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is snow real bad for the top???

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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 06:58 AM
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i'm taking a road trip to St Louis and I am wanting to drive the S. There is a chance of snow...not a big one, but a chance. I'm from San Antonio and we don't get the white stuff here. Is it horrible for the top or would a little not hurt??? thanks in advance
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 07:09 AM
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Won't hurt it at all. Not to worry. Hell, my car has been BURIED in snow (to the point where you could only see the antenna) for a week or more.
Note, that was while in lived in Vermont, certainly not south Florida.
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 07:15 AM
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wow! burried huh? that's a lot of snow!

ok, kewl....I'm takin the S then!! it get;'s much better gas mileage than my big ass SUV and is MUCH more fun to drive.
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 11:17 AM
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Have fun!
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 11:54 AM
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i've been tryin to locate an autocross up there with no luck...I'll be up there for a week or so
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 12:01 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Hendo
wow!
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 12:47 PM
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Wow.
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 01:40 PM
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Yeaj, that was the straw that broke the camel's back. I don't live there any more.
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 01:41 PM
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Hendo, if you're going to take that trip and there's even a slight chance that you'll be driving in snow or frozen precip, you might want to rethink that decision or get a good set of snow tires.
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 02:05 PM
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My first winter in the S was without hardtop. There were mornings I'd get off work and the thing was covered with 8-10" of snow. Just brushed it off and go. Make sure you don't brush the plastic rear window or you'll scratch it. Use a soft leather gloved hand to gently move the snow off the rear window.
If it snows, your top will be fine. Your SO2s will NOT.
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