convertibles

[wasted_ready]

Do you like them or hate them?

Do they get very cold in the winter when it snows, are they cold in the mornings when you get in? Are they harder to heat and are you always cold in one in the winter? I have never had one and I'm wondering if they are too much of a hassle to have in the New England winters.

[YogsVR4]

Might I suggest a retractable hard top convertable - best of both worlds

[Three_Fingers]

Originally Posted by wasted_ready

Do you like them or hate them?

Do they get very cold in the winter when it snows, are they cold in the mornings when you get in? Are they harder to heat and are you always cold in one in the winter? I have never had one and I'm wondering if they are too much of a hassle to have in the New England winters.

Convertibles, properly maintained, are no different than any other car in winter.
I own a '93 Pontiac Sunbird LE here in CT.
Just keep your top clean(don't use any cleaner harsher than dish soap or it'll eat the stitching that holds the top together!), and it'll give ya many good years of service.
(Actually-many convertibles are easier to heat because the layers of material that make up the roof act like a blanket-they're just not rigid like a hardtop. As log as your weatherstripping and window rubber is good so there's no drafts-you couldn't tell you were in a convertible in winter except for the wind noise past the skin.)

[Zwrangler]

Originally Posted by Three_Fingers

Convertibles, properly maintained, are no different than any other car in winter.
I own a '93 Pontiac Sunbird LE here in CT.
Just keep your top clean(don't use any cleaner harsher than dish soap or it'll eat the stitching that holds the top together!), and it'll give ya many good years of service.
(Actually-many convertibles are easier to heat because the layers of material that make up the roof act like a blanket-they're just not rigid like a hardtop. As log as your weatherstripping and window rubber is good so there's no drafts-you couldn't tell you were in a convertible in winter except for the wind noise past the skin.)

I think its a little bit late for your reply........... come on man seriously I'd expect this thing from a newb, but you've got like 66 posts you should know better than to open up an old thread..... i mean this thread is like a year old.