I bought my 99 because it was
1. A "sports car" (and a good one for the money)
2. A convertable sports car.
If it had not been a convertable, I would have likely gotten something
else, perhaps an older sports car in good condition.

That aside, I get more queries concerning the car when it has the matching
hardtop installed. Seems the "Roadster" logo & the hardtop confuse some
people, even today.  Sports cars should be Red, Silver, Green, or Blue. No
White, Black, Grey or Chameleon allowed. (G)

One of the funniest events occurred when the 99 was fairly new.  I had
buffed it, removed any "orange peel" and waxed it with a very high gloss,
high carnuba content wax intended for boats and RV's. Then in the afternoon,
stopped by a "Classic Car" show at the local shopping center. I ended up
parking at the end of a row of cars to be judged, but just on the other side
of the "rope".

The first thing that happened was that a family with a small boy (about 3-5
I'd guess).  The boy was bored with the classic cars, saw the shiny RED 99,
and went sorta ballistic. Seems he "WANTED THAT CAR". Parents had to drag
him off screaming and kicking.
Next, the judges actually started think about judging the 99, at first
thinking it was one of the older italian "exotic" sports cars, even though
it was on the other side of the saggy rope. They got a judging sheet
partially filled out before they noticed the lack of an entry number (The
sun was very bright on Marco Island that day, and most of the cars had the
number tag on the inside of the windshield, so that it didn't blow away.)

Yes, and I really liked it, even though they painted it yellow.

Had it been in production and available in blue or black, I probably
would have bought it in 1999 instead of the '96M that I went with.

Pat