Why I converted to a manual top...

[Perfectlap]

I wish that Porsche had done this with the Boxster Spyder istead of their camping tent and poles option.

It would have been very interesting to see how light they could have produced a manual top using titanium, some manner of ultra light and water tight carbon weave for the canvas, maybe gorilla type glass for the window on a perfectly smooth ball bearing track. A lever near the arm rest that raised the top a third of the way so that you didn't have to reach all the way behind you like on the Miata would have been convenient too.

The thing I liked about the Miata top was that if I got caught in a sudden downpour I could raise the top and latch it shut in 10 seconds. I got really good at that after some time. The motorized top in comparison seems like it takes an eternity.