Yes Welcome aboard! Great group of folks over here. For top down driving where you live you'll be able to drive from April/May to Sept/Oct. Where I live (NC) it's March to May and Sept/Oct to Nov and a sprinkle of winter driving when it is above 50. I'm sure in July if I get up early or drive at night I'll be ok...but in work clothes at 95 degrees the top will have to come up..these things do have great AC!
Enjoy the forum...and yes mods can drain the savings fast, but if you like doing your own work...it's a blast!