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Old 05-15-2008, 07:39 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Maybe this will sound backward... but I live in SoCal.. In winter as long as its not raining... usually down... summer usually up... need the A/C or I get cranky!!!
That explains a Lot!
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Old 05-16-2008, 07:39 AM   #32 (permalink)
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REBEL...I guess we don't count...could we possibly be non-respondents?
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I must of scanned thru the posts to quickly..
If I end up buying an SSR I would imagine that the top will be up most of the time. My memories from previous verts was:
to hot or to cold or passenger complaining about it being to windy
At any rate it would be nice to have the option for top down driving under ideal conditions.
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Old 05-16-2008, 07:46 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Top up vs. Top down?
Here in hot Atlanta it's top down w/ the sun and up w/ the rain. And as you all know the south is in a drought, so the top is down alot
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Old 05-16-2008, 07:55 AM   #34 (permalink)
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Top down always!!! You have to let your "MIND RADIATE WITH THE IONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 05-16-2008, 07:56 AM   #35 (permalink)
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to hot or to cold or passenger complaining about it being to windy
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Old 05-16-2008, 08:18 AM   #36 (permalink)
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Rare Rain (average annual precipitation in So Cal - 14 inches) or intense Summer heat in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
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Old 05-16-2008, 11:40 AM   #37 (permalink)
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like mine up even in high school with another convertable I had mostly topup
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Old 05-16-2008, 01:09 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Your the first respondent that keeps the top up most the time.
Until about 3 years ago all my toys had to be verts.
It finally dawned on me that rarely in Northern Indiana is the weather perfect for top down cruising. And I really don't care for the look or road noise of a vert with the top up. Consequently I have not owned a convertible for more than 3 years. I have to admit that I do miss the top down feeling when the conditions are ideal.
It seems to me that the SSR with its retractable hardtop offers the best of both worlds...
The reasons to buy an SSR are starting to add up.

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The retractable hard top is the best! I like how I can drop the top while waiting for the stoplight to change. The factory wind screen helps to cut down on the wind quite a bit. I'm saving up my pennies so I can buy a WindsupressR one of these days. They are sweet!!!

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Old 05-16-2008, 01:27 PM   #39 (permalink)
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For me if it's not up it's down and if it's not down then it's up.
That makes entirely to much sense.
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Old 05-16-2008, 01:30 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Top down always!!! You have to let your "MIND RADIATE WITH THE IONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AH! The OZONE LAYER, I just love it up there.
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Old 05-16-2008, 01:32 PM   #41 (permalink)
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For me if it's not up it's down and if it's not down then it's up.
Please clarify, Wingrider . . . I'm a little CONFUSED!

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Old 05-16-2008, 04:25 PM   #42 (permalink)
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These things have tops?
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Old 05-16-2008, 06:46 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Just curious...
What percentage of the time to drive your SSR with the top down vs. up?

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50/50

I like driving with the top down and I like the looks of the truck up.
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Old 05-16-2008, 09:36 PM   #44 (permalink)
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The top stay down unless current conditions call for it to be up due to rain, cold,fog,winds,too hot,Ms. RRR riding along, etc.
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Old 05-16-2008, 11:25 PM   #45 (permalink)
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By myself... TOPLESS!!!! about 85-90%

If Rebecca is with me the first question is...

"Are we going topless or top up?"

Her answer... TOPLESS ... about 70% of the time.

SO CAL is HEAVEN for topless cruzin

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Old 05-17-2008, 12:02 AM   #46 (permalink)
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If you don't have acid rain, golf-ball-sized hail, bird droppings or 137-degree heat, why would you put the top up? The styling is nice with the top up, but anybody can drive Grandma's Hupmobile! Top down cruising is absolutely required!! Okay, I'm sure I've offended someone. Lawd knows I've tried!
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Old 05-17-2008, 01:22 AM   #47 (permalink)
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If you don't have acid rain, golf-ball-sized hail, bird droppings or 137-degree heat, why would you put the top up? The styling is nice with the top up, but anybody can drive Grandma's Hupmobile! Top down cruising is absolutely required!! Okay, I'm sure I've offended someone. Lawd knows I've tried!
You Betcha! Top Down.
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Old 05-17-2008, 03:03 PM   #48 (permalink)
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For exterior looks (mean) top up all the time.

Possibly at night in the dark, under clear sky with stars out, in the heat of August, the top might go down where no one can see it. Or if Brenda has been eating beans.

For me the roof line is what makes the truck.
Poor Ed ... please NO beans here too.

I do like the looks of the SSR better with the top up ... but again I do enjoy driving with the top down too.

If my wife comes along it is usually 95% top down for her.
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Old 05-19-2008, 11:36 AM   #49 (permalink)
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Poor Ed ... please NO beans here too.

I do like the looks of the SSR better with the top up ... but again I do enjoy driving with the top down too.

If my wife comes along it is usually 95% top down for her.
hmmm...there is that word again. I do not think that word means what you think it means

It means the truck has to leave you garage.....
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Old 05-19-2008, 12:04 PM   #50 (permalink)
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hmmm...there is that word again. I do not think that word means what you think it means

It means the truck has to leave you garage.....
Touche! score one for WOW_FCTR
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