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Just been out to sort out a couple of things and taking account of the clear blue sky and this being my first year with a Boxster with a glass rear screen I thought "Why not".

So to give the natives something to talk about, I dropped the top and went for a cruise. Temp. guage was reading 4C.

Bl**dy cold without gloves at 70mph (or there abouts [8|])
 
Been out at 6 degrees with the hood down a few years ago. I did have an excuse - it was the warmest it had ever been since I collected the car on 2 Jan.

Still ***** cold though. But I looked [:)] - including the red cheeks!
 
blows the cobwebs out. I often do this but with heated seats it's still nice and cosy. I don't tend to do it around town though, people either think nutcase or w@nker.



 
Butt warmers on, woolly hats and minus temperatures.
great with blue skies and fresh air..

garyw
 
Its been so long (at least 3 months) I can't even remember what top down driving is like. But I do recall knowing it is the absolute finest!
Who cares what people think, I've been out as low as 5c, heater on Max, coat and cap on, it's not too bad at all.
 
Used to drive to work in my SC sport targa with roof off throughout the winter in the eighties ( and we used to get proper winters in them days). It used to be quite snug inside with heater on, and all that fresh air must have done some good cos I,m still here.
Most fun, though, was making good progress on packed snow/ice, maintaining a good drift angle and not hitting anything. Of course, there was a lot less traffic around, but it didn,t half teach you car control.
Aaarrr, those were the days.

JohnC
993turbo
 
Provided the sun is shining, I'm not on the motorway and there are no passengers to complain about the cold, the roof will come down anytime, even at minus temperatures.

With wind deflector, heated seats and heater set to 'hot', it actually doesn't get very cold at all.
 
I put the roof down on half of my trips home. I find that with my puffer jacket on, heater on full blast that shooting down the country lanes to where I live is a brilliant de-stresser, even if it's dark and cold.

I'm looking forward to the new one however as this will increase the number of times I get the lid down. I don't like to leave work with it down (too poser) and sometimes I can't be bothered to stop on the way home to put the roof down. The roof will lower at less than 30 should have that sorted. All I need to do is remember to out the jacket on.

I wouldn't do this if I had to travel on the motorways but the reason I work in Derby is so that I can commute in 20 minutes to work and live in the Peak District. Just great.
 
Ive got a trip tommorrow from Preston to Knaresborough and if the weather is fine regardless of how cold it is then on the A59 I will have the roof down at about 8am , no heated seats for me but the feeling is superb

Chris
 
In 2001 I drove my Boxster S down to Italy and over the Dolomite mountains. Roof down and snow on the ground, it was fantastic.

These days I've got a fiancee who isn't so keen on roof down driving, so I've given up and got a hard top. Reckon I'll miss the Boxster when the sun comes out though.
 
ORIGINAL: richardheeley

Reckon I'll miss the Boxster when the sun comes out though.
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I would bet money on that :ROFLMAO: Had my top down last weekend, hat, coat, gloves and shades on [8D] it was magic wouldn't want to give that up at any price
 
Living in Australia actually poses the problem is reverse. It rarely gets below 5C in winter where I live, and so I enjoy open top motoring all through winter. It's summer that forces me to put the top up!

I've found the ideal temperature to be 26C. I live in a low humidity climate, so a few degrees warmer is OK, but once it tops 30C it really is mroe pleasant to have the top up.
 
Day or night, as long as it's dry and above zero degrees C, down goes the top, even for the daily commute. The girls and guys at work think I'm crazy (they're right of course[8D]). I don't give a damn. Windstopper fleece, flat cap, gloves and the heater on full blast: Fantastic! It's the only way to travel. I might look a total twerp, but it's what I paid £37k for, and I luv it!

What amazes me is others reaction to having the top down at night. Sunny, cold day with top down, appears to provoke little adverse comment, but do it at night, even when the temperature is the same, you are accused of being a nutter! Totally irrational!

KP
 
That's the way to go! Its why we drive Boxsters. Always keep a pair of driving gloves in the car though - there are some around that don't look totally naff!
 
OK, you inspired me. Well done. You reminded me why I decided not to put the hard top on this winter.

Took the rook down on the way home last night, after the motorway stretch. 7:30 pm, 5 degrees (ish!), hat on, gloves on, coat done up, heater on (eventually). Arrived home awake, which is a new experience.

And the sound of that engine .....[:)][:)][:)][:)][:)][:)][:)]
 
Well done that man.

I've got a RAB puffer jacket with a hood. It's amazing, youre completely warm with the hood up but the full surround sound is still available. Pair of windstopper gloves, heater on and it really does not feel cold at any temperature. There is something about nightime roof down driving that is in someways better than the day. I suppose it's the slight claustrophobia and the sweep of the xenon's, somehow the engine seems more amazing than normal and the speed certainly feels higher.
 
I recommend a good wooly hat - something you may get from a ski and snowboard shop made from Thinsulate. I have one that I use when snowboarding and is good enough to keep my loaf toastie in the mountains. Driving hood down in the UK is no problem with this on, and in my opinon is more contributary in keeping you warm than the coat and gloves. A scarf also helps - can't be long before Porsche offers the Airscarf option a la SLK - surely the next "wind deflector" as the must have option for convertibles.....
 
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