How do you do it?

[SpiketheBike]

 

[Skinhead201]

Both and sometimes roof up windows up and sometimes roof up windows down.

 

[mmm-five]

Roof up, windows up, shirt off.

 

[Swiftly]

Both and sometimes roof up windows up and sometimes roof up windows down.

+1 What he said

 

[PerryGunn]

Having the windows up at speed helps reduce wind swirl in the cabin so....

High speed / hooning - roof down, windows up
Low speed / cruising in town - roof down, windows down

 

[PerryGunn]

Roof up, windows up, shirt off.

mmm-mobile sauna....

 

[M1ghty_m0use]

Sorry I think this thread is discriminatory , what about the coupes?

 

[Grumpy2]

Windows down upto about 30mph. I've seen the damage a stone in the temple can do at speed

 

[cj10jeeper]

Having the windows up at speed helps reduce wind swirl in the cabin so....

High speed / hooning - roof down, windows up
Low speed / cruising in town - roof down, windows down

What he says

 

[PerryGunn]

Sorry I think this thread is discriminatory , what about the coupes?

If anyone with a coupe takes the roof off, they're welcome to offer their opinion...

 

[Marlon]

When I'm on my own roof down windows down every time, with the missus roof down windows up (unless we are tootling around)

 

[srhutch]

Windows down upto about 30mph. I've seen the damage a stone in the temple can do at speed

How's having the Windows going to stop that :?

 

[jimbo1958]

Always windows down even the 250 motorway miles to the National every year.

 

[Denis O]

No Z4 these days but when I'm out in the Wrangler, and the weathers conducive, it's roof down and doors off.

 

[DumfriesDik]

Having the windows up at speed helps reduce wind swirl in the cabin so....

High speed / hooning - roof down, windows up
Low speed / cruising in town - roof down, windows down

This

 

[Bing]

Having the windows up at speed helps reduce wind swirl in the cabin so....

High speed / hooning - roof down, windows up
Low speed / cruising in town - roof down, windows down

This

Agreed, but also...

Any speed / raining - windows up

 

[Grumpy2]

Windows down upto about 30mph. I've seen the damage a stone in the temple can do at speed

How's having the Windows going to stop that :?

Out with the old classics in my v8 MGB some years ago, pal in his car in front of me both with windows down. Making good progress through country lanes when rounding a gentle bend at about 60mph a quarry wagon going in the opposite direction sprayed some gravel across the road. Peppered the side of both cars, hit me in the cheek and may pal in front in the temple. I was cut but he become dazed and confused very quickly, fortunately he stopped before he passed out. He needed hospital treatment, the cars needed paintwork. Another pal with Windows up had similar damage to his car but no personal injury.

I estimate the gravel was about 10 mm diameter from the other pieces we found in the car. Police weren't interested, didn't catch the quarry wagons reg or company.

Gravel came in from the side so windows up would have prevented my cut cheek and his hospital visit.

 

[firebobby]

Both really, around town or slower driving, I sometimes take the deflector off too. At higher speed, the deflector reduces cabin turbulence considerably and Mrs FB prefers this mode.

 

[markeg]

Windows down normally except:
- When the wife's in the car
- When its raining (in which case, its roof down, windows up and never below 40 )

 

[DumfriesDik]

Having the windows up at speed helps reduce wind swirl in the cabin so....

High speed / hooning - roof down, windows up
Low speed / cruising in town - roof down, windows down

This

Agreed, but also...

Any speed / raining - windows up

The devil is in the detail. I might even put the hood up in the rain . . .