Convertibles
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in michigan, i like to have a roof over my head ![[:p]](/images/smilies/tongue.png "Stick Out Tongue [:p]")
altho driving top with w/ heater cranked to teh top on frigid 32 or less night is something "fun" once in a while
oh yea, a buddy of mine in alabama just picked up a e36 vertable recently.
we went out comple days ago, left the top down on a clear night and while we were at the bar, wham!! rolling thunder storm. his car was soaked!! (we didn't even know it was raining until one of my buddies went out to buy cigs..)
altho driving top with w/ heater cranked to teh top on frigid 32 or less night is something "fun" once in a whileoh yea, a buddy of mine in alabama just picked up a e36 vertable recently.
we went out comple days ago, left the top down on a clear night and while we were at the bar, wham!! rolling thunder storm. his car was soaked!! (we didn't even know it was raining until one of my buddies went out to buy cigs..)
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Haha...yeah, with a hardtop, then maybe...I gotta check it out!
I was testing a Z4 3.0i once and did like over 100mph (can't remember exactly, 110mph maybe?) over a long bridge, I was scared shit with the wind rushing all over me! I immediately slowed down. I stopped to try to put the top up, but didn't know how (haha) so that ruined the rest of my test drive! I guess I'm used to quiet cars, having driven 2 540i's with almost no windnoise.
I don't mind the convertible hardtops however, like the ones in MB and BMW is only now catching up with them.
I was testing a Z4 3.0i once and did like over 100mph (can't remember exactly, 110mph maybe?) over a long bridge, I was scared shit with the wind rushing all over me! I immediately slowed down. I stopped to try to put the top up, but didn't know how (haha) so that ruined the rest of my test drive! I guess I'm used to quiet cars, having driven 2 540i's with almost no windnoise.
I don't mind the convertible hardtops however, like the ones in MB and BMW is only now catching up with them.
Jae, You mean Harleys? You're right, I don't fancy them.
However, when I was younger, I used to ride dirtbikes and do quite a lot of autocrossing/scrambling on natural tracks. But then you don't really get up to high speeds in dirtbikes, just heights and skids, and LOTS of shaking your bones up!
I've had several crashes on motorcycles before when I was young, and survived.
So I don't really want to get on one now when my bones are not as young anymore!
However, when I was younger, I used to ride dirtbikes and do quite a lot of autocrossing/scrambling on natural tracks. But then you don't really get up to high speeds in dirtbikes, just heights and skids, and LOTS of shaking your bones up!
I've had several crashes on motorcycles before when I was young, and survived.
So I don't really want to get on one now when my bones are not as young anymore!
I understand, speed in a drop top takes some getting use to. Having instructed at CCA drivers schools I have had the thrill of doing over 140 in a topless car. It is really a weird feeling with all that wind and noise. A really good friend of mine had a 540 and we tracked it once, I asked him, "are you going to just do 50 around the track all day or show me something?" He was going in excess of 100!
Yeah, the 540's are so smooth and quiet that it's easy to get carried away.
I still remember times when the car is stopped or parked, I had to pause to listen if the engine was running or not. Then times on the highway, unaware, I look down at the speedo, and Whoops! Many times I had to ease the foot quickly coz' I wasn't aware of the speed.
I still remember times when the car is stopped or parked, I had to pause to listen if the engine was running or not. Then times on the highway, unaware, I look down at the speedo, and Whoops! Many times I had to ease the foot quickly coz' I wasn't aware of the speed.
![[:D]](/images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin [:D]")
That's another topic for discussion, I hardly listen to music when I drive.
Usually only when I'm stuck in traffic, or parked waiting for someone.
I like the quiet so I can pick up any warning signs from the engine, or any other mechanical parts on the car, rattles, etc. That's the only way you find out that something is wrong with the car, before something gets really bad. With the music on loud all the time, it's easy to overlook little tell tale sounds here and there.
Well, of course, if I am driving on a long trip, like several hours, I would like to listen to the radio. But now that I got the Carrera, the engine is my sound system, there's really no better sound effects than to hear the German horses roar behind you!
Usually only when I'm stuck in traffic, or parked waiting for someone.
I like the quiet so I can pick up any warning signs from the engine, or any other mechanical parts on the car, rattles, etc. That's the only way you find out that something is wrong with the car, before something gets really bad. With the music on loud all the time, it's easy to overlook little tell tale sounds here and there.
Well, of course, if I am driving on a long trip, like several hours, I would like to listen to the radio. But now that I got the Carrera, the engine is my sound system, there's really no better sound effects than to hear the German horses roar behind you!
