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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 11:30 AM
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How many people drive with the boot on with the top down. Is their any advantages driving with the boot dow. Just wondering
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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 11:40 AM
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I always use it. It keeps stuff out of the top boot and it looks better. It is a pain in the ass though. Fortunately I have a garage so the I can leave the top down.
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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 11:41 AM
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i do if i know im going to be driving a lot, and not leaving the car anywhere. If i do leave the car anywhere, i put the windows up, shift knob, radio face, and radar detector get locked into the center console!
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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 11:49 AM
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I use it on sunny weekend for reasons stated above. On weekdays it would be a pain in the ass because I put the top up when I park downtown.
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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 12:01 PM
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I've used it - but just a few times. South Florida in summer is tough - you never know when a rainstorm is going to pop up. As long as it looks like 0% chance of rain while I'm out (and I don't need to stop anywhere), I'll put it on. I think it gives the car a nice, finished look to it.

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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 01:17 PM
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It depends on the time of year and the kind of driving I'm going to make, just as others have said. Lately, I have been driving with the boot on for 2 weeks straight, because I only take the car to work and back into the garage. If I plan to go to someplace different, then I'll take the boot off first, so I can park with the top up.
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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 02:38 PM
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can't trust the New England weather AT ALLLLL around here..barely use the cover,,but SOME miracle days when it's 101% nice out, hell yeah I throw it on.
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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 03:04 PM
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I still have mine in the plastic wrapper.
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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 03:14 PM
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Originally posted by Nobody
I still have mine in the plastic wrapper.
Hee hee...

Yup, I pulled mine out of the cover this year just to try it. It does seem to improve the look of the car a little. As others stated, it's a PITA. Next time I use it will probably be Fall Colors (if the weather holds out).
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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 03:50 PM
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Originally posted by Nobody
I still have mine in the plastic wrapper.
You might want to at least take it out and make sure it connects correctly.

I left mine in the plastic for a year, then one day on a lark, took it out to see how looked on the car. I discovered one of the clips was mashed in and wouldn't snap onto the stud on the car. Honda fixed it, natch, but because I never use it, unless I'd tried it out, I'd have had to pay to fix it myself eventually.
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