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Hard top opinions?
John McGaw wrote:
> On 5/3/2010 6:39 PM, pws wrote: >> John McGaw wrote: >>> On 5/2/2010 9:49 PM, Don Q wrote: >>>> On 2010-05-02 16:51:48 -0400, John McGaw > said: >>>> >>>>> When I bought my '91 I paid the extra for the hard top. When I traded >>>>> it in on a new MX-5 in 2006 I figure that it had probably been on the >>>>> car for 30 days total. >>>> >>>> Interesting! >>>> >>>> Is it because the soft top is adequate for your needs, or is it because >>>> you are top down 90% of the time? >>>> >>>> (I used to know an Alfa guy who pretended he didn't know there was a >>>> top >>>> under the tonneau. LOL) >>>> >>>> >>> >>> The soft top was more than sufficient. And because I garaged the car >>> almost all the time it was never exposed to the intense sunlight which >>> seems to be the main factor which kills tops in the long run. I gave >>> it no special care rather than washing. After fifteen years the top >>> looked as though it would be good for at least five more. As for >>> keeping the top down, the best I ever managed was about thirty days >>> straight (I lived in Alaska at the time so this is a rather amazing >>> run). >> >> John, do you have the link for your Miata trip around the United States? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Pat > > http://johnmcgaw.com/trip_intro.html > http://johnmcgaw.com/trip_redux.html Thank you sir. This is great reading, (and pics!), for anyone who has not seen it before. Pat |
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