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GM, you make an excellent point! Why would anyone in their right mind leave the top down on their coveted Porsche Boxster?
I rarely leave my car in a public parking lot top down or top up for that matter. The one time I left the top down and ran both ways into a store to grab something, I came back out and found a fresh wad of gum spat on my brand new driver's side floor mat... I'm sure the jealous idiot who did it was aiming for the seat and missed.
On the other hand, there's something to be said for not using your top mechanism frequently. The parts and repair costs are as costly on our mechanical tops can easily exceed the cost of replacing a motor on my buddy's Toyota Forerunner!
So, I leave mine up a lot or down a lot, and I carefully consider whether to take the car out if I can't leave it up or down.
Of course, this paranoia is all based on the fact that I have a 1997 boxster with 1-4k miles on it and I'm always waiting for something to break in the top mechanism... hence my longing to upgrade to a cayman s.
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