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If you had the choice to rent a sports car or a Jeep during the summer for a weekend which would you prefer? If a sports car what kind? If a Jeep, doors and roof off?

Whichever has the better air conditioning. I hate open windows because my hair flies all over the place.

With doors and roof on.

A Jeep. I like some good A/C.

I’ve owned a sports car and a jeep, traded the sports car in for the jeep. Never looked back. Doors and roof off!!

It all depends on how far you're going, what the occasion is, what you're used to, what you like, what you already drive, what the weather is supposed to be etc.  
 
All prices being equal, I'd take a GT500 over a Wrangler Rubicon any day. But then I've owned, broken, and fixed Jeeps before and there's zero novelty for me in renting one.  
 
Really, it all depends on the details and the people involved.

But for a pure drivers car I’d take a BMW 5 Series any day, not really a sports car I guess but it’s my choice .  
 
Edited by Farmergeorge, 2021-03-25 17:01:06

I’ll take the new Vette all weekend long...topless...and unlike Adam, I’d be happy to pay the fuel bill for one weekend! 0-60 (MPH) in less than 3 seconds? Sign me up!

Where you're at and who's going? If say I'm a urban center somewhere with just one other... I would be practical with a short wheel-based, high stanced SUV for getting in & around traffic and parking lots. Open roads through the mountains? I prefer something with zip with a minimum of a large sunroof (full roof glass panoramic style, perhaps). Unless I'm with the family, that would require a full-size SUV (with the glass roof) to move everyone comfortably, plus all of their stuff. The air-conditioning thing is pretty much a standard thing on all new vehicles, especially rentals, so that's not an issue these days. My fantasy would be to have or rent a classic and put a few hundred km's a day on some roadways here in Canada or in the States. Imagine this... Big car, bright colour, gleaming chrome, the soft rumble of the V8, top down while viewing over a long imposing hood as we roll down a quiet picturesque highway. That's what I rather have for a holiday involving a car. In fact, I would love to try to repeat what my brother did when he took his wife in his Trans Am to Vancouver and back through the US to Manitoba. Just a suitcase, a classic from the past, credit cards and lots of free time to take in & share the trip with someone special. ...One day I'll make that happen. As for the gas? ...Who cares? You're on a holiday! Does anyone say anything when you go to a buffet every day at a resort? It's called "holiday indulgence". Did my brother care when he drove that far with a 7.5 liter monster? He rather traded a few nights in a cheap motel to fill the car with premium and run it to the next gas station 3 hours down the road. That was his holiday indulgence. And mine as well when I get the chance. My advice is to go with your gut in choosing the car for the trip and make yourself happy. Because if this summer is anything like the last? ...Make the best of it with what you can. If that means a sporty car or a door-less jeep? ...Go for it! Just remember that you can't lock any valuables in a soft top.  
 
Just my opinion, I could be wrong.  
 
Edited by snowman5, 2021-03-25 19:37:11

Sports car, no doubt.

My wife and myself are both sun worshipers and since retirement we have both been down to California a few times to follow the airshow circuit. Three years ago we rented a Jeep Wrangler, 2 door with removeable hard top. It was a lot of fun, but.....After taking the two hard tops off there wasn't much room for our luggage. A few times we either needed the bags or the hard top, and the laws of human nature dictate that what ever you need, it's always at the bottom of the pile. Also, anything over about 50 Km/h, it was really noisy. Jeep is a very square vehicle and doesn't cut through the air very well. At freeway speed you couldn't talk or even hear the music.  
Two years ago we got a Camaro coverable. That was a blast to drive. The only down side was again the space in the trunk. When the convertible top closes, it takes up a huge amount of space in the truck. We couldn't fit a full size check luggage bag in there. Two carry on size was ok but not one full size bag. My wife, who says she needs her hair dryer, curling iron, and 20 changes of cloths for a ten day trip later said, maybe I packed too much, had to put her bag in the back seat.  
Hope this helps.