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Re: 1500 boot covers - why so @#$! expensive?

To: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Subject: Re: 1500 boot covers - why so @#$! expensive?
From: Dave Brown <davebrown1@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 20:59:42 -0800
Cc: mumsy <mumford@rpi.edu>, spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
References: <3484CC76.FD439A4E@rpi.edu> <3484D240.6D28AFA2@brit.ca>
Reply-to: Dave Brown <davebrown1@earthlink.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
I have both top and tonneau (got both with parts car.)

Use both.

Tonneau looks better with me alone, and I can park the car covered without
putting the top up.

Boot cover looks definitely better when driving with two aboard.

Dave

Trevor Boicey wrote:

> mumsy wrote:
> > but the top boot costs 2 to 3 times that.  Why is this?
> >
> > If nobody knows, can someone at least sell me a used one for cheep?  I'd
> > really like one but I sure don't have $150 to shell out for one.
>
>   If you buy a tonneau, it becomes a non-issue. I have a top
> boot which I want to keep, but it's been in the basement
> every since I got the tonneau.
>
>   I leave the tonneau on the car when I am away, and throw
> it behind the seats when driving. It looks a little messier
> than the boot but works fine. Just unhook it full if you
> need the soft top.
>
>   Tonneaus can be had for <<$150. I bought mine from
> a netter for half that.
>
> > I never did figure out how to fold those stupid tops.  I've seen
> > diagrams, I've seen ASCII pictures, I've read step-by-step
> > instructions.  I just don't get it.  It looks really stupid when I try
> > it, and I'm convinced I'm doing something very wrong.  If anyone has any
> > pictures of a correctly folded top or can point me to anything like
> > this, I'd appreciate it.
>
>   Pinch. Pull. Flatten onto trunk. Lower frame. Fold windows
> in. Fold over. Done. ;>
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey
> Ottawa, Canada
> tboicey@brit.ca
> http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/




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