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CONS:
The tops rattle.
The tops squeak.
The tops leak.
The tops offer very little insulation.
The tops let in wind noise. The tops require extra maintenance.
The tops don't last that long.
Replacement tops are expensive.
Convertibles often look like ass with the top up.
Top-down weather conditions are rare in most places.
It's tempting for a punk vandal to cut a convertible top.
Visibility often sux in a convertible with the top up.
Convertibles give up a lot of interior or trunk room or both.
Covertibles usually cost more.

PROs: they are cool to drive with the top down, when conditions allow.