How cold is too cold
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From: Kansas City, MO ...I'd like to go fishing and catch a fishstick. That'd be convenient. - Mitch Hedberg
How cold is too cold
To take the tops off for a drive?
I was looking up the weather for this weekend and it's gonna be 60 on Sat. Tonight I'm going to put the center console and seats back in so I can take my car to work on Saturday morning. I'll probably not remove the tops because I'll be too cold, but I'm really thinking about it.
What is the coldest you gents have driven with the tops off or the top down?
I was looking up the weather for this weekend and it's gonna be 60 on Sat. Tonight I'm going to put the center console and seats back in so I can take my car to work on Saturday morning. I'll probably not remove the tops because I'll be too cold, but I'm really thinking about it.
What is the coldest you gents have driven with the tops off or the top down?
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Originally Posted by Ak. Mal
To take the tops off for a drive?
I was looking up the weather for this weekend and it's gonna be 60 on Sat. Tonight I'm going to put the center console and seats back in so I can take my car to work on Saturday morning. I'll probably not remove the tops because I'll be too cold, but I'm really thinking about it.
What is the coldest you gents have driven with the tops off or the top down?
I was looking up the weather for this weekend and it's gonna be 60 on Sat. Tonight I'm going to put the center console and seats back in so I can take my car to work on Saturday morning. I'll probably not remove the tops because I'll be too cold, but I'm really thinking about it.
What is the coldest you gents have driven with the tops off or the top down?
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From: Jersey Shore Exit 98
Originally Posted by carl a
i drove her with her top down ..drove her home..
Plan on taking her out today it 60 even feels like summer.
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From: Pearl MS
ridden in my dads 62 Alfa Romeo Julietta (convertable) when he still had it when it was in the low 30's. Just bundled up with the top down and heat on and went for a cruze. No snow or salt here in Miss just cold air from time to time.
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From: Frisco TX
Jeff,
Heat UP... Tops OFF! I've done around 55... right now it's pretty nice to have 65 - 75 degree days in Dallas. Didn't feel much like Christmas though...
Ed
Heat UP... Tops OFF! I've done around 55... right now it's pretty nice to have 65 - 75 degree days in Dallas. Didn't feel much like Christmas though...
Ed
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From: Rochester MN
I've driven with the tops off at 35-40. There was a good frost on the ground that morning but the heater kept up just fine. Just wear a hat and gloves and you'll be plenty warm.
Then again, that's not very cold to me. When I lived in Fargo, ND the temp got down to -45F (-65F wind-chill)
and the transmission fluid in my Pontiac gelled up and the automatic was stuck in first gear until the engine components warmed up after 15-20 minutes or so. The tires had major flat spots at those temps as well, especially being they were underinflated because they were filled to spec with "warm" air that was basically 100 degrees different!
Then again, that's not very cold to me. When I lived in Fargo, ND the temp got down to -45F (-65F wind-chill)
and the transmission fluid in my Pontiac gelled up and the automatic was stuck in first gear until the engine components warmed up after 15-20 minutes or so. The tires had major flat spots at those temps as well, especially being they were underinflated because they were filled to spec with "warm" air that was basically 100 degrees different!
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
the Mrs and me routinely go for our coffee ride in to the low 40s....windows up t tops off and heat on full.....much below that and she gets cold
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From: Frisco TX
Originally Posted by bobs77vet
the Mrs and me routinely go for our coffee ride in to the low 40s....windows up t tops off and heat on full.....much below that and she gets cold
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-20 degrees F.
Didn't go too far but, by God, I did it. Got lots of thumbs up. Had on my serious camping-out-in-the-middle-of-f-ing-winter clothing, so it wasn't as big a deal as it sounds at first. Not a lot different than riding around on a snowmobile, except less wind blast.
Didn't go too far but, by God, I did it. Got lots of thumbs up. Had on my serious camping-out-in-the-middle-of-f-ing-winter clothing, so it wasn't as big a deal as it sounds at first. Not a lot different than riding around on a snowmobile, except less wind blast.
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From: Farragut,TN
lower 40's top down no heat. sun was shining brightly. years ago when i was in high school my cousin had a borrowed 51 mercury convertiable (either 1955 or 1956). wen't for a ride with the top down in upper 20's lower 30's and it was snowing.
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From: Kansas City, MO ...I'd like to go fishing and catch a fishstick. That'd be convenient. - Mitch Hedberg
Bankok Dean, that's just mean. 
Went out last night to reassemble the console and realized I'd taken much more apart than I remembered. I had to put the door panels back on and clean up the fiberglass strands that I left everywhere when I dropped my cut sections of mat. Now I'm ready to put the console and seats in. I can't wait to drive my car again.
Went out last night to reassemble the console and realized I'd taken much more apart than I remembered. I had to put the door panels back on and clean up the fiberglass strands that I left everywhere when I dropped my cut sections of mat. Now I'm ready to put the console and seats in. I can't wait to drive my car again.
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From: MO
Originally Posted by bobs77vet
the Mrs and me routinely go for our coffee ride in to the low 40s....windows up t tops off and heat on full.....much below that and she gets cold
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From: Philadelphia, sub burbs Wynnewood, PA
Originally Posted by another-user
55-60 is about as cool as ill go for the top off. haveing the removeable hardtop is cool and all, but i never got to take it off this summer.
