Why buy a convertible then keep the roof up ALL THE TIME?!

St0rmer66 · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:04

This isn't the first time (far from it) but today with scorching hot weather I once again found myself seeing people in convertibles with the roof up. If they don't take it down in this kind of weather... when do they take it down?!. Why buy a convertible if you don't like the roof down? :confused:

. Almost everything else about a convertible compared to a hard top is a disadvantage (heavier, less boot space, even appearance when the roof is up in a lot of cases) apart from the pleasure of the roof being down. Can anyone explain this weird behaviour?

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jon.bda · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:06

Nowt queer as folk...

[TW]Fox · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:06

There will follow lots of posts by people trying to justify this sort of behaviour. Some will suggest it is up to the owner to do as they please. Others will suggest all manner of reasons why this might be acceptable.

They are all wrong, and anyone driving a convertible today with the roof up, unless they were travelling at speed on a motorway or dual carriageway, fails hard.

St0rmer66 · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:09

[TW]Fox;18848289 said:
There will follow lots of posts by people trying to justify this sort of behaviour. Some will suggest it is up to the owner to do as they please. Others will suggest all manner of reasons why this might be acceptable.

They are all wrong, and anyone driving a convertible today with the roof up, unless they were travelling at speed on a motorway or dual carriageway, fails hard.

It is of course their choice.... but it is the wrong choice

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Marine Iguana · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:11

Can't wait to get my cabrio on the road roof down whenever

Its why I have it :confused:

maybe they don't know how it works

[TW]Fox · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:12

Probably the worst are those who drive around with the roof up but the window down.

eidolon · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:15

There's a woman in a grey Boxster that I pass every morning on my commute. In the 2 years that I've passed her, I've never yet seen her with her roof up, regardless of snow, rain, whatever. I'm starting to think that she maybe doesn't have a roof or something.

[TW]Fox · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:16

eidolon said:
There's a woman in a grey Boxster that I pass every morning on my commute. In the 2 years that I've passed her, I've never yet seen her with her roof up, regardless of snow, rain, whatever. I'm starting to think that she maybe doesn't have a roof or something.

She is clearly ALL KINDS of awesome.

This is doing it right.

Howard · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:16

[TW]Fox;18848289 said:
They are all wrong, and anyone driving a convertible today with the roof up, even travelling at speed on a motorway or dual carriageway, fails hard.

Fixed

Firestar_3x · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:17

I say this ALL the time, it's really beyond me why anyone would put-up with all the practicality issues of owning a convertible brings yet don't use the one advantage.

I used to find having the roof down was fine at motorway speeds, rain, snow, fog, ice, thunderstorms and epic at night.

randal · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:20

Roof has been down at every opportunity since Feb, can't get enough of it. Night driving, roof down action is awesome too.

K.C. Leblanc · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:21

Marine Iguana said:
Can't wait to get my cabrio on the road roof down whenever Its why I have it maybe they don't know how it works

I was thinking that, has another searched Mumsnet on this topic?

Clearcut · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:33

I recently bought a convertable. I was wondering, do fellow owners always put the roof back up when parked at work, or out shopping etc?

[TW]Fox · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:34

Clearcut said:
I recently bought a convertable. I was wondering, do fellow owners always put the roof back up when parked at work, or out shopping etc?

I put the roof up when I'm going to leave the car for more than half an hour or so.

Clearcut · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:36

Thanks, I'll remember that, seems like a good idea. I had it up and down three times in less than half an hour whilst out shopping today. i kept thinking 'this can't be normal'

Biohazard · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:36

[TW]Fox;18848467 said:
I put the roof up when I'm going to leave the car for more than half an hour or so.

Because bad things happen after 30 minutes, give or take?

Fr0dders · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:39

Biohazard said:
Because bad things happen after 30 minutes, give or take?

its scientifically proven that birds only poo on your interior after its been left outside for at least 34.2 minutes on average

[TW]Fox · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:41

Biohazard said:
Because bad things happen after 30 minutes, give or take?

More chance of it unexpectedly raining if I've left it for 9 hours I guess

Clearcut · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:43

What about finding your glove box open or chip wrappers on your nice leather upholstery?

HouR · 6 Apr 2011 at 23:43

On my own roof is always down.
However the misses gets her way on the way to places sometimes as it screws her hair up

but on the way back theres no excuse.