Since opinions are like A-holes and I have one, here’s my story.
I just bought mine two weeks ago. I had been looking for about 6 months asking myself the very same question. I was originally looking at an RT/10 ’96 with stripes. They seemed more affordable, collectible, and I liked the convertible for the “cruisin” aspect. I loved the GTS for it’s looks and they seemed to have better performance over GenI RT/10’s. But again, money was a limiting factor. Once I decided to buy I started talking to people and Ron (President of VCA in the DC area) found me a killer deal on a ’99 GTS. It was still a little more than I was hoping to spend, but I got a newer car and one with more horsies to boot! And ohhhhh is she beeautiful! Bottom line is you’ll be happy with either, but only you can decide.
The more important question is “to stripe, or not to stripe?”