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Post by Rickster on Oct 21, 2016 10:34:06 GMT
Or "everyone loves topless action!!"
I thought I'd start this thread as a counter to a more negative version elsewhere!!
I drove into asda car park and noticed a couple getting into a mk2 with the roof down, pulled in next to them and we had a nice little chat, easy to do when you're both "topless".
This has also heppened to me with other people either in a traffic queue or a filling station, not necessarily other 5 owners, I get comments like
"Nice car
My dad/mum/brother/sister etc has one of those, great fun.
My wife won't let me have one!"
And so on
I don't thing I've ever had any negativity with the top down
(Apart from an incident where I was TBH being a hooligan!)
Any other positive experiences ?
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on Oct 21, 2016 11:14:32 GMT
Not in the 5 but back when I had the Caterham I came out of a restaurant to find two Japanese girls in it. Sod's law that happens to me when I only have a 2 seater  |
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Post by atlex on Oct 21, 2016 11:47:04 GMT
top down should always mean smiles. Even when other people are angry with you and holding gardening shears.
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Post by AndyMk2 on Oct 21, 2016 12:02:41 GMT
I never had any issues back when I had mine, all good fun.
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Post by FFS Corders on Oct 22, 2016 8:54:13 GMT
All the waves. Especially from Gold Leaf Lotus Elans! I have seen 3 different ones while out and about and all waved madly
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Post by V6 on Oct 24, 2016 7:11:40 GMT
With the top down I've had blokes giving the thumbs up and saying things like "great car". A lady came over to chat to me about it too. Generally kids look on with approval.
I've only had one idiot van driver: I pulled onto a motorway, then into the outer lane to overtake. Knuckle dragged some 30 meters back eventually wheezed up to me and gave it Solo Canoeist signs and "get out of my way" signs, as if I were holding up a van lol. So I dropped down to 40 to make him wait, dropped to second and vanished into triple digits. Probably took him five minutes to get up to speed again all due to pointless rudeness. Never saw him again.
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Post by rikk on Nov 17, 2016 13:49:59 GMT
I always found it quite a pleasant experience going out in the Z3 - topless always!
Changing lanes on the motorway in slow traffic, just turn around to look and smile, so often met with a return smile and being let into a gap. Easier to wave to folks too, and just shout a thanks when folks let you out.
Looking foward to getting a 5, there are a few folks drive them round here.
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Post by Meerkat on Nov 17, 2016 14:20:30 GMT
Yep, I definitely seem to have mainly positive experiences when I'm out with the roof down. People let me out of junctions, make space for me when changing lanes or give me a smile or thumbs up at traffic lights.
I was parked up on a residential street one morning, waiting for a friend of mine, when a middle-aged gent with a spaniel and a newspaper walked past and gave me a cheery "Good morning!"
Even teenage kids tend to say things like "nice car mate" rather than "w@nker"
That's the thing about the 5, particularly the NA, it's a convertible but it's not pretentious like the German ones or obnoxious like the American ones.
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Post by striple on Nov 17, 2016 16:58:11 GMT
i find top down works best when you have a silly hat on! Many approving nods. In my head, all the ladies want me and the dudes want to be me..
..in reality, it looks like my mum has dressed a 30+ yr old me
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Post by Clem on Nov 18, 2016 9:38:26 GMT
Top down on other MX5 caused me guilt and shame for having mine up. Easily rectified next set of lights though  |
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Post by FFS Corders on Nov 18, 2016 16:22:54 GMT
That is the correct response to that situation Clem. Congrats!
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Post by Clem on Nov 18, 2016 16:33:28 GMT
I caught a very similar looking car later on on the motorway ... it had the roof up ... I am choosing to assume that this was a different car and my hero didnt put the roof up for the motorway
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Post by chef on Nov 18, 2016 16:35:10 GMT
Have I been a bit keen with putting my hard top on for the winter already?
If it's not raining and the missus isn't in the car the roof is normally down.
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Post by FFS Corders on Nov 18, 2016 23:22:42 GMT
My hard top has been perma fixed since JAE 2015 so dont worry about being premature!
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le sigh