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Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:39 am
by ph001
Anybody else do it? You do get some strange looks admittedly but get some watts into the seats and the heaters turned up and I think it's a great experience... especially on a clear night. Guys at work think I'm a weirdo!

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:46 am
by Ducklakeview
Do it all the time!

If I'm out in the zed, the roof is down unless it's raining heavily..

Mike

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:56 am
by ph001
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Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:59 am
by Crazy Harry
+1 :thumbsup:

Roof only up if its parked or I can't drive fast enough to stop the inside getting wet :lol: Did Manchester back to Norfolk on Monday night top down - if not it wasn't worth buying a roadster!

Thinking about driving fast enough how fast do I need to go to do this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeKMXO7ztXM

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 9:00 am
by Havard
Having a missus who is cold when the house is 22 degrees, it's a non starter for me.

H.

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 9:00 am
by Vonlipvig
Mine was down when I went to pick the wife up from the station last night, passed someone else with it down as well. However, now she has a koala hat with bright pink bobbles, she might have to stay out of the car...

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 9:00 am
by Taz
I thought it was illegal to drive with the roof up

Last week I drove from Poole to saddleworth. Set off at 10pm and got back at 2am. At 2am it was 1.5 degrees. My knees and hands were numb but I did it :)

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 9:42 am
by MrPT
Was probably my favourite thing about roadster ownership. Early morning NC500 blasts, especially.

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 10:27 am
by Huzee666
Totally agree, why wouldn't you put the roof down at every available opportunity, during the summer someone at work thought my roof wasn't working as he'd never seen me with it up ! Looking forward to parking up on the seafront this weekend to watch a fire work display, roof down nice and warm in the cockpit listening to some metal, perfect :thumbsup:

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 10:29 am
by SUBstandard
Yes, I do it all the time, but you do get some strange looks. Heated seats on and heating on high. If the cars on the road, the roofs down!

SUB

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:08 pm
by Paulr
One of my favourite times to drop the hood is at night. Love looking at the stars!

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 3:01 pm
by Bottom
Me too, it’s one of the great pleasures in life.

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 3:35 pm
by PinkPineapple44
Finished work a few hours late last night...best part of the day was the 10pm topless razz :thumbsup:

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 11:57 pm
by rj-ph
Did it years ago in an MGB until one winter night it felt as though I was driving through a series of cobwebs that I kept trying to brush off my face. Then realised that it was the veins in my face freezing up! Heaters not so efficient then. Happy with a coupé now.

Driving with the roof down at night!

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 1:44 am
by thanatu55
Paulr wrote: Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:08 pm One of my favourite times to drop the hood is at night. Love looking at the stars!
You should be looking at the road! :P :lol: