My '07 Alloy has a cloth top. I can confirm that it is very quiet, looks and feels good and waterproof (and more expensive). The only drawback I can think of is that it seems to attract cat hair, etc.. But I just use a common lint roller and it looks like new - takes about 1-1/2 to 2 minutes tops and I don't have the problem when it's covered or on the road. The newer vinyls are also very good.

 

i second the higher price thing. I am in the process of getting prces to replace mine and the cloth is $200 to $400 more and ALL of the shops I talked to recommended the cloth top. And they said I can get the cloth in saddle, black, or white.

 

My friend has a cloth top on his VW Cabrio and it looks great. A much deeper black than my vinyl. Seems thicker somehow, like it has depth. A drawback is it takes longer to dry.

If I had the choice back in 2005 I would have taken cloth.

 

The first Ford in recent history to come standard with a cloth top from the factory was the 2002 Thunderbird. Then, when the Terminator Cobra debuted in spring 2002 as a 2003 model, the SVT Cobra convertibles came standard with a cloth top. Thus, the cloth top was viewed as luxury item as the 2002-05 Thunderbird, the 2003-04 SVT Cobra convertibles, and the special edition 2004 40th Anniversary Mustang convertibles (both V6 and GT) came standard with them. The cloth top is of premium quality, as it is the same material that is used on the Jaguar convertibles. It is sun and water resistant. It will last longer than a vinyl top, as cloth has the ability to breathe better and expand and contract better (when it gets hot or cold) than a vinyl top.

Thus, it became an extra cost option on the 2007 Mustang, as the Shelby GT500 comes standard with a cloth top.

 

cloth all the way.

 

Booo .... suck it up and take care of your vinyl tops .. nothing looks better than a clean car with a shiney vinyl top .. the cloth just doesn't add that luster and it looks blah ..

 

the gt500 has cloth (it is taken from jaguar) with all the plastic on our cars, who cares?