NC Soft-top always outside?

[TNurburgring]

Next week I will get my MX-5 NC Niseko and I was wondering if there are more people that have a soft-top and park it outside all the time. If so, how does the cloth top hold up?

[Planet Claire]

Keep it clean and waterproofed and you shouldn't have any major problems.

[TNurburgring]

Alright, even in the winter with a little snow?

[Planet Claire]

I can't comment personally on being outside in the snow, as I have a hard top for winter use, but plenty of people don't have a problem.

[MX-5 Lazza]

Vinyl soft tops suffer in winter because the material gets stiff. Cloth & mohair don't suffer from that and are also thicker so insulate much better from the cold and wind noise. Personally I've never bothered with a HT despite having vinyl tops for the last 16 years but my cars live in a garage over night. Still, they have been covered with snow & ice quite a few times when out and about, visiting, touring etc. and I've still never wished for a HT.

[SmilerFTM]

My NC lives outside at all times and I've never once had a problem with it other than being wary of folding it up when covered in a thick frost. Having said that even the frost doesn't stop me as I quickly 'need' to put the roof down as long as it's isn't chucking it down.