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hi all, after sorting my brake pipes ive been using the f to get to work and back for the last few days, and im loving it!!
its been nice and dry round here, so i have had the top down as much as possible! my wife thinks im mad!!
any other nutters here who still get the roof down when its not raining?

Hi you are not the only one who's wife thinks you're mad!
Have had the fiif down times over the last week and why not weather has been great

Did my last minute Xmas shopping topless.

Yeah, my wife thinks you are mad too,
well, she thinks I'm mad always having the roof down.

I work by a simple rule - if the wipers are off then the roof is off.

Driving roof down in January is great

Talking of brake pipes, just noticed surface corrosion on mine! Argh! That'll probably mean new brake (and clutch) pipes very soon...

Well sure! Here’s a pic I took on my 110 mile New Year’s Day run: I did do some route testing for Niederrhein Tour in September, as you can tell from the scenery

i think i spoke too soon, its chucking it down here today, so no chance of getting the roof down on the way home from work!! must be because i washed it last night!!!
why does that always happen!

dansrockin wrote:must be because i washed it last night!!!
why does that always happen!

Shared experience, Dan!

By the scenery, it looks like we're going in to Holland again then

On New Years Day it was topless to Brooklands, strange looks from other cars on the M25 but they don't know how much fun (and cosy) it really is.

It can get nice and warm in the f with the roof down, my wife won't even give it chance though! She thinks I'm barmy! I don't mind though, if she's not in the car I can drive how I like without that horrible annoying noise then tends to come from the passenger seat when she's in the car!

I enjoy that type of journey, without the nagging missus!

Since buying the TF in August my wife has found a new way of indulging in her interest in stargazing whilst I drive us round dark country lanes topless!

We have strict rules about using the hood - if you leave home then it's hood down. If it's raining when you leave home then use a car with a roof.

I did have to break that rule yesterday as it was covered in frost but did lower the hood at the first opportunity once it had dried out a bit.

tomward wrote:I did have to break that rule yesterday as it was covered in frost but did lower the hood at the first opportunity once it had dried out a bit.

The only concern is the brittle plastic screen, just make sure it isn't creased as you fold SLOWLY.

Fortunately we have a glass screen but I do try to avoid folding the hood when wet. In case it leaves unsightly water marks or gets mouldy

Not sure how likely that is?

How long is the hood down, most of the time for me it's no more than half an hour.
If you leave it down for days maybe.