holderca1

I think you will see them sooner than May, unless there is a quality hold I will expect to see them on the road in March or April.

6505pony

mine said I should expect to see mine mid-march, beginning of april at the latest

that is IF everything goes on schedule

ConvertibleJoe

You have good taste! I love 'em.

Rain runs off fine. It generally isn't channeled as well as a hardtop, so it may run off onto the side windows more. Not really noticeable unless you're trying to pick something up at a drive-thru in the rain, and then only a minor annoyance.

A black vinyl top should be pretty easy to keep looking clean. The vinyl protectants others have mentioned would help keep the top from fading.

Don't leave the top folded for long periods of time to avoid creases that will eventually wear through--basically just means put the top up if you're going to park it for a while.

No different from a coupe...it depends on the color and the car. I think the 40th anniversary Mustang looked pretty good.

On the '05 vert I'd say delete--I think it spoils the lines pretty badly. But I'm not really a fan of the spoiler on the coupe either, so take that into account and use your own judgment.

I've never had anyone cut my softtops. My brother in South Florida did, though. Not to steal anything, either, just pure vandalism.

I've never had an accident in mine. I'd guess they're about the same as the coupe in non-rollovers.

Convertibles are less likely to roll over than other cars because they tend to have a very low center of gravity. If they do roll over, though, there is less protection. Only a serious rollbar would really help. Ford may also have reinforced the windshield frame; that may help protect front seat occupants, but I doubt it amounts to much. The real protection is that you're pretty unlikely to roll over; you need to decide what risks are worthwhile to you.

Not stupid at all, they're very good questions.