Roof Down

[toenheel]

Yesterday i decided i would take the car out with the roof down, plenty layers on and a wooly hat, best part of the year so far, i forgot how good open air motoring is. Straight to some empty twisties and i was in my element...got some funny looks but as kathryn tate or whatever her name is "am i bothered"
have many of you had the roof down yet????

[softinthehead]

yup, had the roof down monday pm. beanie hat, bodywarmer, exhaust note ringing in the ears. what could be better? oh i know - parked up at school to collect children, young Korean chap with very little english walked past car, grinned hugely and nodded to me "velly cooool car". made my day.

ok so i'm easily pleased. am i bothered?

[toenheel]

lets just hope the warm weather arrives sooner rather than later!!

[BliarOut]

Love it... Is yours a facelift? If you've got the plastic rear screen DON'T put the roof down below 5 degrees just as it says in the manual. If you do it will split!

Shame, cos I love the roof down on frosty mornings.

[toenheel]

yeah its a facelift, i recently bought that chip for the roof so its like the 987 no handbrake needed or to be stationery. Really missed having it down though, adds to the experience i think!

[frank987]

I've had the hood down alot these last couple of days. It was 10oC tonight when leaving work at 6.30pm - that's warmer than some summer evenings.

I do toy with the idea of a Caymen next......but then, more money, less flexibility.....maybe not!

Edited by frank987 on Wednesday 31st January 21:34

[gemini]

Hey hey - no roof!

[rude-boy]

gemini said:

Hey hey - no roof!

Show off

Had the roof down a few times this year. As for the pre-facelift thing that's not a problem. Air con on to max for 5 mins or so and it's plenty plyable enough to avoid cracking.

[hussar10a]

Yep had mine down loads as well - actually at every given opportunity !!

I got one of those Smartchips aswell last year - makes a hellava difference being able to do it on the move, and when you close the roof remotely it actually closes the windows for you too ! (Never understood it wasn't designed that way originally - no doubt something to do with americans suing everyone for everything)

[Dr S]

Good to see that there are enough enthousiasts around to exploit the full potential of open top motoring. In my Boxster times I had the roof open as much as possible.

Best memory is a blast over a mountain pass from Germany to Austria in Winter. It was -10 Celsius, the sun shining bright, about 5 cm of fresh snow on the street with hard snow underneath and no other cars around. Roof down, ski jacket and hat on, PSM off and hail opposite lock...

[zcacogp]

Nowhere near the same, but I have fairly regularly been hauling the roof panel of my 944 out and winding the windows down ... stays dry inside even when raining fairly hard as the airflow blows the water past the hole. (All goes a bit wrong when you have to stop at a junction tho'!)


Oli.

[satans worm]

Been buzzing around Stowmarket with my roof down this morning, for me its better than in the summer

[toenheel]

i must admit as said before, nice to see us proper enthusiasts enjoying our cars, i noticed a few motors today with the roof down, im up in the north east and its been really mild today, enjoyed every second of it.

[Geneve]

Heated Seats

So cosy, and you don't have to dress at Millets

[frank987]

satans worm said:

Been buzzing around Stowmarket with my roof down this morning, for me its better than in the summer

I agree, gets too hot in the summer! I have been buzzing around just down the A14 in Bury St. Edmunds today. Haven't you got a new TT on order? Is it a drop top?

[BliarOut]

rude-boy said:

gemini said:

Hey hey - no roof!

Show off

Had the roof down a few times this year. As for the pre-facelift thing that's not a problem. Air con on to max for 5 mins or so and it's plenty plyable enough to avoid cracking.

What about putting the roof back up post hoon? Doesn't it get cold again?

[hutchingsp]

Had mine down today which is only about the third chance since getting the car. Have to say I'm very impressed at how shielded you feel from the wind, though this is coming from a fairly large Saab convertible.

Could do without the funny looks though.

[garlick]

Went into Central London and back this afternoon with the roof down, saw a few others too. Those going passed with theirs raised had a 'thats a good idea' look on their faces!

Probably too cold for the way home tho.....?