What's the degree at which you decide to go top down?

MOCKBA · 02-06-2009, 02:46 PM

I feel comfortable at 68F to 86F range.

UmpChap · 02-06-2009, 02:49 PM

This time of year, anything over 50.

Mark M · 02-06-2009, 02:59 PM

Wow.....is this a real thread?

What temp do us tin toppers decide to open our sunroof?

How loud do you choose to have your stereo?

How fast do you typically drive?

MOCKBA · 02-06-2009, 03:45 PM

Use search, I've seen threads about stereo setting, or what kind of music you prefer in dependency on time of year or day. Loudness depends on type of music and speed and also taste of a passager.

Regarding top down I am interested in what kind of hat you wear if any?

kingnonis · 02-06-2009, 04:18 PM

anything above 58 F on a sunny Houston day is fair game for bearing my 135's bosoms.

gtaday51 · 02-06-2009, 04:47 PM

Ummm...it was 23 degrees here today and my top was down. I guess I put it down on any morning that I walk outside and the top isn't frozen.

jotapeh · 02-06-2009, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark M

Wow.....is this a real thread?

What temp do us tin toppers decide to open our sunroof?

How loud do you choose to have your stereo?

How fast do you typically drive?

My 1 isn't a cab but, to answer your questions:

- Yes, I don't believe I've seen a "fake thread" option
- anything over 10C (50F)
- Just over 18 clicks past inaudible if using the dial
- According to my dash computer, averaging 55km/h (34mph)

warmtoes · 02-06-2009, 05:07 PM

I'm the same as jotapeh but only if I remember to have my wind deflector in the back.

I don't do hats.

AlienDNA · 02-06-2009, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark M

Wow.....is this a real thread?

What temp do us tin toppers decide to open our sunroof?

The sunroof is different somehow. Not sure why, but it is.

In my ragtop, it's not a matter of temperature, it's a matter of "Is it sunny?" I'm not the only Miata owner in Toronto that's taken a top down spin when the temp is well below freezing. That's what gloves and touques are for.

Another good thread would be "How hard does it have to be raining before you put the top up?"

tbird · 02-07-2009, 02:54 PM

You buy topless because you want the top down. Down here in sunny South Florida, it is almost always a great time to drop the top.

As for stereo, yes, you DEFINITELY have to pay attention. I was driving along, had my IPhone in, and I had a song from Slipknot on pretty loud (not crazy loud, but loud enough), and after stopping at a red light, I just happened to check my peripheral vision to see EVERYONE around me looking with freaked out faces. Apparently, only cheesy hip-hop "production" music is allowed nowadays to be turned up. Do some heavy rock, nope! Oh well. I pay more attention now.

MOCKBA · 02-07-2009, 03:45 PM

I think vert looks just better than coupe, so it can be a reason.

gtaday51 · 02-07-2009, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOCKBA

I think vert looks just better than coupe, so it can be a reason.

Its so true.

oneintheory · 02-07-2009, 08:34 PM

If it's not raining or snowing, my top is down. It's been down at 15º or so, but I have a windscreen so that I don't have to bundle up.

Robert · 02-07-2009, 09:28 PM

my top doesn't go down :-/

FOXYCaymanS · 02-08-2009, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phiberglass

I try to keep my wife topless at all times.

Your wifey is hot Razzle.

bily · 02-08-2009, 09:19 AM

Dropped it yesterday, was about 51 in Atlanta in the AM. Dog loved it.

Year's_End · 02-08-2009, 01:54 PM

39.4 degrees

Bones13 · 02-08-2009, 05:06 PM

Getting a coupe this time. Have had several convertibles (Miata, MZ3, Lexus SC430). One the things I have told folks over there years when they ask this question. Remembering that here on the Gulf Coast, we only have a few freezes every year.

"I paid extra for a heater in this car, so I could drive with the top down in the winter."

As I am getting older, I find the seat heaters, and gloves make a lot of difference too.

Call · 02-08-2009, 05:47 PM

I have both a cabrio MCS & a 135i...so when it's raining it's the ONE, when it's not it's a flip of a coin. I have been know to have the top down snowing, temp about 19F, heater & heated seats on, jacket, scarf, hat & gloves and driving like a bat out of hell. It's actually more fun than when the temp is 80F

Call

x97Melbourne · 02-08-2009, 06:56 PM

I'm very spoiled living here in Florida. I generally drop mine 60 and above, IF ITS SUNNY. 60 at night is still too cold for me.
But, in the summer when the old fuddy-duddies complain about how "hot it is" you'll see me with the top down, even if its 90.

Citizen Z · 02-08-2009, 08:44 PM

After going to Iraq, any temp is cool up to 115, so long as the wind is blowing and I have ice water. Drop top? Shoulda got one. :P

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Mark M Major 240 Rep 1,288 Posts Drives: E30M3 E83X3 E90335D Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA iTrader: (0)	Wow.....is this a real thread? What temp do us tin toppers decide to open our sunroof? How loud do you choose to have your stereo? How fast do you typically drive?
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MOCKBA Captain 54 Rep 870 Posts Drives: 135 convertible Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SFBA iTrader: (0)	Use search, I've seen threads about stereo setting, or what kind of music you prefer in dependency on time of year or day. Loudness depends on type of music and speed and also taste of a passager. Regarding top down I am interested in what kind of hat you wear if any? __________________ 535i/HUD Kamerton brings me true sound fidelity
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02-06-2009, 04:18 PM	#5
kingnonis 1er Lover 10 Rep 201 Posts Drives: my gf insane Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Far West TX iTrader: (1)	anything above 58 F on a sunny Houston day is fair game for bearing my 135's bosoms.
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gtaday51 gone but not forgotten 35 Rep 985 Posts Drives: gone 135 - Hello 1M! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Big Apple iTrader: (0)	Ummm...it was 23 degrees here today and my top was down. I guess I put it down on any morning that I walk outside and the top isn't frozen. __________________ Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration don't fail me now.
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warmtoes Lieutenant Colonel 31 Rep 1,917 Posts Drives: EBII 435i xDrive Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	I'm the same as jotapeh but only if I remember to have my wind deflector in the back. I don't do hats. __________________ *2014 EBII 435i xDrive M-sport* Gone: 2011 TiAg F25 X3 xDrive35i M-sport Gone: 2008 TiAg w/Coral Red E88 135i Cab M-sport
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tbird Captain 31 Rep 683 Posts Drives: "Bianca" 135cic AW/TC Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: FLL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135cic [0.00]	You buy topless because you want the top down. Down here in sunny South Florida, it is almost always a great time to drop the top. As for stereo, yes, you DEFINITELY have to pay attention. I was driving along, had my IPhone in, and I had a song from Slipknot on pretty loud (not crazy loud, but loud enough), and after stopping at a red light, I just happened to check my peripheral vision to see EVERYONE around me looking with freaked out faces. Apparently, only cheesy hip-hop "production" music is allowed nowadays to be turned up. Do some heavy rock, nope! Oh well. I pay more attention now. __________________ 2008 135cic, Alpine White/Terracotta Leather/BlackTop, Premium Package (Bluetooth, folding mirrors, etc), Sport Package with M Wheel, Navigation, Logic7 with HD and IPod and Sirius, Steptronic, M Aerodynamic Kit 2001 Focus ZX3, modified for fun commuting Previous 2006 325xi 2002 Audi A4 3.0 Quattro 1997 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro 1984 Audi 4000S Quattro modified 1955 Ford Thunderbird 1969 Camaro modified 1993 Ford Explorer (basic hauling) 1984+1988 Ford Broncos 1993 Honda Civic (Commuter, junk) 2008 Mini (wife's car, AWESOME) A few more
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MOCKBA Captain 54 Rep 870 Posts Drives: 135 convertible Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SFBA iTrader: (0)	I think vert looks just better than coupe, so it can be a reason. __________________ 535i/HUD Kamerton brings me true sound fidelity
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oneintheory no longer a BMW owner 152 Rep 1,463 Posts Drives: 2011 Ford Edge Sport Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Suffolk/Chesapeake, VA iTrader: (0)	If it's not raining or snowing, my top is down. It's been down at 15º or so, but I have a windscreen so that I don't have to bundle up.
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Robert Major General 417 Rep 6,968 Posts Drives: 135i -> is350 -> Tesla M3 perf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Socal iTrader: (1)	my top doesn't go down :-/
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Year's_End Lieutenant General 1138 Rep 12,444 Posts Drives: 2020 Shelby GT350 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	39.4 degrees __________________ Past: '08 E92 335i\|ZPP\|ZSP\|6AT Past: '15 Mustang GT\|401A\|PP\|6MT Current: '20 Shelby GT350\|6MT
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Bones13 Private 0 Rep 78 Posts Drives: 2009 128i BSM/Coral Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: LA (Lower Alabama) iTrader: (0)	Getting a coupe this time. Have had several convertibles (Miata, MZ3, Lexus SC430). One the things I have told folks over there years when they ask this question. Remembering that here on the Gulf Coast, we only have a few freezes every year. "I paid extra for a heater in this car, so I could drive with the top down in the winter." As I am getting older, I find the seat heaters, and gloves make a lot of difference too.
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Call Call 21 Rep 683 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 08 & 07 X5, 05 MCSC Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, GA iTrader: (0)	I have both a cabrio MCS & a 135i...so when it's raining it's the ONE, when it's not it's a flip of a coin. I have been know to have the top down snowing, temp about 19F, heater & heated seats on, jacket, scarf, hat & gloves and driving like a bat out of hell. It's actually more fun than when the temp is 80F Call __________________
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x97Melbourne Molar World 47 Rep 916 Posts Drives: 2016 435i Coupe Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	I'm very spoiled living here in Florida. I generally drop mine 60 and above, IF ITS SUNNY. 60 at night is still too cold for me. But, in the summer when the old fuddy-duddies complain about how "hot it is" you'll see me with the top down, even if its 90. __________________ Current: 2016 435i Coupe Previous: 2014 335i Sedan; 2013 328i Cv, 2011 335i Sedan Gone But Not Forgotten: 2008 135i Convertible (my favorite)
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Citizen Z Alpine Master 111 Rep 1,310 Posts Drives: '08 135i AW Sport Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kansas iTrader: (1)	After going to Iraq, any temp is cool up to 115, so long as the wind is blowing and I have ice water. Drop top? Shoulda got one. :P __________________ Alpine White with Taupe Leather 135i, Sports Package, Heated Seats, Comfort Access, iPod Adapter Fastness: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=252727
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