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ACinSC 
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 9:59am |
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Kinda off topic , but saw a guy get out of this yesterday going in a restaurant . He left the top down and put the windows up . Seems kinda crazy to me ? Thanks !
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Lars(wi)
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 11:13am |
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Kinda like the people(mostly men) that will be walking around outside in January, wearing shorts but have on a parka?
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 12:05pm |
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Yeah Lars, I have seen that before too. Thanks
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 12:36pm |
 Lars(wi) wrote:
Kinda like the people(mostly men) that will be walking around outside in January, wearing shorts but have on a parka? |
One of the great mysteries of life.  But what would I know.  I wear long salve shirts all year even the 110 degree days. With the low humidity any shade is good.  Because you hold my summer shirts up close you can see right thru them. Just a wee bit of protection from the sun. Like a top on the car.
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 1:57pm |
My Maserati does 185 I lost my license, now I don't drive. Sorry, I had the lyrics pop in my head when I saw the title!
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Dave in PA
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 3:50pm |
Lars(wi) wrote:
Kinda like the people(mostly men) that will be walking around outside in January, wearing shorts but have on a parka? |
Well I sorta do that, not a parka, but a sweatshirt. BUT for the record, p.g. rated, I have been told that I am dead from the waste down!! LOL
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 6:21pm |
Morpar55 wrote:
My Maserati does 185I lost my license, now I don't drive. Sorry, I had the lyrics pop in my head when I saw the title! |
Did I hear a request?
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 8:44pm |
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Put the windows up to provide some security and prevent theft from reaching inside the vehicle.
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 9:05pm |
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It prevents me from reaching in and turning on the wipers, hazards, headlights, radio and moving the seat all the way forward.
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 10:19pm |
What it does, is prevent airflow from the windshield from coming around the side of the A-pillar and buffetting against your ears. It's a common thing on small convertibles. I had a Sunbeam Tiger convertible that was great fun to drive, but anything over 45mph with top and windows down, and it'd hammer the hell out'a your ears, and knock your sunglasses right off.
Similar situation occurs with airplane wingtips- air flowing under the wing is under higher pressure than the top, so out toward the wingtip, air pressure will slip 'out' and over the tip of the wing, towards the top. If you watch an aircraft landing in a misty rain, you'll see the wingtip vorticies from that air pressure.
Having the convertible top UP closes off the back of the passenger compartment, and thus, the air pressure is forced to curl 'behind' the driver and passenger. The other solutions include a wind barrier BEHIND the driver and passenger seat (does the same) or space the windshield and body out far enough so that the 'curl' of turbulence misses the driver and passenger by a foot or two.
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Posted: 26 Apr 2022 at 8:01am |
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I think Gary is right but I would also put the top up , but that's just me and I'll never own a Maserati. Thanks
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Posted: 26 Apr 2022 at 12:00pm |
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I think Dave Kamp missed the point of your question entirely!
Not much wind flowing when the driver is in the Restaurant.
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Posted: 26 Apr 2022 at 12:42pm |
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Yeah Gary , I think you're right again . Thanks
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Posted: 26 Apr 2022 at 2:55pm |
Gary wrote:
I think Dave Kamp missed the point of your question entirely!
Not much wind flowing when the driver is in the Restaurant.
Gary
the owner was riding around like that, for the reason DK provided, parked, hoped out and left it that way. |
Edited by LouSWPA - 26 Apr 2022 at 2:55pm
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ACinSC
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Posted: 26 Apr 2022 at 4:10pm |
ACinSC wrote:
Kinda off topic , but saw a guy get out of this yesterday going in a restaurant . He left the top down and put the windows up . Seems kinda crazy to me ? Thanks !
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No , he raised the windows before he got out and left the top down . Thanks !
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Posted: 26 Apr 2022 at 6:15pm |
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I don’t know if it matters about the windows being up but my brothers corvette has a factory security system that if the doors are locked and the top is out of the car if you reach down into the car the alarm will go off.
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ACinSC
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Posted: 26 Apr 2022 at 6:28pm |
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Thanks Thomas, that makes sense!
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Posted: 26 Apr 2022 at 8:48pm |
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Go back and read the original post Lou.
It's pretty self explanatory.
No riding around town with the windows up!
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Posted: 26 Apr 2022 at 9:24pm |
LouSWPA wrote:
the owner was riding around like that, for the reason DK provided, parked, hoped out and left it that way.
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That could be the case too, but if they say he 'rolled up the windows and got out', he probably did it for another reason...
Because, if he didn't roll them up before going inside, they might not roll up when he came out later!
[Italian cars are so temperamental, that Lord Lucas wouldn't sell them his electrics!]
He may have done that just so that if he had to run out and put the top up to avoid a cloudburst, that having the windows up would be one less thing to do, but it's also likely he did that just to keep people from spitting or throwing trash into his car. Some people do things like that, especially if they see a fancy car. 
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