Anyone who likes all of those old Honda songs . . . . .

 

Oh it gets cold here! I will not drive as soon as they start to salt the roads, but in the mornings it is in the low 40's.

I have to switch between the VENT ONLY and the OPEN TOP heat selector because on OPEN TOP my feet just begin to melt after a while.

For the most part it is just leather gloves, Ferrari baseball cap, collar turned up over the back of my neck. Most of the times the windows are down, but as it gets colder I find I have driven a few times with them up.

Now on really cold days I got one of these:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template...&navAction=jump
You see as a child I can remember watching my Dad go to work in the winter, top down in the '57 MGA, snow flying, and a big ole hat like shown in the link above.

 

The low 40's? A heat wave? Drove yesterday at 15 F. Down jacket and hood, thin driving gloves, top down, windows up. 16 miles to work and a half hour to warm up. A blast. By the way, the car started right up at this temp. at 9200 feet. I am impressed by that feature alone.

 

First gear,
Its all right.

etc, etc, etc.

 

These help quite a bit on cool nights:

https://www.s2ki.com/trade/productview/14/11/

I've not tested em sub 40, but it doesn't get that cold here but 1-2 nights a year

 

Training also helps.

I am a bicycle commuter and have gotten used to being outside.

My top stays down until the weather drops below about 37 degrees F.

For gear, the layering approach is helpful, gloves and a Polartec hat.

I will say that Surf2K and I are in the minority around Boston regarding keeping that open air experience in winter.

 

All kidding aside, is there a temperature below which we shouldn't take the top down? On the old English cars the tops used to shrink when the temperature went below about 32 degrees and was very difficult to put back up. Does this happen with the top on the S, or can we take it down at any temp.

So far I've had no problems to about 40 F.

 

Ralper, I cracked my rear window when it was about 25, so you have to pay attention and make sure it folds properly.

To stay warm, all I need is a windbreaker with a collar to keep air from blowing down my neck and my driving gloves. Put the heater about 4 notches down from full hot (to prevent the foot-melting syndrome), 5-7 bars speed to overcome the air, and it's all good. If the temp is above 40, I usually forego the heater. I am a freak of nature, however, and will wear shorts & t-shirts basically until it snows.

Everyone I work with thinks I'm psychotic as is, so I really don't worry too much about what people think... Fresh air in the morning is a great way to wake up

 

The owners manual says not to put the top down below freezing - so far I've had it down as low as 38 with no problems.

 

Hmm. Was your window glass or plastic; aka what model year?