Surely not just for sunny days.......

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by JayG

Don't have to worry about snow or a cold garage here in beautiful sunny San Diego

Here you are a member of the TopDown365 club :dance:

yeah but "Ring of Fire" club = Earth quakes... and worse, no 93 octane.

[Joe B]

I put the top down today....so I could put the hard top on . It's starting to get cold (it is almost mid-October after all).

[Timco]

Originally Posted by JayG

I guess you picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue

It's coming right at us!!!!!!!!

[JayG]

Ill take the rare earthquake any day over hurricanes and tornadoes
Earthquakes are few and far between as well as pretty rare down here

No 93, well that's really not a big deal, runs fine on 91. If I'm at the track, I can get 100 or use octane boost if I want. There are also stations that do sell higher than 91, just not that many

You can't buy the weather.
Well I guess actually we do pay for it as the cost of living here is higher, but no matter what you might be willing to pay, ya just don't have San Diego weather other places

[Joe B]

Originally Posted by JayG

ya just don't have San Diego weather other places

Right, which is especially fortunate if you like to ski :dance:!

[JayG]

Ahh yes, but there is reasonably good skiing just 2 hours away and great skiing 5-6 hours away.
In fact you can go surfing in the morning and be skiing by lunch in the same day

[Timco]

Originally Posted by JayG

Ahh yes, but there is reasonably good skiing just 2 hours away and great skiing 5-6 hours away.
In fact you can go surfing in the morning and be skiing by lunch in the same day

I've been fishing, shooting, and played golf all in the same day. Need to work skiing into that, but I have not skied for about 20 years, easy.

I need to tour the gas light district of SD. Heard all about it. I service / rebuild them occasionally. Love old gas lights.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Timco

I've been fishing, shooting, and played golf all in the same day. Need to work skiing into that, but I have not skied for about 20 years, easy.

I need to tour the gas light district of SD. Heard all about it. I service / rebuild them occasionally. Love old gas lights.

yes, but I don't think you can surf in the Great Salt Lake LOL
Not sure about hunting, but we do have a LOT of golf courses including Torry Pines

Let me know when you get to San Diego, the Gas Lamp area is nice.

[Porsche Chick]

I have an overly-optioned dealer demo car (launch car), so I have air-conditioned seats. Plus I have heated seats. :dance:

Which means I can stretch the top down days to about 270 a year. If the temps are over 92 or below 60 (BRRRR! Fireplace weather!) then the top stays up.

[captainski]

Here in Los Angeles top down almost all the time no problem, even on the way to Big Bear Mountain ski resorts this time of the year.

[Retroman1969]

Gasp! There's a sale at Penny's!

[jdraupp]

Car gets put away in November. I don't have to drive her so I don't. Summer tires, snow and cold Temps don't mix. Other than that the top is down unless I'm on a longer interstate trip somewhere. It gets tiring driving 80 with the top down for 3 hours. It's back down when I get where I am going.

[Finnegan]

It depends on mood. Mine is my DD, and some mornings I'll leave the top up. If the weather is very hot, I'll leave it up. Or if it's raining..

Really, some of the most enjoyable top down driving happens in the evenings and at night. I'm looking forward to top down winter driving with the seat heater on high!

[Mark_T]

Below 55F the top stays up. Plastic window.

[Timco]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

Below 55F the top stays up. Plastic window.

So top down like 3 hours per year?

Land must be cheap that far north in that cold of weather.

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by Timco

Land must be cheap that far north in that cold of weather.

Surprisingly not! I don't know how young people get their first home these days. My first house cost $22K and now it's hard to find anything worth having under $250K.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

Surprisingly not! I don't know how young people get their first home these days. My first house cost $22K and now it's hard to find anything worth having under $250K.

Hell $250k might buy you a POS 1 bd/bath condo in a crappy area in San Diego
The median price is currently $557k

Then again, we don't have Moose running around the city either
no snow, just 260+ days of sunshine and ave temp of 70 F

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by JayG

Then again, we don't have Moose running around the city either

Not to mention deer, bear, coyote, extremely large racoons, and the occasional cougar.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

Surprisingly not! I don't know how young people get their first home these days. My first house cost $22K and now it's hard to find anything worth having under $250K.

If they're smart they'll pour their income into better performing assets, put a lid on their housing costs, avoid all forms of debt and invest heavily in U.S. corporate wealth so that their investment horizon is as long as possible using the maximum contribution they can bear. Thanks to the securtization chain the days of getting rich from your house are long gone for most worker bees...those who live in zip codes with rising incomes different story.. but their local taxing authorities will have their hands in their pockets soon too.

[derfo]

I am in the UK also. My Boxster S is on the road 6 months of the year and it becomes my daily driver. It has to be heavy rain, snow or hail for me not to have the top down,. Its on the road from July to December each year, this will be my sixth year. I did crack the original window in the extreme cold one year, but I was able to take it off and stitch another one in. If it is extremely cold now I heat the car up first before I put the top down. I find with heated seats and the excellent Porsche heater its a great way to drive. I can here my exhaust better to, its awesome.