Convertible Targa Question
Melting Slicks
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From: New Caney Texas
I've left the car with the targa off and gone into restaurants and stores before. I'm just not sure how the insurance company would react if some idiot flipped a lit cigarette in there and burned it up. If it got stolen, they may not pay if the top was off/down, and I wouldn't lie about it. It's probably best not to leave it exposed unless you are really familiar with, and sure of your surroundings.
cesssna10
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From: Big Canoe Ga
Had a friend who had a microwave oven that failed. To get rid of it,
[ it was December] he giftwrapped it in a box and left it in
the back of his pick-up for 3 and 1/2 hours while he and his wife
shopped in a busy mall. When he came out, there it was, right where he left it.
GO FIGURE
[ it was December] he giftwrapped it in a box and left it in
the back of his pick-up for 3 and 1/2 hours while he and his wife
shopped in a busy mall. When he came out, there it was, right where he left it.
GO FIGURE
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2015
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
Had a friend who had a microwave oven that failed. To get rid of it,
[ it was December] he giftwrapped it in a box and left it in
the back of his pick-up for 3 and 1/2 hours while he and his wife
shopped in a busy mall. When he came out, there it was, right where he left it.
GO FIGURE
[ it was December] he giftwrapped it in a box and left it in
the back of his pick-up for 3 and 1/2 hours while he and his wife
shopped in a busy mall. When he came out, there it was, right where he left it.
GO FIGURE
Le Mans Master
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
Nah, did not miss a thing. My response was to the part which stated, "To get rid of it..."
He did not do it to get rid of it, he did it to see if anyone would take it.
If you are going to tell a good story, mind the details...and, yes, I am being hyper-critical for no good reason...
He did not do it to get rid of it, he did it to see if anyone would take it.
If you are going to tell a good story, mind the details...and, yes, I am being hyper-critical for no good reason...
cesssna10
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,391
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From: Big Canoe Ga
Nah, did not miss a thing. My response was to the part which stated, "To get rid of it..."
He did not do it to get rid of it, he did it to see if anyone would take it.
If you are going to tell a good story, mind the details...and, yes, I am being hyper-critical for no good reason...
He did not do it to get rid of it, he did it to see if anyone would take it.
If you are going to tell a good story, mind the details...and, yes, I am being hyper-critical for no good reason...
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From: Atlanta GA
Left my verts with the top down many times, and only once did I find bird crap in it... Looks like he sat on the windshield frame and let it rip..... Not fun..... But once on a beautiful sunny day went in the grocery store for no more than 10 mins and a pop up storm soaked it...... Luckily the store gave a shout out that it was raining.....
But it still had an inch puddle in the seats..... Took forever for that car to dry out..... Eventually it didn't smell funky.... But it took weeks of parking out in the sun and leaving the top off in the garage.....
Moral to the stories...... Eventually some random stuff will happen....
Do I still leave the top off... Yes.....
But it still had an inch puddle in the seats..... Took forever for that car to dry out..... Eventually it didn't smell funky.... But it took weeks of parking out in the sun and leaving the top off in the garage.....
Moral to the stories...... Eventually some random stuff will happen....
Do I still leave the top off... Yes.....
Intermediate
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yes I absolutely agree. Plus isn't this what Insurance is for? I mean really what's the point of a convertible if you don't leave it down when you're going in somewhere. If I put my top up and down every time I went into a store or even went to work I wouldn't like it as much. I live in Charleston South Carolina and haven't had my roof up into weeks now. It goes right from my garage to work and back.
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I was referring to both 
I did think I read a post that someone left there top off in the rear of the car and someone stole the top but part of the fun of the Convertible or Targa is jumping in with it already down.
If you're younger maybe not even opening the door
I did think I read a post that someone left there top off in the rear of the car and someone stole the top but part of the fun of the Convertible or Targa is jumping in with it already down.
If you're younger maybe not even opening the door
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Some vehicles have a soft top targa you can put on if you are away from home when it rains. These are vehicles that don't have space to carry the hard top targa.
A targa can be considered a partial convertible like the Corvette coupe, while a fold down top is called a convertible.
A targa can be considered a partial convertible like the Corvette coupe, while a fold down top is called a convertible.
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