Convertible owners - Have you invested in a hardtop?
Discussion
I have been considering investing in one for the next winter. My Z4 is a daily driver..
But is it worth the £1k layout??
The car warms up nicely without and seemed more than fine in the crap weather we have had this winter.
Anyone invested in one? do you even bother to use it? The £1k could otherwise be used to buy a set of wheels wrapped with winter tyres...The car was a suicidal weapon!!!
decisions, decisions, decisions
But is it worth the £1k layout??
The car warms up nicely without and seemed more than fine in the crap weather we have had this winter.
Anyone invested in one? do you even bother to use it? The £1k could otherwise be used to buy a set of wheels wrapped with winter tyres...The car was a suicidal weapon!!!
decisions, decisions, decisions
Edited by StinkyBoy on Saturday 1st May 13:03
I bought one for the MX5. Put it on about November last year and have only just taken it off last week. Made motorway journeys a lot nicer but I would not say it is completely neccessary. If it was over £500 I probably wouldn't have got it. For your Z4 with its greater refinement over the '5, I would say don't bother.
There is also the problem of where to put it. Being in a flat without a garage it is currently acting as a ugly piece of decoration in the lounge. It's surprisingly large off the car than what it looks like on the car.
There is also the problem of where to put it. Being in a flat without a garage it is currently acting as a ugly piece of decoration in the lounge. It's surprisingly large off the car than what it looks like on the car.
bought a hardtop for mine, VX220 Turbo ran around in it for few weekends. Drove to work and it all cleared up wanted to go home roof off, which wasn't possible. took it off when I got home.
Never went back on the car, sold it to a guy into his track days better protection on stone chips.
Never went back on the car, sold it to a guy into his track days better protection on stone chips.
The Crack Fox said:
Shaw Tarse said:
I've got anMX5 don't have a hard top & personally wouldn't bother getting one.
Likewise, although to be fair it is garaged so never gets damp. I didn't buy my car new so didn't fork out £1k on my hardtop but looked specifically for one when I bought my car.
I'm sure a Z4 is much more refined than my MR2 (hood wise) but I wouldn't be without it. It makes my car very coupe like and much quieter, warmer, better handling and very well suited to winter driving. Once the weather warms up it goes straight in the garage.
To be honest I'd never drive with the top down in the winter as I'm pretty soft and don't find a cold breeze much fun. Thus my hard top is on from about November through to late Feb.
I guess it's down to personal preference and find it interesting that a lot of peeps don't rate them.
Incidentally I also have a spare set of wheels for the winter and they've never been on. To be fair the MR2 has been fantastic this winter and safe as houses but even still the logistics of changing all four wheels meant that I really couldn't be arsed. For me they've been an expensive waste of time
I'm sure a Z4 is much more refined than my MR2 (hood wise) but I wouldn't be without it. It makes my car very coupe like and much quieter, warmer, better handling and very well suited to winter driving. Once the weather warms up it goes straight in the garage.
To be honest I'd never drive with the top down in the winter as I'm pretty soft and don't find a cold breeze much fun. Thus my hard top is on from about November through to late Feb.
I guess it's down to personal preference and find it interesting that a lot of peeps don't rate them.
Incidentally I also have a spare set of wheels for the winter and they've never been on. To be fair the MR2 has been fantastic this winter and safe as houses but even still the logistics of changing all four wheels meant that I really couldn't be arsed. For me they've been an expensive waste of time
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