by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 06/23/2017 at 21:48
by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 06/23/2017 at 21:48
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STARS: 3
I have realized that I love open air vehicles (convertibles, Jeeps, motorcycles, scooters, etc.). Even when it is 100 degrees, I drive the Sunchaser and Vespa. It has been around 108 all week, and I have not driven either.
It is like an addiction. A closed, climate-controlled vehicle won’t do it.
I need to get up early tomorrow and go for a ride.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
06/23/2017 at 21:53, STARS: 2
I feel it too. That’s why I wanted a convertible. My only way to get that it my bike.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
06/23/2017 at 21:56, STARS: 3
Yup! Currently for sale on Ebay for way more than it’s worth.
I miss it and don’t. I was thinking of keeping it today. Then I passed a three vehicle accident scene where the biker was the crap in in a crap sandwich.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
06/23/2017 at 21:57, STARS: 1
Hell yes! I’d go nuts without one.
As it is, that’s what I look forward to most when winter ends.
"MrDakka" (mrdakka)
06/23/2017 at 22:00, STARS: 1
Does a horse count?
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
06/23/2017 at 22:05, STARS: 1
Soon, I ordered in like a year ago. They build them in LA.
"random001" (random001)
06/23/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 1
Hey! My 500c Abarth counts!
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
06/23/2017 at 22:07, STARS: 2
I have about .7 of an open air vehicle. By which I mean I have a Land Rover which the roof is currently on, but can be taken off (.5), a Lincoln which is a pillarless hardtop (.10), the Ranchero (which I’m converting to have T-tops and open rear cab window but is a way off, .05), and the Galaxie, which is just old-fashioned four windows, two vent windows, firewall vents (.05).
"daender" (daender)
06/23/2017 at 22:13, STARS: 1
I typically had the hardtop on the Miata for almost every year I’ve owned it. For the past year it’s been hardtop on since it makes it more comfortable for the 100-mile daily commuting I do on interstates and highways. That said, if I find an excuse to pop it off for a weekend, dear goodness, it feels AMAZING .
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
06/23/2017 at 22:16, STARS: 1
I have one open air motor vehicle, my Miata, although I didn’t buy it because it’s open air. (Mind you, I still do put the top down when I drive it, but...)
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
06/23/2017 at 22:19, STARS: 2
Solid roof only. Because racecar.
"aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe" (emaxxbl)
06/23/2017 at 22:20, STARS: 1
Ya
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
06/23/2017 at 22:21, STARS: 0
I was expecting rust holes to contribute
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
06/23/2017 at 22:22, STARS: 0
Pillar less hardtops are underrated when it comes to open air driving. The world needs more of them.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
06/23/2017 at 22:22, STARS: 1
Well, right now the Ranchero does not have the roof at all, nor the rear cab window, so...
Actually surprisingly low on straight-through-into-passenger-compartment holes at present.
"wkiernan" (wkiernan)
06/23/2017 at 22:23, STARS: 0
Oh, I do, but
I live in Florida
I worked out-of-doors in this Hell-state for over 25 years including those five-month Florida summers
Fuck
Can’t take it no more
Man I’m too old for this shit
so anyway when I finally got sick of duck-taping my leaky original top I got a top with a rear window you can unzip so you can drive out in the air but with shade.
Hey, how hard is it to take the top down or put it back up on that super-classy ride you’ve got? Mine takes about two seconds down, four seconds up. I have to admit you’re way on top in terms of style but that top looks pretty tricky.
"Maxima Speed" (maximaspeed)
06/23/2017 at 22:24, STARS: 0
No, but my dad has 3 motorcycles and he lets me ride the old 73 Yamaha DT 250 every once in a while.
"wkiernan" (wkiernan)
06/23/2017 at 22:29, STARS: 0
108°?! Are you in Arizona? So nice ‘n’ cool 15 minutes after sunset!
"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
06/23/2017 at 22:32, STARS: 1
Yup!
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
06/23/2017 at 22:38, STARS: 1
Well, not motorized...
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
06/23/2017 at 22:43, STARS: 0
Ha, I hate AC in the car but always have the windows down. Not a huge fan of convertibles but love having the windows open. It drives my wife nuts... sorry, you married me, no take backs.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
06/23/2017 at 22:49, STARS: 1
Regrettably the Galaxie is not a four door Victoria - aka four-door pillarless:
The Lincoln, if it were a Continental and not a Lincoln model, would have a rear breezeway window and be *totally* open-air, but as-is it just has wraparound rear glass.
vs.
"promoted by the color red" (whenindoubtflatout)
06/23/2017 at 22:52, STARS: 0
Yup. I keep the Miata top-down 99% of the time, even when it’s 114 F out. I don’t have much traffic on my commute, which means I’m going fast enough to keep the cabin cool.
I did get stuck in traffic once this week. It was only 88F but 7 am, so the sun was right on my face the whole time. Really glad I wore sunblock that day.
"JeepJeremy" (jeepjeremy)
06/23/2017 at 22:52, STARS: 1
Can confirm: no feeling in life quite so satisfying as dropping that Jeep top on a nice day. Especially if it’s a nice day in a rainy/cold spring and it clears up and gets into the high 60s or into the 70s!
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
06/23/2017 at 23:03, STARS: 2
i am still getting ducks in rows to make this happen.......
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
06/23/2017 at 23:05, STARS: 0
Growing up, a neighbor had a Mercury with the breezeway. I thought that was freaking awesome.
You can get the same thing in most any old convertible, too — just unzip the rear window and roll down the windows.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
06/23/2017 at 23:08, STARS: 1
The sheet metal is almost identical between the Lincolns and the Conti - I have the short version of the behind-window filler, Contis have the long version. That in place, lifting out the parcel shelf, and using the Conti trim and glass, and it wouldn’t be hard to convert, but you’d need a donor, and the wraparound *is* nice as well.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
06/23/2017 at 23:17, STARS: 2
Ah yes, the Monstrosi-T.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
06/23/2017 at 23:26, STARS: 0
i have been getting the engine parts to slowly start arriving...... i am trying to make it the safest death trap that i can, while still maintaining the insanity of it all...... managed to get the flex plate that bolts ahead of the mini clutch and miniflywheel. the two of them together MIGHT weigh 7 lbs......
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
06/23/2017 at 23:36, STARS: 1
Just my scooter, which I spent more time than ever on today at the race track. Two more glorious days of racing and scooting this weekend :)
"I have another burner, try to guess it!" (ihaveanotherburner)
06/24/2017 at 00:23, STARS: 1
Wait, scooter racing is a thing? :D
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
06/24/2017 at 00:35, STARS: 0
Yes Miata. IF its 50 or above the top is down
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
06/24/2017 at 01:51, STARS: 0
It should be!
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
06/24/2017 at 06:52, STARS: 1
Stars for you! This is the only open-air vehicle I own anymore.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
06/24/2017 at 08:56, STARS: 0
I’d think that ‘donor’ part would be hard. 58-60 Contis aren’t a dime a dozen.
The wraparound is cool too, like you said-
"Tripper" (tripe46)
06/24/2017 at 09:42, STARS: 1
Yup, a ragtop and a Grom. It’s humidity more than heat that stops me from using either. 90 degrees and humid is my limit for either.
"JGrabowMSt" (jgrabowmst)
06/24/2017 at 10:47, STARS: 0
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
Yis I do!
Not quite the canyon carver the HEMIWagon has turned into, but still very enjoyable. I’ve been known to drop the top if it’s relatively warm out. That includes warm days in January and February. 37F? Decently warm compared to 20F!
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
06/26/2017 at 11:23, STARS: 1
I used to have my Jeep. It was a blast. Never had the top or the doors on. Even in the dead of winter. Rain? Just threw on the bikini top. I miss having an open top. I can’t wait to get the Healey done.