Why buy a convertible then keep the roof up ALL THE TIME?!
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....but that looks wrong.
[TW]Fox;18848333 said:
In general, yes it's a bit odd, but...
...as above, if you're just popping out somewhere and cant be bothered with folding the roof back, it's easier just to wind the window down.
That said, putting the roof down on the MX5 is so simple. Un-clip one latch, pull the roof back slightly and if you get the technique right, you can push it back and it falls down and clips into place behind the seats under it's own weight. Ive also now mastered putting the roof up again without even having to turn around in my seat
Plenty of motors out yesterday with the roof down and I can't blame them, it was a cracking day. Still the odd few here and there but as has been pointed out even though you have a drop top I guess sometimes you just want to get from A to B.
The classics seem to have come out of hibernation as of last weekend too
The classics seem to have come out of hibernation as of last weekend too
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I had the T-Tops off my Z28 when I went out for a country drive earlier. I'd forgotten how much I love having grit in my eyes and insects in my teeth.
It was definitely worth it to hear the V8 better though.
It was definitely worth it to hear the V8 better though.
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In what way?
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It just kinda ruins the convertible look if there's a load of fencing around you.
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Do you not have a windscreen?
Have mine down most of the time when the sun is out, only exception is when the Mrs doesn't want to arrive looking like a haystack.
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I've never thought it looked "right" to have the windows up when you have the roof down. I do use the windbreaker though, makes loads of difference
Sounds like you're too tall for the car, maybe you should upgrade
Seriously, can't you get some low jdm tyte seat rails?
I just tilt the seat back a bit more
I have leather seats which are on the lower rails anyway (I have no actual proof they are lower, just from my experience sitting in them vs the cloth seats).
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All this talk of roofs...I personally class mine as an umbrella. If it isn't raining hard then the roof is down. I tend to put it back up when parked though, not for security reasons but just to stop people throwing stuff in it or birds dropping their load on your seat. I've had the bird droppings happen a couple times (I have to park near hedge/trees at home) and don't want a repeat of that. Also stops the seats, steering wheel etc getting to melting point in summer. I also never have the windows all the way up when the roof is down, normally in the winter about two thirds down and windbreak up, summer = all the way down and wind break optional depending on type of driving.
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Opening the roof on a half decent convertible takes 7 seconds. I do it at traffic lights
[TW]Fox;18852657 said:Opening the roof on a half decent convertible takes 7 seconds. I do it at traffic lights
I'd have to really race to get mine down at a set of lights, the risk of the lights changing before the roof drops is too much!
[TW]Fox;18852657 said:Opening the roof on a half decent convertible takes 7 seconds. I do it at traffic lights
As long as that?
I reckon I can have it down in less than 5
I guess some rooves are slower though, hence why it's easy for people not to bother for short trips.
I'd have to really race to get mine down at a set of lights, the risk of the lights changing before the roof drops is too much!
I dunno.. Unclip latches, quickly unzip window, hurl roof backward.. Doesn't take long. I had a roof-down race with l0rdMike and his S2000 and it was about even
I dunno.. Unclip latches, quickly unzip window, hurl roof backward.. Doesn't take long. I had a roof-down race with l0rdMike and his S2000 and it was about even
From inside the car?
As the Elise was never originally designed to have a roof (it was an after thought towards the end of development) the aero dynamics are actually better with if off. Lift is increased by fitting it.
If you think an MX-5 roof is a faff you would probably have a nervous breakdown if you had to put an Elise roof on.
I think you are correct with the S1 variant, however the S2 short-tail is different - was a 'Discovery Channel' Lotus factory visit 'Building the Elise' which mentioned about the aero that you talk of. But the facelifted S2 changed the dynamics of the car as well as the weight.
Lol, too true about the MX5 - Elise comparison. The S1 takes quite a while, so much so that people have been known to move house to buy a garage to avoid having to put the roof on ever again*!!
(*this may or may not be true)