Shopping for a Convertible with Manual Transmission

The Mustang is a very cool car, and will feed your need for speed (if you have one) with a V8 engine and a tremendous world of aftermarket speed goodies. It is probably similar in size or larger than your old Saab, though. If a two seater with a tiny trunk is okay with you, and you are not obese, the Miata is hard to beat. It will not satisfy a voracious appetite for speed or provide the rumble of a V8 the way a Mustang can, but it is an excellent handling, good looking, reliable car. I mention the obese part because I am six feet tall and 260 pounds and find the cockpit of the Miata to be more than a little tight. Legroom is ample, head room is infinite with the top down, but the car is so narrow I have to slam the door on myself. After driving one, though, it really does take a week to get the smile off your face.