How warm before taking the vert top down???
Racer
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Fort Lauderdale Florida
Temperature Does Matter
I'm good at 67 Degrees. But I always wonder about people when it is no doubt cold as hell outside, top is down, windows are up, heat is blasting, heated seats are cooking, coats are being worn and hat is on 
To me that takes all of the fun out of a "drop top".
But hey, I read somewhere on here, "eat, sleep, drive Corvettes" or words to that affect
To me that takes all of the fun out of a "drop top".
But hey, I read somewhere on here, "eat, sleep, drive Corvettes" or words to that affect
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From: Cupertino CA
St. Jude Donor '12
I've been driving our '01 vert a couple times at night around here when it's in the 30's....
Al Gore doesn't deserver that Nobel Prize, I've yet to experience any global warming!
Al Gore doesn't deserver that Nobel Prize, I've yet to experience any global warming!
Racer
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From: Birmingham AL
Wha....???
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
70's is always good for me! Not too much of a fan of any cold, could just crank the heater I guess!
Top down driving around nothin' better though!
Thanks,Matt
Top down driving around nothin' better though!
Thanks,Matt
Last edited by madmatt9471; Feb 26, 2007 at 09:33 AM. Reason: fix spelling
Pro
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Olympia Washington
50 to 55 it comes down, I'm lucky because my wife gets it and is OK with it. I had a little import vert when we got married 30 years ago and we would cruise around in it with coats and hats to keep warm. The heater in the Vette is so much better.
I also put the top up if it gets clost to 100 out as I burn up after a couple of hours. Other wise, it's pretty much down all the time.
Vinnie
I also put the top up if it gets clost to 100 out as I burn up after a couple of hours. Other wise, it's pretty much down all the time.
Vinnie
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From: Island State of Mind
The top is down when the day looks good, temp could be at 42, the last time Feb 3rd, 2007 mid afternoon Atlanta GA. I don’t get the windows up thing, I have had the window s up to talk on the cell phone headset then it back to down. Why have a ragtop if you are going to ride around with the windows up. Tried the vettenet screen and most times it is a PIA so I forget it.
Been driving ragtops for years, remember the time I left the top down on a Triumph Spitefire, was in the house and when I came out the entire car outside and inside was white (car was red and black) from the snowfall we weren't suppose to have. Interesting drive home that night.
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From: Pleasanton CA
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12, '14-'17,'21, '25
I don't think it's ever been to cold. Have had the top down at 40 in the past. But if it gets to be 90 the top is going up and the AC is going on.
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Doesn't anyone around here ever wear their leather jackets? As long as I am alone no rain( 
,as if I would drive in that) 30 is about the cutoff,it does have a heater.
,as if I would drive in that) 30 is about the cutoff,it does have a heater.
Instructor
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I live in Pensacola,Fl. and today it was about 65-70 the top went down and so did the pedal. If I'm riding at night I just blast the heat and maybe a wool cap. Sometimes I take the top of just to make the neighbors mad!
