What temperature do you put the roof down- POLL

[GAZA62]

When its warm enough to make my head red

 

[mcbeee]

But the sun rarely shines in the UK, I'm confused......All the tourists I've seen in Mexico, Mallorca and the Caribbean are fishbelly white

 

[stevedruidstone]

No rain above about 5 degrees, not on the motorway
Steve

 

[ronk]

I'll bet most of us oldies leave the roof closed 'till it warms up!

 

[mcbeee]

I'll put it down if it's sunny and above 6 C, only for short drives, highway is out below 12 C, too much wind chill.

 

[Anonymous]

Think I managed -5°c last month. Advantage of having a good collection of snowboarding apparel :wink:

Like you I also snowboard, so am pretty well insulated lol Couple of Base Layers and a Beanie + Shades (Happy Days) + Light Gloves

Heated Seats helps too! Currently -3

 

[johnnyboyrevel]

When the suns out or at least over 3 degrees for short trip. 10+ for longer trips.

 

[sk93]

you need one for "when it's not raining"...

 

[a11y]

OK mods, name and shame time: who are the 10 wusses who voted 17degC?


:wink:



(I'm just jealous because if I only dropped my roof when it was above 17degC I'd NEVER get the roof down :roll

 

[+49]

I purchased my car in december and i've never actually put the roof down and driven the car yet...So i can't Answer

That's my luck really... Purchased my first convertible...And it's been one of the most Rainy/Snowy/Cold years i can remember..

 

[sammyz]

There's something great about top down motoring when it's a cold frosty sunny morning. Pistonheads woolly hat on, bum warmers up to toasty and heater full blast. The sound from the exhausts seems louder in Winter as well ....fantastic.

 

[no fit state]

OK mods, name and shame time: who are the 10 wusses who voted 17degC?


:wink:



(I'm just jealous because if I only dropped my roof when it was above 17degC I'd NEVER get the roof down :roll

I'll put my hand up as one of them

 

[aquazi]

I purchased my car in december and i've never actually put the roof down and driven the car yet...So i can't Answer

That's my luck really... Purchased my first convertible...And it's been one of the most Rainy/Snowy/Cold years i can remember..

I know how you feel - i picked mine up in Jan, and only had the roof down twice - once for literally a minute to see if it worked, then another time for a 10 min drive - its was 3 degrees on a sunny sunday morning!

 

[+49]

I purchased my car in december and i've never actually put the roof down and driven the car yet...So i can't Answer

That's my luck really... Purchased my first convertible...And it's been one of the most Rainy/Snowy/Cold years i can remember..

I know how you feel - i picked mine up in Jan, and only had the roof down twice - once for literally a minute to see if it worked, then another time for a 10 min drive - its was 3 degrees on a sunny sunday morning!

I've put it down.. but never driven..i'm scared people will point and laugth .. lol

 

[aquazi]

I've put it down.. but never driven..i'm scared people will point and laugth .. lol

With a hat and sunglasses they wont recognise you anyway

 

[DELBOY]

I always try to keep it "shiny side up"


Delboy

 

[mcbeee]

It's still only 6 c outside but I was thinking about dropping the top today, tomorrow morning I'll drop it to go to Starbucks for the GF's inoculation of caffeine. (Have to get her a latte or the whole day goes to sh*t in a hurry.. :lol: ) There;s hardly anyone around then to point and say "look at that idiot".

 

[aerobod]

It's still only 6 c outside but I was thinking about dropping the top today, tomorrow morning I'll drop it to go to Starbucks for the GF's inoculation of caffeine. (Have to get her a latte or the whole day goes to sh*t in a hurry.. :lol: ) There;s hardly anyone around then to point and say "look at that idiot".

Perfect weather this weekend for top down cruising (up to 9.5C today and yesterday afternoon in NW Calgary). I just keep back from other cars a bit to let the spray from the melting snow puddles settle before I drive through it.

Was cruising around listening to the hockey on the radio with the roof down - Canada 3, USA 2, 14th Gold, GoCanadaGo!

 

[mcbeee]

Had the top down today, took a hiway drive to get some dinner, 9.5 deg C, nice !. Had it down yesterday for a spin round town, actually got some colour in the cheeks. Damn it's nice to feel the sun again....

Aerobod - I'm in the NW (Tuscany) We need to get a Calgary section going eh?

Great game, I'm really feeling "Golden" today.

 

[aerobod]

Had the top down today, took a hiway drive to get some dinner, 9.5 deg C, nice !. Had it down yesterday for a spin round town, actually got some colour in the cheeks. Damn it's nice to feel the sun again....

Aerobod - I'm in the NW (Tuscany) We need to get a Calgary section going eh?

Great game, I'm really feeling "Golden" today.

There was an Z4 / BMW get-together in Calgary last year, I had an invite but couldn't go. I'll see if I can dig up the organizer details. I'm in The Hamptons, BTW.