Preferring open top motoring in the winter. Madness?
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skyrover said:
Just a cautionary tale.
A friend recently suffered a form of stroke
The doctor narrowed it down to driving with the window down/heaving the heater on, with the temperature extremes on his face causing the illness.
I would imagine driving a convertible on a freezing winter day with the heater on could possibly result in similar circumstances.
Of course the odd's must be tiny, but I thought I would mention it regardless.
This sounds utter bA friend recently suffered a form of stroke
The doctor narrowed it down to driving with the window down/heaving the heater on, with the temperature extremes on his face causing the illness.
I would imagine driving a convertible on a freezing winter day with the heater on could possibly result in similar circumstances.
Of course the odd's must be tiny, but I thought I would mention it regardless.
ks to me!vexed said:
skyrover said:
Just a cautionary tale.
A friend recently suffered a form of stroke
The doctor narrowed it down to driving with the window down/heaving the heater on, with the temperature extremes on his face causing the illness.
I would imagine driving a convertible on a freezing winter day with the heater on could possibly result in similar circumstances.
Of course the odd's must be tiny, but I thought I would mention it regardless.
This sounds utter bA friend recently suffered a form of stroke
The doctor narrowed it down to driving with the window down/heaving the heater on, with the temperature extremes on his face causing the illness.
I would imagine driving a convertible on a freezing winter day with the heater on could possibly result in similar circumstances.
Of course the odd's must be tiny, but I thought I would mention it regardless.
ks to me!ks. I presume you are talking about a condition called Bell's Palsy. Until it is actually diagnosed it is extremely frightening. I caught it from the first air-conditioned car my wife owned, a 1999 Renault Scenic. Having been driving around for a couple of weeks with the aircon on blowing cold air onto my face, I woke up one morning with pain in my left arm and my face looked like I'd had a stroke; my speech was impaired for several months as well. The symptoms were just like having a stroke but thankfully not as serious.sc0tt said:
ChilliWhizz said:
Totally agree with the OP's sentiments...
No pansy hat gloves or scarf for me though, just a T shirt, us TVR geezers are right double hard barsterds
Doesn't it get cold standing at the side of the road?No pansy hat gloves or scarf for me though, just a T shirt, us TVR geezers are right double hard barsterds
unfair and uncalled for... although I did rather leave myself open for that one 
neil-935ql said:
I took my caterham out the other day and really enjoyed it , it was a tad cold but I quite enjoy driving in a thermal hat , it makes you realise your actually travelling and not rapped up in a tin top with the climate on 25 degrees , so yes it is enjoyable , rain on the other hand forget it !
Agree - its great fun. Love the fresh bite of the air and the burnt knee/thigh feeling. Seriously I love open top in the winter.Latest I've ever gone topless is October.
A lesson learned as I never used to unzip the plastic window before putting the roof of my NA MX5 down . . . needless to say, that morning I heard a tear and that car had gaffa tape across the back window for the rest of its time with me!
I agree with you OP on the avoidance of sunburn. My NC MX5 didn't have A/C so I needed the roof down to be cool but would be red-faced by the end of the day. A bit of a pain as it was my daily and I was covering quite a few business miles in it.
Summer evenings are the best compromise I'd say.
A lesson learned as I never used to unzip the plastic window before putting the roof of my NA MX5 down . . . needless to say, that morning I heard a tear and that car had gaffa tape across the back window for the rest of its time with me!
I agree with you OP on the avoidance of sunburn. My NC MX5 didn't have A/C so I needed the roof down to be cool but would be red-faced by the end of the day. A bit of a pain as it was my daily and I was covering quite a few business miles in it.
Summer evenings are the best compromise I'd say.
MarshPhantom said:
Winter madness types. Do you also make passengers suffer? Do you get many passengers?
I have a queue to go out in the 7 whatever the season.Last year I needed a navigator and dragged my mate on a 600mile round trip (which included tiptoeing through laying snow over the Brecon Beacons) to Snowdonia and back to Dorset in a day for Fish'n'Chips- 100% top down, heater pouring lava on our legs but hats, gloves & scarfs etc up top.
Epic fun blatting home across the Evo triangle as black clouds dumped more snow on us, over the bridge then right through Bristol late on Saturday night backfiring unburnt fuel into the screaming girls queuing to the nightclubs then racing home under starlit skies.
I don't mind the Summer one bit but its a bit more British, a dash more Epic and a touch more pride in doing it against the weather ;-)
PistonBroker said:
Latest I've ever gone topless is October.
A lesson learned as I never used to unzip the plastic window before putting the roof of my NA MX5 down . . . needless to say, that morning I heard a tear and that car had gaffa tape across the back window for the rest of its time with me!
I agree with you OP on the avoidance of sunburn. My NC MX5 didn't have A/C so I needed the roof down to be cool but would be red-faced by the end of the day. A bit of a pain as it was my daily and I was covering quite a few business miles in it.
Summer evenings are the best compromise I'd say.
You numpty - that's what the zip around the window is for!A lesson learned as I never used to unzip the plastic window before putting the roof of my NA MX5 down . . . needless to say, that morning I heard a tear and that car had gaffa tape across the back window for the rest of its time with me!
I agree with you OP on the avoidance of sunburn. My NC MX5 didn't have A/C so I needed the roof down to be cool but would be red-faced by the end of the day. A bit of a pain as it was my daily and I was covering quite a few business miles in it.
Summer evenings are the best compromise I'd say.
I know TT driver's get some stick but the best TDM I saw was on the M40, snow so heavy only one lane was open, but one was half covered in snow, properly bad weather. I was passed by a TT Conv, roof down, wooly hats on going down the half snow covered lane (probably 'because 4x4' ). Fair play!!
). Fair play!!MarshPhantom said:
Anyone on here?
No, but I drove my Spitfire all year round with the roof off unless it was raining, including when it had snowed. I did put it in the garage or put the roof up when it snowed though!(This was when it was my only car and wasn't a classic, it was only a few years old)
j90gta said:
vexed said:
skyrover said:
Just a cautionary tale.
A friend recently suffered a form of stroke
The doctor narrowed it down to driving with the window down/heaving the heater on, with the temperature extremes on his face causing the illness.
I would imagine driving a convertible on a freezing winter day with the heater on could possibly result in similar circumstances.
Of course the odd's must be tiny, but I thought I would mention it regardless.
This sounds utter bA friend recently suffered a form of stroke
The doctor narrowed it down to driving with the window down/heaving the heater on, with the temperature extremes on his face causing the illness.
I would imagine driving a convertible on a freezing winter day with the heater on could possibly result in similar circumstances.
Of course the odd's must be tiny, but I thought I would mention it regardless.
ks to me!ks. I presume you are talking about a condition called Bell's Palsy. Until it is actually diagnosed it is extremely frightening. I caught it from the first air-conditioned car my wife owned, a 1999 Renault Scenic. Having been driving around for a couple of weeks with the aircon on blowing cold air onto my face, I woke up one morning with pain in my left arm and my face looked like I'd had a stroke; my speech was impaired for several months as well. The symptoms were just like having a stroke but thankfully not as serious.100% agree with the OP.
This is why you spec heated seats and rear wind deflector in convertibles.
Drove ours in the summer and always had to wear a baseball cap to avoid sunburn and headaches from the sun shining in above the screen, early spring and late autumn had many great drives on bright sunny but cold days.
This is why you spec heated seats and rear wind deflector in convertibles.
Drove ours in the summer and always had to wear a baseball cap to avoid sunburn and headaches from the sun shining in above the screen, early spring and late autumn had many great drives on bright sunny but cold days.
As long as there's no salt on the road and it's not raining the top definitely goes down, the lack of those two is essential as the convertible is a Classic Fiat... Although summer nights are great, nothing beats a cold but sunny winter day with the top down and the sound of a howling - in this case - V6. The looks and thumps up are a definite bonus.
vexed said:
j90gta said:
vexed said:
skyrover said:
Just a cautionary tale.
A friend recently suffered a form of stroke
The doctor narrowed it down to driving with the window down/heaving the heater on, with the temperature extremes on his face causing the illness.
I would imagine driving a convertible on a freezing winter day with the heater on could possibly result in similar circumstances.
Of course the odd's must be tiny, but I thought I would mention it regardless.
This sounds utter bA friend recently suffered a form of stroke
The doctor narrowed it down to driving with the window down/heaving the heater on, with the temperature extremes on his face causing the illness.
I would imagine driving a convertible on a freezing winter day with the heater on could possibly result in similar circumstances.
Of course the odd's must be tiny, but I thought I would mention it regardless.
ks to me!ks. I presume you are talking about a condition called Bell's Palsy. Until it is actually diagnosed it is extremely frightening. I caught it from the first air-conditioned car my wife owned, a 1999 Renault Scenic. Having been driving around for a couple of weeks with the aircon on blowing cold air onto my face, I woke up one morning with pain in my left arm and my face looked like I'd had a stroke; my speech was impaired for several months as well. The symptoms were just like having a stroke but thankfully not as serious.In America it used to be known as lorry drivers sickness apparently as they drive with one window down a lot of the time. When I was diagnosed my GP asked whether I had been driving with the window open or with the aircon on. Anyone who has it looks as if they have had a stroke as it is a result of facial paralysis and one side of your face sags. You'd be surprised how many people do get it from driving with a cold blast of air to the face.
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