Are you "Top Always Down?"
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From: philadelphia
First experience myself, yesterday, 95 north of Phila. downpour, still the top down,at 70, not a drop in the int. till I found a overpass to put it up. New owner,got a big kick out of that
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From: S2KAtlanta
I'm a new owner: I've had the car less than a full week now. The main reason I'm not already 'top always down' is because I'm not yet fully informed as to the proper method of protecting and caring for the interior in the event of wet weather.
I've already got my sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, and string tying the hat to the seatbelt holder just in case.
While it's interesting that the car at speed deflects the rain around the passenger compartment, I'm expecting that you can't always stay moving until the storm ends. Sooner or later, I'll find myself at a red light in the rain.
So how do you protect your leather and carpets from the rain?
I've already got my sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, and string tying the hat to the seatbelt holder just in case.
While it's interesting that the car at speed deflects the rain around the passenger compartment, I'm expecting that you can't always stay moving until the storm ends. Sooner or later, I'll find myself at a red light in the rain.
So how do you protect your leather and carpets from the rain?
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From: Farmingdale, NJ
Originally Posted by Krenath,Sep 25 2006, 10:36 AM
While it's interesting that the car at speed deflects the rain around the passenger compartment, I'm expecting that you can't always stay moving until the storm ends. Sooner or later, I'll find myself at a red light in the rain.
So how do you protect your leather and carpets from the rain?
So how do you protect your leather and carpets from the rain?
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From: Texas
[QUOTE=Krenath,Sep 25 2006, 06:36 AM]While it's interesting that the car at speed deflects the rain around the passenger compartment, I'm expecting that you can't always stay moving until the storm ends.
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From: Scatterbrainia
Originally Posted by Geo02S2k,Sep 25 2006, 09:35 PM
How wet do you think you can get in 6 seconds? 
Seriously, just keep a small towel in the back to dry things up if they get a little wet. Water doesn't do too much to leather if you get it right away and most of the rest of the car is fairly well protected against small amounts of moisture (hence the cover for the radio).
Seriously, just keep a small towel in the back to dry things up if they get a little wet. Water doesn't do too much to leather if you get it right away and most of the rest of the car is fairly well protected against small amounts of moisture (hence the cover for the radio).
During the rainy season I keep a towel on the passenger seat, and wipe the inside down if I'm stopped in light rain. If it's raining hard and I'm not on the freeway, then I submit and put the roof up (because I don't want to hurt the interior
). However, you'd be amazed at how many people think the interior will melt or disintegrate with a little bit of water. I mean, it's made of plastic and leather, not cotton candy...
