loud crack from near soft top?
 

I just bought an 03 S, and during a very slow right-hand turn over a steeply inclined driveway entrance I heard a loud crack sound, not too unlike the sound of a rock hitting the windshield, I think from near the soft top. It was not bottoming-out. It appears that I get noise every time I get some body twist going over a bump. Anyone know what is causing this? Is this normal?

I finally found out what the sound was. There is an elastic band attached to a spring inside the roof that keeps the roof gathered on the sides. This band had snapped. Eventually, the right edge of the roof began to fail to slot into the track when the roof was closing. A convertible roof specialist fixed the problem easily in one day. It was not an expensive repair. Furthermore, a lot of squeaking and rattling that was coming from the roof is gone now.

Gives us a reason to celebrate. Have a pint on me. :cheers: