Best. Title. Ever.
I will probably get the hard top - but will I use it much? I have heard that one of the reasons to get the hard top at the time of purchase is that they paint it at the same time they paint the rest of the car. So the paint will match since it will be from the same lot. This is incentive to buy it at the same time in case you think you might ever want one.
That being said, I do not like that the hard top requires an allen wrench to put on and remove, and has no in-car storage. That raises the bar significantly enough that putting it on or taking it off will be less likely to happen on a whim. The soft top is not all that much easier, honestly. At least it can live in the trunk. My guess is that once I have it, I will put the hard top on, and leave it on for months at a time. Then take the hard top off for months at a time (like my old Jeep Wrangler).
Anyone have any data on noise reduction, and/or weather protection that the hard top or the soft top gives? Compared to the rag tops I have driven in the past, my current hard-top convertible SLK230 is very nice in the noise reduction and weather proofing dept. I think I may miss that with the Tesla.
In case anyone cares, I have heard that the hard top has the exact same interior clearance as the soft top. So if you are 6'4" or greater, and can fit in with the soft top on, you should also be able to fit in with the hard top.
Getting out of the car with the top on is a whole other story...