10-04-2017, 02:13 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Evanston, IL
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Fall is here. How long will you go topless?
When I got my Boxster, I told myself I wouldn't drive it below 50ºF with the top down. Broke that rule first chance I got. Funny how really cold and sunny seems a *lot* warmer than kinda cold and cloudy.
How cold do you all let it get before you put the top up?
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10-04-2017, 03:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Arlington Heights, IL
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Till last week of October.
With our seat warmers, great heaters, and windstop, these cars are great in cold/cool weather.
The back of my neck can get cold, so a rolled up towel (like Rocky Balboa) works great. Sometimes I wear my orange & blue Bears knit hat.
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10-04-2017, 03:07 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: S. New Jersey
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I don't typically put the top down when temp is <55 f. because of the plastic window. If I can get the window in the sun for a bit then I'll put it down in 50 - 55
I have driven with it down around 40 - 45 f. Then it is like eating the super hot wings, not necessarily all that enjoyable, just manly
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10-04-2017, 03:16 PM
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There Is No Substitute.
Join Date: May 2007
Location: West Coast
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I do not put the top up or down below 70° F unless the car has been in the sun. Not worth the risk of cracking the plastic window.
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10-04-2017, 03:35 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: RedBank, NJ
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I saw someone in NJ this morning with their top down in a Volvo. Looked as silly as this!
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10-04-2017, 05:15 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: San Francisco
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My soft top goes up and down all time
....during the spring, summer and fall. But the hardtop goes on in November and off in April. I love it, especially in rain. So much quieter and I don't get that damp clammy feeling I do with a soft top. 
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10-04-2017, 06:32 PM
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"50 Years of 550 Spyder"
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: The Road
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Living in Louisiana......
....my top is down 99% of the year.
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10-04-2017, 07:35 PM
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Custom User Title Here
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ft. Leonard Wood
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rjh986
I saw someone in NJ this morning with their top down in a Volvo. Looked as silly as this!
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Is it cold in NJ already?
Nope... 
Last edited by particlewave; 10-04-2017 at 07:38 PM.
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10-04-2017, 06:53 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Southern California
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Wait, What? The roof goes up on these? 
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10-05-2017, 06:23 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 98Sixer
Wait, What? The roof goes up on these?
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You beat me to it, I was going to post "what top?" 
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10-05-2017, 07:48 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Volo
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Long as I can...... maybe till end mid Nov.
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10-04-2017, 08:38 PM
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Damn Yankee
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Dallas
Posts: 1,117
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeMcMo
How cold do you all let it get before you put the top up?
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In Dallas, it's not " How cold do you all let it get before you put the top up?", it's " How cold do you all let it get before you put the top down?
It finally got "cold" enough to dip below 90 degrees, so I took the hardtop off two weeks ago and have been driving the Box topless. I'll put the hardtop back on around March or April, when the Big Heat comes back. If it rains in between, I just raise the canvas.
Just sayin'.............
TO
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10-04-2017, 11:00 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TeamOxford
In Dallas, it's not "How cold do you all let it get before you put the top up?", it's "How cold do you all let it get before you put the top down?
It finally got "cold" enough to dip below 90 degrees, so I took the hardtop off two weeks ago and have been driving the Box topless. I'll put the hardtop back on around March or April, when the Big Heat comes back. If it rains in between, I just raise the canvas.
Just sayin'.............
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Similar here in Phoenix. Hard top goes on in early June and comes off in late September.
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10-04-2017, 10:19 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Florida
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Top does not go up at any point of the year if I can help it.
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10-05-2017, 10:01 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: SE Michigan
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49F this morning in Michigan, still top down, felt great!
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10-05-2017, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Georgia
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There is a top? I live in GA and figured thats why they put a heater and a/c in the car for year round topless driving.
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10-05-2017, 12:17 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Oregon
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If you drive fast enough, the rain doesn't get in the cabin!
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10-05-2017, 01:17 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: MALIBU
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the car or??
the car or the passenger??
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10-10-2017, 09:43 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Finnegan
If you drive fast enough, the rain doesn't get in the cabin!
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Tried that a couple of weeks ago. I guess I wasn't going fast enough...
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10-25-2017, 08:37 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Evanston, IL
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How ridiculous would it be
I keep the car in an unheated garage and it gets cold here. How ridiculous would it be to keep a hairdryer in the garage to warm up the window on cold days before either taking down the top or putting it up?
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