--- "Councill, David" wrote:
> Isn't the folding top simple enough? I can raise and
> lower mine from the driver's seat with one hand
Wow, you're a better man than me. It used to take me
five full minutes to lower the folding top in my 1971
- longer than it took me to stow the removeable
version.
Worse, though, it took all sorts of fiddling to get
everything folded back in a way that wouldn't damage
the plastic windows or the vinyl itself. It was
always kinked around pointy parts of the frame,
creased and pinched... I hated it. It took so much
fiddling, and if I was in a hurry and half-a$$ed it, I
damaged the top in some way.
The stowaway, despite being hilariously antiquated in
theory, actually works easy as pie for me. Sure, I
have to get out of the car, but once I do - wham bam!
Up or down in a minute. Considering I hadly every use
the top at all, I love having the extra space behind
the seats...
But this is an age-old argument, and everyone has
their own preferences. I guess it's great that we
have options!
Cheers,
Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.sopwithracing.com
THE CAROLINA TROPHY - 2005
A vintage driving event in the spirit
of the Mille Miglia, Rallye des Alpes,
and Colorado Grand.
See www.carolinatrophy.com for details.
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