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Does the weight of the hardtop blunt performance?

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Old 09-20-2005, 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by AquilaEagle,Sep 19 2005, 11:01 PM
I might put my HT on this week
It's September guys

Plenty of top down weather to come. If I had a HT it would be November to March, not September til April.
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I *might* put my hard top on, but I can't really see the point to be honest?
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Too much of a pain to take the HT on and off (I don't have an obliging wife), so its probably going to stay off for a second winter.
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can't be ar$ed to put mine on, off, on, off on off.
May as well leave it off for maximum roof down action!
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My Hardtop goes on when the clocks go back.

I don't mind driving with the roof down when it's cold but I can't
be bothered when it's cold and dark.

Don't listen to anyone arguing that you shouldn't have the hardtop on
at the end of the day your soft top will look as good as new in a few
years, and theirs won't
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Mine goes on around mischief / bonfire night.

Might come off again though afterwards but I will see.

Don't have to lug it up and down stairs now though
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Originally Posted by mdjohnso,Sep 20 2005, 01:39 PM
Don't listen to anyone arguing that you shouldn't have the hardtop on
at the end of the day your soft top will look as good as new in a few
years, and theirs won't
Not strictly true. When I bought my 04GT I looked at a couple that had had the HT on from new. On lifting the hood there were shiny strips across the roof vinyl where the metal bars run and creases down the rear quarters.

IMHO it's better to have the HT off, the vinyl roof up/down and 303 it every 3 months!

Just remind me why I bought a GT
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Originally Posted by mdjohnso,Sep 20 2005, 02:39 PM
Don't listen to anyone arguing that you shouldn't have the hardtop on
at the end of the day your soft top will look as good as new in a few
years, and theirs won't
But I could replace my soft top for the price of your hardtop
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Originally Posted by Bassoctopus,Sep 20 2005, 11:27 AM
It's September guys

Plenty of top down weather to come. If I had a HT it would be November to March, not September til April.
Rember they're a bunch of southern poofter's Neil.
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Originally Posted by Paper Lawyer,Sep 20 2005, 11:35 AM
I don't have an obliging wife
Neither do I


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