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Originally Posted by itsnotanova
Sure I would like to push a button and the top comes down, but it's not that easy with the plastic window. You have to get out of the car and perform the karate chop. That doesn't save you much time or effort. I have a few cars around here that are missing the transmissions and I can manually raise/lower the top faster than the motor can. If I'm already having to get out of the car to karate chop the window, I'd rather just do it myself.
This wouldn't be the only thing I do to loose weight. Little bit here, little bit there and it can add up to a significant amount. I see a lot of boxsters that are turned into race cars and I'm amazed at the time and money people spend just to loose a few ounces or less. My box will never be a race car but I do plan on using some of those weight saving ideas I see. My boxster is a toy and will never be my daily driver. I don't need it to be comfortable or civil. Heck if it wasn't for my wife, I'd also consider getting rid of the A/C too.
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I get it Woody! I have an 84 Alfa spider that (obviously) has a manual top. I love it! It is by far the fastest top to lower or raise out of my 4 rag tops (BoxS, M Roady, 350Z Roady and Alfa).
When I had the problem with my Boxster's drive cables, I used my Boxster top in manual mode for about a month before I got around to fixing the problem. My clamshell would rattle a bit occasionally but not enough to really bother me. Initially, I didn't know the extent of the tops problem and thought that if it was going to be expensive, I'd stay manual. When I got around to doing the repair and working with the components, I found it wasn't bad (or expensive) or complicated at all.
I understand about the plastic window chop...did it all the time on the Box and the MRoady. I've since replaced the Box top with the glass window top. I love it.
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