I've used the one in Swindon, it does require a degree of caution and when you first approach it you think "what the ----" but it works.
quite possibly - I was querying your statement that said "most if not all"Well you might find it a strange comment, but my Midget was definitely quieter with the hood down at speed. Perhaps your soft tops had better hoods.
When cheap cars serve beyond expectation like that, they become part of the family. Looks in goof shape too.This cost me £500. It's been to Scotland and back, Norfolk and back and Spain and back. I'm quite smug about it.
I think most rag tops from the 90s on have double skinned hoods?
G&T, I think the point of noise with roof down/off is dependent on type of car. With the modern auto roof especially steel as on the SL/SLK type cars I find no difference, even on fabric Boxster roofs the road noise is not hellishy louder with it on. However true sports cars and classic sports it's a different story. A Caterham with its roof on is deafening, a Morgan also becomes uncomfortable but not as bad.Modern Lotus funnily enough are ok either way too for a noisy little beast.
Yes, it even has a name. (All the dents are on the other side). It is thanks to Patrick Dixon of this forum that it came my way via his mate.When cheap cars serve beyond expectation like that, they become part of the family. Looks in goof shape too.
I think you are probably right with.
Unfortunately one of the reasons I had to give up with soft tops as they made my Tinnitus worse when pushing on with the roof down.
However Caterham have worked out that it's all about the weight, so they have made a lot of light cars with small engines. A car that size with a little 800cc engine is still a hoot at sane speeds and will corner just as qiickly as a very powerful one. Mine was a modest one, but a hoot on a public road because you had all your fun between 40 and 80-odd mph, sorry I mean 70 officer. I considered other performance cars, at that time the Porsche 911 was affordable, especially the 964 model and the one before, but a 911 will get you into trouble because you are more likely to take it to 3 figure velocities and at that you are looking at a court appearance and a ban rather than a slap on the wrist or maybe a fine.
can't wear themEar plugs like bikers, even if you don't have Tinnitus - or you soon would. Wind and traffic noise can be louder than a gig.
Ear plugs like bikers, even if you don't have Tinnitus - or you soon would. Wind and traffic noise can be louder than a gig.
me neither, I was wearing them in a noisy Bangkok guest house and after a few weeks I woke up one night as I thought the alarm had gone off...but it was screeching in my ear. Took the plugs out, it stoppedcan't wear them
And that's why I was surprised when Lotus took the 135bhp 1.6 Elise off the model list last year. All their cars are now in Porsche territory and impossible to use anywhere near their potential on the public roads. However saying that any small hot hatch, big diesel or large saloon is license losing in idiots hands.