I used to leave my top down, but not anymore.
Once I was parked in shopping centre, someone going by spit, a large glob of bubble gum , which landed on centre console,
In the hot sun, the gum spread and stuck.
It was very difficult to remove.
I was lucky that it didn't land on the carpet.

 

The best way to get gum off is to freeze it first. In the car, you could probably use a bag of crushed ice to cool it down enough to pick it off the console. The carpet might be a trickier proposition.

 

I leave the top down and arm the motion sensor. Never had a problem.

 

like I said I'm not really afraid of anyone stealing anything. Rather I'm afraid of them tossing in crap like a drink or a milkshake or something

 

I think I got y'all beat with my Jeep. I'll leave the top down and take the doors off. Some times I leave it like this for a week or so parked out side. In the last year I've never had a problem. . . of course, I leave nothing in the Jeep. Besides, even if the top was up and everything locked someone could just UNZIP THE WINDOW to get in. Very convenient for would-be theives and they don't slice up your top.

Seriously, I don't leave stuff in my cars for people to steel. Gives them less incentive to break in. Plus, both my Jeep and the Miata require a coded key to start the ignition.

 

when i'm around town i usually leave the windows up and top down if i go inside a restaurant, walmart, friends houses. and feel comfortable.....it's get's dusty quicker though

 

I usually leave mine down. Only thing i am worried about is rain or something from nature. I always remove any valuable things from would be thieves.

 

haven't put my top up after i bought my S.
forgot how my car looks with top up.
i just put windows up just in case, cuz its obviously harder to reach, if that means anything.

 

If I leave mine with the top down, its either in my drive, in sight, or i'm only gonna be gone a few mins.


If left out of sight, I put the window's up, close the radio flap. and lock the secret compartment.

 

Where is this secret compartment people speak of? I only see a compartment with a button inside to open the trunk (this is an 05 btw), unless that's the one you guys refer to as the secret compartment.