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Bigfoot · 05-22-2013, 09:13 PM

Never

A purist never drives top down with windows up.

If it is cold, I will wear a hat.

Even in the snow . . . if the top is down, the windows are down.

:-)

vanlieremead · 05-22-2013, 10:53 PM

Top down, windows up. Much quieter, doesn't seem like the car or motorcycle next to me is in the seating area. Whats more, I run the A/C in the summer and the heat in the winter with the seat warmers on. I run with the top down perhaps 85% of the time - why? I live in AZ so I can. I also never use the tonneau (too much work).

So I'll get the grief but just loving the car.

AbsoluteMayheM · 05-27-2013, 01:52 PM

I prefer the windows down, but when I have someone in the back seat and I do over 55, I will put the windows up if someone is in the back. I dont think it does shit, but its better then pulling over and putting the roof up!

Jonster · 05-27-2013, 04:27 PM

I saw someone today in a silver camaro who had the the driver side window down and the passenger side up (nobody in passenger seat)...now i'm confused

He11bent · 05-28-2013, 01:06 AM

Windows up and top down when I am on a call or if it is below 65 degrees and I'm on on the interstate. Also if there are people in the back seat...helps to hear them/talk.

SSTOKED · 05-28-2013, 09:46 AM

Mostly down. Sometimes up depending on temp outside and passenger preference. Sorry!

Steeler NY · 05-28-2013, 01:00 PM

top down windows down. Sorry if you want the windows up dont buy a convertible. it just looks wrong!

goldappa · 05-28-2013, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

3 reasons I may drive with the top down and windows up.
1. Driving on the interstate and receive a phone call, cannot hear because of wind and trucks.
2. 95+ degrees out in city traffic on a sunny day. Helps keep cool with the AC blowing in my face.
3. Below 60 on a cloudy day driving over 50 miles an hour to help keep warm air inside the car.

All other times windows are down whenever the top is down.

What he said plus my windows are tinted and I have a windscreen, so you can have conversation and a little privacy, especially at night.

Lee123 · 05-28-2013, 09:30 PM

I see a lot of top down windows up folks in town here in Phoenix. Even when it's not particularly hot or cold out. Probably more BMW's that any thing else. I guess they are talking on the phone, since so many people can't seem to do anything without talking on their phone these days. Or maybe they just don't want their hair mussed up.

The funniest looking ones are those with their top down, front windows down, and back windows up. Can't imagine why, unless the back ones are broken.

rrent · 05-28-2013, 11:31 PM

Never

motorhead · 05-28-2013, 11:47 PM

top down windows down. Why do it half ass. If you're going to do something do it right.

Besides it looks a little Anderson Cooper going down the road.

OrangeVert · 05-29-2013, 09:26 PM

Nope. Bad habit of not driving her unless the weather's perfect. 200 miles this year. Like I said, bad habit. Obsessed with keeping her dirt-free. Gotta get over it, but the older I get the more anal retentive.

Angrybird 12 · 05-29-2013, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrangeVert

Nope. Bad habit of not driving her unless the weather's perfect. 200 miles this year. Like I said, bad habit. Obsessed with keeping her dirt-free. Gotta get over it, but the older I get the more anal retentive.

Look at it this way, the older you get the less time you have on this earth to enjoy your Camaro. Get out and drive it and enjoy it for what it was built for....

Michael Rophone · 05-30-2013, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

Look at it this way, the older you get the less time you have on this earth to enjoy your Camaro. Get out and drive it and enjoy it for what it was built for....

Just state in your Will that you want to be buried in it for Eternity.

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05-22-2013, 09:13 PM	#29
Bigfoot Drives: 1986 Pontiac Sunbird GT Turbo Conv Join Date: May 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1	Long Time Lurker joined to answer this question Never A purist never drives top down with windows up. If it is cold, I will wear a hat. Even in the snow . . . if the top is down, the windows are down. :-)

05-27-2013, 01:52 PM	#31
AbsoluteMayheM LongTimeLurker Drives: 2011 SIM 2SS/RS Convertible L99 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Napanee, Ontario Posts: 434 View My Garage	I prefer the windows down, but when I have someone in the back seat and I do over 55, I will put the windows up if someone is in the back. I dont think it does shit, but its better then pulling over and putting the roof up! __________________ 2011 2SS/RS

05-27-2013, 04:27 PM	#32
Jonster Drives: 18 2SS Vert Hotwheels Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Maiden, NC Posts: 589 View My Garage	I saw someone today in a silver camaro who had the the driver side window down and the passenger side up (nobody in passenger seat)...now i'm confused __________________ 2018 2SS hot wheels convertible

05-28-2013, 01:06 AM	#33
He11bent Drives: 2019 2SS Convertible Camaro Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 678	Windows up and top down when I am on a call or if it is below 65 degrees and I'm on on the interstate. Also if there are people in the back seat...helps to hear them/talk. __________________ \(^^^)/ <--A Smile From He11 Escort 360 MAXX w/DIYGen5 hardwire Harness K&N AirCharger Cold Air Intake Sound Tube Delete

05-22-2013, 10:53 PM	#30
vanlieremead Chris Drives: 2011 2SS RS Jewel Red 6.2L Vert Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cave Creek, AZ Posts: 178 View My Garage	Top down, windows up. Much quieter, doesn't seem like the car or motorcycle next to me is in the seating area. Whats more, I run the A/C in the summer and the heat in the winter with the seat warmers on. I run with the top down perhaps 85% of the time - why? I live in AZ so I can. I also never use the tonneau (too much work). So I'll get the grief but just loving the car.

05-28-2013, 09:46 AM	#34
SSTOKED Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: May 2012 Location: Webster, NY Posts: 283	Mostly down. Sometimes up depending on temp outside and passenger preference. Sorry! __________________ HISTORY: Born on 4/26/2011 Partially reborn on 7/3/2012 (water bag upgrade) Complete rebirth 8/27/2012 (new 6/27/2012 revision top installed, new carpet, new tonneau cover and new third brake light) MODS: Solo Performance Exhaust: Axle Back with J-Pipes

05-28-2013, 01:00 PM	#35
Steeler NY Drives: 2011 2SS/RS IBM Vert Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,252 View My Garage	top down windows down. Sorry if you want the windows up dont buy a convertible. it just looks wrong! __________________

05-28-2013, 09:30 PM	#37
Lee123 Drives: 2012 2SS M6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 768	I see a lot of top down windows up folks in town here in Phoenix. Even when it's not particularly hot or cold out. Probably more BMW's that any thing else. I guess they are talking on the phone, since so many people can't seem to do anything without talking on their phone these days. Or maybe they just don't want their hair mussed up. The funniest looking ones are those with their top down, front windows down, and back windows up. Can't imagine why, unless the back ones are broken. __________________ 2012 2SS Convertible Magnuson, Headers, Cam, JRE Tune. 563 HP.

05-28-2013, 11:31 PM	#38
rrent Drives: 2011 SS ragtop Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 6	Never __________________ previous f-bodies owned/driven: 1977 Camaro type LT, 1980 Trans Am turbo (Smokey & Bandit) 1970 Firebird 1979 Camaro Z28 1989 GTA Trans Am

05-28-2013, 11:47 PM	#39
motorhead Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Downtown Charlie Brown Posts: 11,849	top down windows down. Why do it half ass. If you're going to do something do it right. Besides it looks a little Anderson Cooper going down the road.

05-29-2013, 09:26 PM	#40
OrangeVert "Catharine" Drives: '11 2SS/RS LS-3 IOM/IO vert Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southern NH Posts: 2,129	Nope. Bad habit of not driving her unless the weather's perfect. 200 miles this year. Like I said, bad habit. Obsessed with keeping her dirt-free. Gotta get over it, but the older I get the more anal retentive. __________________