ok so 50 degrees is the usual benchmark?

 

hmm no one else has had there S long enough for the winter to hit yet?

post post post!!

 

no top down below 50 man....time to get the hardtop for the winter...

 

Don't lower the top below 45 degrees. West Side Billy cracked his rear window by doing this!

 

i get really cold really easily... so i dont really put down unless its nice & toasty outside... but i have a hardtop for the winter anyways

 

yeh I had my heater to full blast almost and windows up and it was still kind of chilly but I was i shorts and a tank top at night here in Seattle Been getting cold here now....I'll probably just set deadline like nov -feb dont lower top or something. 45-50....

 

My first winter was without HT and there were occasions that I'd put the top down. As already said, the owner's manual indicates when NOT to manipulate that top. "Freezing" temps to me means when water freezes and we all know that is 0*C or 32*F. However, this temp can change depending upon wind, humidity and the amount of direct sunshine present.
Folding any thick plastic in the cold has it's risks, so you have to decide when your plastic window has heated up enough to take that risk. Don't be so concerned about what the temp is as given on the radio or TV or on the net. These are usually taken at the airport in the shade. If you're driving around in "reported" sub-freezing temps but you can feel the sun's warmth inside the car and you've been out in it for a while, you can be fairly sure that the plastic also gets this same warmth. You must then be the one to decide if it's suitable to move that top. This also goes for putting the top back up. If you've driving around and the sun disappears and it suddenly gets really cold, you might want to think twice before raising that thing. Plastic doesn't care or know the difference between "folding" or "unfolding".

ps. I never have to make that decision anymore as the HT goes on as soon as winter shows its ugly face.

 

yeh you guys up there must get pretty harsh and cold winters?

 

yup.. hard top all the way..

but the rule of above 50 is a good one

 

i picked up my car in January, it was 34 degF. raised and lowered my top twice that day. Now that i've read my manual i realize it's better not try to operate it in near freezing temps. Still they fog up and get hard to see out of, so if it's not raining or snowing, i would open it after the heat from inside has made it somewhat warm.

lower the top during the day and keep it in the garage? covered, of course.

we're usually above freezing during the day for most of the year.