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Hard Top - ON or OFF ??

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Old 01-21-2003, 06:23 AM
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I appreciate it when I pounding up the road to Aberdeen. It makes the car quieter, and feel cosier.

BUT NOT WHEN IT RATTLES AND SQUEEKS AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH MAKE IT STOP

At least you can drop the soft top and listen to the wind.

I was planning on taking the top off at the end of February.
Old 01-21-2003, 07:08 AM
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End of Feb sounds about right - too wet at the moment.
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I'll keep it on for about another month, the more dry days that appear the more of an itch to take it off...!!
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How wierd...was also thinking about when I can banish mine to the garage this morning (blue skies all round leads to such pleasant thoughts) then realised it's forecast to chuck it down for many more weeks to come, so off it pops in February!!

But doesn't it completely change the appearance, someone actually asked me if I had changed my car when I first put it on..Doh!!!! They said it looked like a yellow submarine, I was not best pleased!!

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I have only owned the car for 3+ month so I've not had the top of yet, do you guys really drop the top in anything less than nice warm sunny weather?
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Feb/March depending on weather in London!
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I'm thinking of getting the hardtop off by the end of March... But, we'll see... Could be snowing by then, and then again, summer might be over...

I used to be indecisive, but now, I'm not so sure....

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Old 01-21-2003, 11:13 AM
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Originally posted by Steve54
do you guys really drop the top in anything less than nice warm sunny weather?
Certainly do Steve, I work on the principle that if it's not raining the roof is down come cloud or sun. Temperature also isn't a problem - hat, scarf and gloves (not of the leather variety) - sorted



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I'm hoping to have it off at the end of February.

But that depends on me being able to finish building my wardrobes by then. I need the space in the garage to hump the sheets of wood around.
" Hell... Do it yourself Chris. " A bloody good idea that was.
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Last year I put mine on, and took it off again, roughly in line with the end/start of BST

Same last Autumn p it went back on the w/e we put the clocks back; so looks like I'll be taking mine off around mid-end March (depending on the weather)


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