Author Topic: NEVER feel bad about your vert top!!!! (Read 5021 times)

J_Bond · « **on:** July 07, 2011, 02:35:12 PM »

wow.
look how long it takes the S1 !!!! (first-gen)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yarFTVhJGXg&feature=feedrec_grec_index_more

smartin · « **Reply #1 on:** July 07, 2011, 02:38:51 PM »

The one beside mine in my current avatar takes like a half hour to an hour to take on and take off.

Uranium-238 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 07, 2011, 02:43:09 PM »

If that's what it takes for the Elise to have more storage space than we do, so be it.

Brazen17 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 07, 2011, 03:14:41 PM »

I have never been bothered not having a motorized top. It is about as simple as it gets. More storage might be nice though!

Critterman · « **Reply #4 on:** July 07, 2011, 03:35:15 PM »

I have put mine up in the rain, stopping at a light, getting out, putting it up, close the trunk, and roll up the window, back in the car ready to drive away before the light turns green.

Kagem · « **Reply #5 on:** July 07, 2011, 03:51:05 PM »

Apart from the elise, we should also consider the roof removal duration of the new porsche boxter spyder. Our car's soft top is one of the most appropriate for that kind of a car....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny8qcnhrkBs

Brazen17 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2011, 03:53:15 PM »

Quote from: Critterman on July 07, 2011, 03:35:15 PM

I have put mine up in the rain, stopping at a light, getting out, putting it up, close the trunk, and roll up the window, back in the car ready to drive away before the light turns green.

I remember having to put the top up once while stopped at a RR crossing! And it was a short train...the only time I ever tried to be a train at a RR crossing and I won!

smartin · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2011, 03:55:22 PM »

Locking down the passenger side flap is the only thing that makes it a little more challenging to do quickly.

J_Bond · « **Reply #8 on:** July 07, 2011, 04:00:32 PM »

the Boxster is FINALLY a 'legitimate' Porsche this year!!!!

I do wish there was a top-option for our cars like this where we could just roll up the top and not have to worry about wear and tear of the movable skeleton, reduce weight, and also free up some room in our trunk! I'd assume this kind of top weighs about 20-30lbs lighter than our top.

Shockingly, my Lexus SC430 NEVER had a single thing go wrong with the motorized top in 5 years of ownership and over 80,000miles of driving her!

DeepBlueGXP · « **Reply #9 on:** July 07, 2011, 04:03:08 PM »

And to think our top was labeled as difficult and time consuming. F'n Pontiac haters....

Racer_X · « **Reply #10 on:** July 07, 2011, 04:09:45 PM »

Bingo!!

Gentleman Jack · « **Reply #11 on:** July 07, 2011, 04:15:55 PM »

We have a top? I haven't seen mine in a long long long long time... I assume it's still in the trunk but I'm not sure....

JimVonBaden · « **Reply #12 on:** July 07, 2011, 04:33:19 PM »

Quote from: Critterman on July 07, 2011, 03:35:15 PM

I have put mine up in the rain, stopping at a light, getting out, putting it up, close the trunk, and roll up the window, back in the car ready to drive away before the light turns green.

Me too. Not that bad.

Jim

ophidia31 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 07, 2011, 04:35:14 PM »

Ive been thinking of trying to put my top down while still in the car.

I have long enough arms where I think I can hit the trunk button, turn around and kneel on the seat reach out and flick the trunk up enough to get the roof down inside the trunk, reach over and close the trunk.

Edit: Just tried it and you can do it. Now I have something to do at a traffic light and see the look on the peoples faces.

JimVonBaden · « **Reply #14 on:** July 07, 2011, 04:41:08 PM »

Quote from: ophidia31 on July 07, 2011, 04:35:14 PM

Ive been thinking of trying to put my top down while still in the car. I have long enough arms where I think I can hit the trunk button, turn around in the seat reach out and flick the trunk up enough to get the roof down inside the trunk, reach over and close the trunk.

So what you are saying is that you resemble someone from more on the left side of this photo than the right?

Jim

ophidia31 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 07, 2011, 04:45:00 PM »

Quote from: JimVonBaden on July 07, 2011, 04:41:08 PM

So what you are saying is that you resemble someone from more on the left side of this photo than the right?

(Image removed from quote.)

Jim

Lol, No, more to the right, but when I tried it, once you turn around in the seat, the corner of the trunk is right there. Didnt even have to stretch to get the top down. Im 6'2" so Im not short either. 8)

Arabas · « **Reply #16 on:** July 07, 2011, 04:54:47 PM »

before i buy the car, on my check list for a car, among others it was a NON motorised top.
less problems and less weight. so what if it takes me a couple of seconds more to open or close it, compared to an electric roof top like SLK or Z4 or MX5 RC? the car pays me back a whole lot more than these...plus i like the procedure of opening it and closing it

JimVonBaden · « **Reply #17 on:** July 07, 2011, 06:38:33 PM »

OK, now that I am home and can see it. What a joke of a top. I can see tons of potential for damage, scratches, ruined rear window, and no end of issues, even comparred to our top.

I be you pay a mint for that half a$$ed looking top too.

Jim

PS I am referring to the Boxter.

HAMMER DOWN · « **Reply #18 on:** July 08, 2011, 11:29:57 AM »

^^^ ya you only roll up that rear plastic window so many time before it crack.

On the other hand, are top it take me only about 20 sec. to drop the top & 35sec. to put it up. No motorize top is that quick.

At the end of the work day. I popped the trunk, got in the car, start it & threw back to the top. When I got out of the car to close the trunk. A co-worker yelled to me, "That was to way easy" I said, yap one of thing I like about this car is the ease & how quickly but the top up & down.

Mike

ophidia31 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 08, 2011, 11:44:05 AM »

Quote from: JimVonBaden on July 07, 2011, 06:38:33 PM

OK, now that I am home and can see it. What a joke of a top. I can see tons of potential for damage, scratches, ruined rear window, and no end of issues, even comparred to our top.

I be you pay a mint for that half a$$ed looking top too.

Jim

PS I am referring to the Boxter.

Not only that, but I bet those two straps that go to the trunk lid will flap like a wind sock once they stretch out some. With that many pieces to take off = more possibilites of leaks down the road too.

Sly Bob · « **Reply #20 on:** July 08, 2011, 09:50:12 PM »

I walked by a Porsche Boxter today and I laughed out loud. My wife asked me what I was laughing about. I said that the Solstice gets a bad rap for a difficult to use top but that car is WAY more difficult to handle than the the Solstice is.

Only take the car out when it's sunny, he said?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDjAtrXO6oQ

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