1. The gear change itself is very fast when you are in manual shift mode. The problem is there is a delay between when you click the paddle shifter and when the gear change happens. Say you are in 2nd gear under full acceleration. You pull the gear shift at 7k rpm, nothing happens for a fraction of a second then the gear change happens. During the time in between the rpms have risen to 7500. It took me less than a week to get use to it, I just pull the paddle a little sooner. I like a manual better but I'd say the AT is 95% as good for me.
2. If you never get to put the top down you might want to save the extra money and go for the coupe. The top goes down in about 20 seconds though so it's really not a problem to put it up if it starts raining.
3. I use my Roadster as a daily driver and have no problems. I don't have kids and never need more than 1 passenger in the car. The trunk is small, but you can fit some groceries, or a medium suit case in there. There is also a small shelf behind each seat where you can stow some small items.
4. From what I can tell the noise is much quieter in the Roadster. The enclosed trunk seems to reduce the sound of sand and small rocks hitting the under carriage and lessens the resonance of the tire noise. I've only been in a Coupe once though so I have not had a lot of experience for a comparison.
5 and 6. I don't know.
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2010 Roadster, 7AT, Black Cherry, Touring, Navigation, Lighted Kick Plates, Floor and Trunk Mats.
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