[QUOTE]Originally posted by turbo_pwr
[B]I usually leave it top up.

 

I will put the top up if I am leaving the car for more than a few minutes in a public place. In general, one should put the top up, even if you are on a street or in a driveway around here; there is too much chance of a sudden thunderstorm.

For the next couple of weeks, top down is going to be very minimal, since this is the notorious 'pine pollen' season in the South Carolina low country, and everything gets covered with that fine yellow dust. I have the good fortune to have a garage, so the top can often be left down overnight in the garage.

I have no use for that weird device known as a boot cover. That will remain pristine for the next owner.

 

top up.Unless i come in and out,all it does collect dirt .I been driving drop top since 91.

 

These comments validated my feeling about putting the top up when parked. I'm just not willing to risk a massive overflight of birds or anything else.

As an aside, I went to the grocery store yesterday and parked at the far end of the lot, top up. When I came out about 30 minutes later, I found parked next to me a brand new red Miata and a brand new red Boxster, both with their tops down.

The Miata looked very nice, and the red was quite vibrant. The Boxster's red seemed washed out, not as intense as the Miata or the S2000. I found it to be inferior in appearance to the other two.

 

Two questions.

1. Anyone worried that you'll burn out your top motor with the top going up and down all the time?

2. Any info on the cockpit cover?

thanks!

 

Not me. I do it several times a day and more often on days with light drizzle.
If it breaks during the first 5 years the warranty or extended warranty will have to cover it.

 

When out of sight the top goes up...the time and effort to put the top up/down is a piece of cake.

 

Last summer I visited a friend at his ocean side home (no parking) and we walked a couple blocks to see his new Ferrari. I forget the model, but the price tag is around $200,000. Imagine my shock to see it parked at the curb, with dozens of tourists walking by and gawking, and the top is down! He had even left a camera on the floor. That's trusting your fellow man. Never heard him complain of damage or vandalism. yet.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jtpassat
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