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Old 06-17-2017, 09:14 AM
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How many guys go through this ? You have a convertible and it is summer time and time to drop the top but your wife has better ideas . She will say it either blows her hair around , it's too cold, or it's too hot because of the direct sun . Yep , that's what I have been hearing ever since we started hitting the cruises after memorial day. The first two cruises she said it was too cold so yesterday it was a perfect day and I said " It looks like a good day to drop the top " She said you drop the top and I will drop you . ( JUST KIDDING ) I know it sounds like she is a little bitchy but not the case at all , we get along great and coming up on our 50th anniversary . She just don't like the top down .
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I'm one of those guys that has convertibles that never puts the top down. No problemo.

Famous quote.

"Ward Cleaver: What's he like?


'Wally' Cleaver: Well, he... Well, he's the kind of guy who drives around in a convertible, but he never puts the top down.

Old 06-17-2017, 09:41 AM
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How many guys go through this ? You have a convertible and it is summer time and time to drop the top but your wife has better ideas . She will say it either blows her hair around , it's too cold, or it's too hot because of the direct sun . Yep , that's what I have been hearing ever since we started hitting the cruises after memorial day. The first two cruises she said it was too cold so yesterday it was a perfect day and I said " It looks like a good day to drop the top " She said you drop the top and I will drop you . ( JUST KIDDING ) I know it sounds like she is a little bitchy but not the case at all , we get along great and coming up on our 50th anniversary . She just don't like the top down .
Not exactly what you were saying but it reminded me that years ago I had another wife and another dog. Wound up getting rid of her and keeping the dog. Best decision I ever made. He was a very good boy.

My current wife loves the top down no matter what
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Old 06-17-2017, 10:31 AM
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My wife and I had a convertible, we really only dropped the top a few times each yr. They are beautiful looking cars though.
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If my wife comes along she pony tails the hair and wears a cap.

Too cold, blast the heater and bring a jacket. Too hot that I can understand even with AC if you have it.

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picture of the car?
picture of the wife?
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Ear plugs, bigger stereo or side pipes. you won't hear any complaining!
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her top or the car top down she don't like
Old 06-17-2017, 03:21 PM
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Hum,

I like convertibles best, my 66 daily driver was a convertible,

Tina found our 69 convertible. And never said a word about the top being down unless is was cold but i had the heat on her side, she was happy,

Lol, im the one with the top down bitches,
I hate the direct sun and searing heat,
Most bats do,

So mostly drop the top at night,
I dont like my hair blowing everywhere but like when riding the trike have a ball cap for that, tina lets her hair blow free,
at the moment the soft top is trash so i just leave the hard top on,

Some day i will tackle installing a new soft top,
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Originally Posted by bj1k
How many guys go through this ? You have a convertible and it is summer time and time to drop the top but your wife has better ideas . She will say it either blows her hair around , it's too cold, or it's too hot because of the direct sun . Yep , that's what I have been hearing ever since we started hitting the cruises after memorial day. The first two cruises she said it was too cold so yesterday it was a perfect day and I said " It looks like a good day to drop the top " She said you drop the top and I will drop you . ( JUST KIDDING ) I know it sounds like she is a little bitchy but not the case at all , we get along great and coming up on our 50th anniversary . She just don't like the top down .
Does she refuse to wear a cap?


Serious question, that's what my wife wears and its never been an issue.

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SOMEBODY'S TOP IS GONNA BE DOWN!
I drove my '69 Camaro in the rain with top down....any speed above 40 mph keeps the rain out of the interior!

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My last car, she always wanted the top up, TO HOT, this time I bought coupe, no complaints.
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Originally Posted by ddawson
If my wife comes along she pony tails the hair and wears a cap.

Too cold, blast the heater and bring a jacket. Too hot that I can understand even with AC if you have it.

Lovely '69. Nice wife. Great dog. Lost our dachi last year, he was a few weeks off his 16th birthday.
Old 06-17-2017, 09:45 PM
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hmmmmm dilema. reminds me this CL post


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My wife will only ride with the top down, although she prefers our Nash Metropolitan to our Corvette.
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I never have top up. That's why I bought the vert. On occasion my wife does get cold. She rolls up the window and turns on the seat heater.
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HINT...You dont need a lawyer to get rid of a convertible!!!


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