Just interested to hear how many of you have been caught in the rain with the roof down? I was driving along the M1 today in the Average speed check which goes on forever. Sadly for me, it started to pour down and nowhere for me to pull over due to the roadworks so had to ride it out for about 15 minutes. Pretty much every car that went past gave me gestures / taking photos or videos - common practice for such an event?
Caught in the rain?
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I got caught on the A11 a little while back, it started spitting, and I remembered advice from others that if you stay above 50 you'll stay dry. The rain got heavier and heavier, and I got wetter and wetter. I found somewhere to stop and put the roof up, by which time I was soaked. 5 minutes later it had stopped raining and the sun was back out. I could then open the roof and dry out...
My experience is that in anything more than a light shower, you're going to get wet.
Regards, Dave
My experience is that in anything more than a light shower, you're going to get wet.
Regards, Dave
"anything more than a light shower, you're going to get wet."
So true, it made me laugh.
It is true with any convertible. My early MGB had a removable soft top as well as removable roof ribs.....it took getting out of the car and assembling the dammed thing. 10 minutes was the Holy Grail.... In truth, I have also gotten completely soaked in the Z in the 18 seconds it takes to close it. But the MAX A/C setting drys the cabin out fast....
So true, it made me laugh.
It is true with any convertible. My early MGB had a removable soft top as well as removable roof ribs.....it took getting out of the car and assembling the dammed thing. 10 minutes was the Holy Grail.... In truth, I have also gotten completely soaked in the Z in the 18 seconds it takes to close it. But the MAX A/C setting drys the cabin out fast....
adann said:
I don't think anyone cares. But then again if you look around like a new-born chick to see if people are taking notice then yes people will notice you back. Keep a black micro-fibre cloth to dry it up when wet, if you let it air dry then you'll get water marks.
Best to keep the roof up when on the motorway. Let's be honest guys, after 10 minutes on a commuter 70mph it gets tedious.
My experience (not in an E89 mind, but an E85) is that the windbreak is essential. Without it you get too much turbulence in the cabin. I've driven in rain and as long as I'm at 50 mph+, windows up and windbreak in, there is very little rain that hits the interior.
Not been caught out yet, but saw a sight I'll never forget at the National meet in July. We were driving over the tops of the Yorkshire moors, I had bought my hard top the week before and kept it on because the forecast was awful.
And sure enough it rained on and off all day with the roofs going up and down, but in this one particular stretch over the tops the heavens opened and the the rain came down in biblical proportions. Wipers were on full belt and poor visibility meant everyone slowed right down. I remember looking in my mirror and just about making out Taz driving behind in his ///M roadster top down. This downpour lasted a good 5 minutes - Taz carried on like it was a summers day
And sure enough it rained on and off all day with the roofs going up and down, but in this one particular stretch over the tops the heavens opened and the the rain came down in biblical proportions. Wipers were on full belt and poor visibility meant everyone slowed right down. I remember looking in my mirror and just about making out Taz driving behind in his ///M roadster top down. This downpour lasted a good 5 minutes - Taz carried on like it was a summers day
Marlon said:Not been caught out yet, but saw a sight I'll never forget at the National meet in July. We were driving over the tops of the Yorkshire moors, I had bought my hard top the week before and kept it on because the forecast was awful.
And sure enough it rained on and off all day with the roofs going up and down, but in this one particular stretch over the tops the heavens opened and the the rain came down in biblical proportions. Wipers were on full belt and poor visibility meant everyone slowed right down. I remember looking in my mirror and just about making out Taz driving behind in his ///M roadster top down. This downpour lasted a good 5 minutes - Taz carried on like it was a summers day
Good Man. 8)
Of course you realise a ///M Roady will do 70mph while those around are travelling at 30. :wink:
North West Surrey
:lol:
I have been caught once in E89, but unlike OP, was able to maintain 70..
Already had a plan as had been caught twice in old E85..
Headed for the nearest bridge over the road, onto hard shoulder, then hammer the brakes to stop under it. Don't pull over on the hard shoulder without the bridge, as you get soggy very quickly, as I found out in the old E85...
Already had a plan as had been caught twice in old E85..
Headed for the nearest bridge over the road, onto hard shoulder, then hammer the brakes to stop under it. Don't pull over on the hard shoulder without the bridge, as you get soggy very quickly, as I found out in the old E85...
