse. In later years, Honda moved the console forward which eliminated that space.

“Those work ok in a pinch, but you’re gonna want to go get a proper patch unless you like intermittent loss of tire pressure or coming out to a parking lot and finding flat tires. They aren’t really great permanent solutions.”

“Quite frankly, I recommend the Golf to everyone I know.”

Or C) A NC Miata with the PRHT. That’s my choice.

Just drove up from DC to the UP. Michigan roads didn’t seem any worse than other areas of the US.

“Why is this very special group of motorist overrepresented by Prius’s and CR-Vs?”

Think of it as being a motorcycle that you don’t have to wear leathers and a helmut.

“The ND subforum on Miata.net is something else.”

I used to ride motorcycles - 35+ years ago. I started thinking about getting another bike a couple of years ago, but traffic around here has gotten worse and drivers more distracted. So I eventually decided on getting a convertable. Checked out the SLK and Z4 forums, and eventually ended up with a Miata. My ATGATT…

And my 2004 Sable (brown SW) has required two sensors and the shocks replaced. And regular fluid changes, brakes, tires, and belts. In 250K miles. And that’s that.

“What a fucking bitch this judge is.”