The 2010 'Cabrios with the roof up in the sun' thread

[Garlick]

It's sunny. You have paid £XX to have a cabrio/ roadster/ CC/ convertible and still you keep the roof up.

I have to do mine manually, but some I spotted today even have electirc roof operation and still couldn't be bothered to press the button.

Not a rant, just amazed that many people who buy these cars waste the good weather.

That is all.

[okgo]

Bit nippy unless you've got heated leather or are keen to wear lots of clothes in your car.

[ukwill]

okgo said:

Bit nippy unless you've got heated leather or are keen to wear lots of clothes in your car.

Not in modern convertibles it isn't. When I had my SL I was warm as toast with the roof down.

[Muzzlehatch]

A chap I know had to use his wife's car for a year or so, which was a cabriolet. He doesn't like cabriolets, so he would drive it with the roof up, as if it were a coupe. No problem with that.

People do things (or not) for their own reasons. Each to their own.

[soad]

True enough - i see a fair number of cars even in the summertime driving with hoods up.

Some stay roof down in the winter though (there's a few)

Edited by soad on Friday 9th April 09:37

[Garlick]

okgo said:

Bit nippy unless you've got heated leather or are keen to wear lots of clothes in your car.

No heated seats in the TVR and it's absolutely fine.

[Munter]

Garlick said:

It's sunny. You have paid £XX to have a cabrio/ roadster/ CC/ convertible and still you keep the roof up.

I have to do mine manually, but some I spotted today even have electirc roof operation and still couldn't be bothered to press the button.

Not a rant, just amazed that many people who buy these cars waste the good weather.

That is all.

I'd show you the door. But I suspect you'd just kick me through it. I was scraping Ice off the car yesterday. Then the rainy season is coming so the hard top will probably come off mid may.

[SeanyD]

Mines been topless since yesterday morning, and not planning on putting it back on until early next week, used daily. Agreed I'm suprised those with an electric roof dont bother, but each to your own etc.

[Garlick]

Muzzlehatch said:

A chap I know had to use his wife's car for a year or so, which was a cabriolet. He doesn't like cabriolets, so he would drive it with the roof up, as if it were a coupe. No problem with that.

People do things (or not) for their own reasons. Each to their own.

OK, so some are driving their wifes/ husbands car and others buy cabrios that they didn't want. But that doesn't cover all the cars I saw today. Anyway, I suspect that this might be one I won't win here

[109 Bob]

The canvas normally comes of the Landrover with the first bit of warm weather & stays off till about October. Unfortunately though it lives under a large Oak tree so has to have an internal steam clean to remove all the pigeon crap every now & again.

[The Wookie]

Garlick said:

okgo said:

Bit nippy unless you've got heated leather or are keen to wear lots of clothes in your car.

No heated seats in the TVR and it's absolutely fine.

Two words. Heat Soak

[WorAl]

Garlick said:

okgo said:

Bit nippy unless you've got heated leather or are keen to wear lots of clothes in your car.

No heated seats in the TVR and it's absolutely fine.

Yes but we're a strange breed not that I have a drop top, but I always have the windows down

[Muzzlehatch]

Garlick said:

Muzzlehatch said:

A chap I know had to use his wife's car for a year or so, which was a cabriolet. He doesn't like cabriolets, so he would drive it with the roof up, as if it were a coupe. No problem with that.

People do things (or not) for their own reasons. Each to their own.

OK, so some are driving their wifes/ husbands car and others buy cabrios that they didn't want. But that doesn't cover all the cars I saw today.

You're quite right. They'll arrive home and ask themselves "What was I thinking?", then apply a 12-bore to their chin in the hope that Garlick feels they have redeemed themselves.

[Scamper]

I saw two cars yesterday morning at 8.30am with their roofs down....old style Merc and a BMW Z3...

I had a convertible and for short journeys i wouldnt bother, anything over 15 mins i had the roof down, it all depends on what kind of journey the driver is doing...

[JimexPL]

I'll support you Garlick!

The roof is down on my car whenever the sun is shining, even if there's snow on the road...

[WorAl]

109 Bob said:

The canvas normally comes off the Landrover.....

You should have left it there

[West4x4]

drives me made if the suns out the roof should be down make the most of that sunshine

[Alfa numeric]

Garlick said:

OK, so some are driving their wifes/ husbands car and others buy cabrios that they didn't want. But that doesn't cover all the cars I saw today. Anyway, I suspect that this might be one I won't win here

I'm with you- when I had my MX5 the roof was down if it wasn't raining. If you go for a walk you'd put a jacket on, so why not if you're driving? Put the heater on feet and windscreen and the cold's kept at bay. It's at this time of year that I start looking at convertibles again and dreaming...

[llewop]

friends with an Alfa Spider will put the roof down regardless of season unless it is actually raining - even at night!

A few years back we'd ended up hosting a group of Dutch guys in Spiders for a bit of a hoon round Sussex and Hampshire. Sadly it was a rather grey day, but even so, they all had the hood down. I was following, so had the sight of them using the 'manual auxillary hood' (= passenger operated umbrella) whenever they came to a standstill..... quite a sight when there was 15+ Spiders all doing it!

Edited by llewop on Friday 9th April 09:51

[ALawson]

I have driven the MX5 Mk1 in -5 with the roof down, the heater was very good and it only got cold at 80mph+.

That wasn't wearing lots of clothing either.

I agree its such a waste.