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monte1214 · 07-10-2015, 10:14 AM

I switched from a Coupe to a Vert just for that reason....I plan on having the top down 99% of the time!!!

CCMADONNA · 07-10-2015, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by The Patriot

A/C, heater, heated seats, whatever it takes to leave the top down...

but it doesn't hurt that i don't get extreme weather in L.A.

RAP2011RSRAGTOP · 07-12-2015, 01:40 PM

TODAY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA ? YES ! TOP UP.

BUT IT WAS ALMOST AS MUCH FUN WITH THE TOP UP.

THE DOG LIKED IT ANYWAY.

classicrockr · 07-12-2015, 05:16 PM

I'll keep it down all the way up to 105F, then it's A/C time.

And 38 is the lowest I'll run it in the winter with the top down.

2013ZL1FUN · 07-12-2015, 06:37 PM

NO! Just turn on the air.

MrIanB · 07-12-2015, 07:24 PM

In my 2010 Infiniti G37, as I backed out of house everyday, so did the top come down. That is unless raining. This is the only traded car I miss very much and may go back to next time if unable to get used a Tesla at reasonable price in 4 years.

Ian B

USMCSSGT-RET · 07-13-2015, 08:27 PM

I have it down every morning on the way to work, around 8:30, when it's around 80 degrees. Today was 105 after work, so no top down. It is stupid hot around here during the summer, and humid.

*mlee* · 07-13-2015, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by willhe64

Thanks,
Up here in Canada I've never had the top up while sunny but damn it is getting hot here. Sitting in traffic is not fun at 100+.

LOL... you would be top up in traffic down here. No way I would have a vert in this heat and humidity.

I'd rather run top down in the winter with the heat blowing full blast.

hworth18 · 07-15-2015, 01:19 PM

I think my limit is about 95 in the summer on a sunny day but it depends on the sun and the UV rating. Lately it's been around 96-100 with an intense sun so the top has stayed up.

OrangeVert · 07-15-2015, 01:42 PM

Here in NH, not below 65F and no hot limit, as it rarely gets much above 90F. But susally wait until the sun goes low. Therefore only 7.5k miles on the car, only run mid-April to mid-November. Gonna make someone lucky, should I ever sell!

enzia35 · 07-19-2015, 09:51 PM

More worried about the impending skin cancer from all the sun exposure!

I have a hat and usually wear sunscreen if I have the top down. AC doesn't work on the Miata.

addisonpeterson · 08-21-2015, 01:39 AM

I live in Sacramento and when it gets 90+ no top down. It gets so hot that driving with the top down for 5 minutes will make you feel like every drop of water in your body was sucked away.

Smokin19 · 08-21-2015, 06:51 AM

Was stuck at a train crossing one sunny day in 92 degrees with the top down for just 5 min, won't do that again. Guess I found my limit.

Mels RS · 09-16-2015, 07:57 AM

I put the top up when it's raining.
Otherwise I have a heater and AC.
If I wanted to drive with the top up, I would have bought the sedan,... er coupe.

07-12-2015, 06:37 PM	#19
2013ZL1FUN Drives: 2013 ZL1 Convertible A6 BRM Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Dayton Ohio Area Posts: 499	NO! Just turn on the air. __________________ 2013 ZL1 CONVERTIBLE BRM A6 OHIO

07-13-2015, 08:27 PM	#21
USMCSSGT-RET Drives: '14 SIM 2LT/RS Vert Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 1,412	I have it down every morning on the way to work, around 8:30, when it's around 80 degrees. Today was 105 after work, so no top down. It is stupid hot around here during the summer, and humid. __________________

07-15-2015, 01:19 PM	#23
hworth18 Jus' Cruzin Drives: 2017 Camaro 1SS Krypton Green Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Northeast Oklahoma Posts: 1,108 View My Garage	I think my limit is about 95 in the summer on a sunny day but it depends on the sun and the UV rating. Lately it's been around 96-100 with an intense sun so the top has stayed up. __________________ “The moment you think you know what’s going on in a women’s head, is the moment your goose is well and truly cooked” -Howard Stark

07-15-2015, 01:42 PM	#24
OrangeVert "Catharine" Drives: '11 2SS/RS LS-3 IOM/IO vert Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southern NH Posts: 2,132	Here in NH, not below 65F and no hot limit, as it rarely gets much above 90F. But susally wait until the sun goes low. Therefore only 7.5k miles on the car, only run mid-April to mid-November. Gonna make someone lucky, should I ever sell! __________________

07-19-2015, 09:51 PM	#25
enzia35 Drives: '16 Garnet Red 1SS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 3,450	More worried about the impending skin cancer from all the sun exposure! I have a hat and usually wear sunscreen if I have the top down. AC doesn't work on the Miata. __________________ '16 Camaro 1SS '18 Miata GT Gone: '01 Camaro, '14 Camaro, '90 Miata

07-10-2015, 10:14 AM	#15
monte1214 Drives: 2013 Camaro SS Convertible Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bowmanville, ON Posts: 295 View My Garage	I switched from a Coupe to a Vert just for that reason....I plan on having the top down 99% of the time!!!

07-12-2015, 01:40 PM	#17
RAP2011RSRAGTOP Drives: 2018 ZL1 CONV. & 2011 2LT RS CONV. Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: LECANTO, FL. Posts: 67	TODAY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA ? YES ! TOP UP. BUT IT WAS ALMOST AS MUCH FUN WITH THE TOP UP. THE DOG LIKED IT ANYWAY.

07-12-2015, 05:16 PM	#18
classicrockr Pills are for Pansies Drives: 2023 2SS Red Hot Vert Camaro Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Citrus Springs FL Posts: 1,296	I'll keep it down all the way up to 105F, then it's A/C time. And 38 is the lowest I'll run it in the winter with the top down.

07-12-2015, 07:24 PM	#20
MrIanB Drives: 2015 Red Rock Camaro 1LT RS Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 428	In my 2010 Infiniti G37, as I backed out of house everyday, so did the top come down. That is unless raining. This is the only traded car I miss very much and may go back to next time if unable to get used a Tesla at reasonable price in 4 years. Ian B

08-21-2015, 01:39 AM	#26
addisonpeterson Bad Camaro Drives: 2013 Camaro 2LT Convertible RS Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 100	I live in Sacramento and when it gets 90+ no top down. It gets so hot that driving with the top down for 5 minutes will make you feel like every drop of water in your body was sucked away.

08-21-2015, 06:51 AM	#27
Smokin19 Drives: 19' ZL1 A10, w/pdr Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: S.W. ohio Posts: 1,550	Was stuck at a train crossing one sunny day in 92 degrees with the top down for just 5 min, won't do that again. Guess I found my limit. __________________ BTR Stg II cam w/ 38% fuel lobe, ARH 2" headers into 3" w/cats, AWE Touring, Kong X port, Weapon X triple ht exchangers, NW 103, Rotofab big gulp, DSX lowside, TCM tune, BMR Lockout, Mustang dyno 720 rwhp, 634 rwtq on 93 pump.

09-16-2015, 07:57 AM	#28
Mels RS Drives: 2015 2LT/RS Vert Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Dallas Area Posts: 300	I put the top up when it's raining. Otherwise I have a heater and AC. If I wanted to drive with the top up, I would have bought the sedan,... er coupe. __________________ Mel 2015 2LT/RS 'Vert, RRM/Blk Designated Airworthiness Inspector; specializing in Amateur-Built and Light-Sport Aircraft. USAF Vet. <n168tx(at)flytx.net> Last edited by Mels RS; 09-19-2015 at 07:11 AM.