top down rain

[ZeeVert]

That's it then....
MYTH BUSTED!

[MikeM]

Every convertible owner should get caught in the rain a couple of times. If you haven't, then you don't put the top down enough

Having been caught in the rain in 3 different convertibles, plus in my 'Bird with T-tops, I can tell you that the speed thing DOES work to keep the rain out. But each car has a "sweet spot". Too fast or too slow, the rain will soak you, but if you are going just the right speed it stays out. It's different on every body style too, at least on the ones I've had.

Of course if it's pouring buckets out of the sky, no amount of wind will deflect it. But hey, you bought a convertible to experience the elements more fully while driving, right??!

[SS4Matt]

i wheeled out my buddy's dad's '63 droptop Vette at work one day, it was looking like it was gonna get nasty out soon so i took it back to my friends house so it wouldn't be stuck taking up space in the shop all weekend, well of course it started to pour on me 1/2 way there. being an old car the top didn't really go up all that well....i was pretty wet once i got it back.

[93formulalt1]

I have a hardtop 'bird, hardtop Monte Carlo, hardtop truck, both my parent's DD's are hardtops, the only thing close was the T-Top 'maro, and we got caught in a drizzle with the tops out on the way to Woodward this year, that was it.

[iroc85blu]

finally got caught with top down in the rain but it just started sprinkling as i was rolling up to a stop sign. Perfect timing.

[meissen]

I haven't gotten caught in awhile, hopefully never agani now that I have my carPC.

[iroc85blu]

im trying not to get caught but if it happens it happens it is michigan it could be sunny with clear sky and still raining

[ZeeVert]

....it could be sunny with clear sky and still raining

...and that is weird when it happens!

[JAdair]

oh ive seen it before lol and it was weird

[PewterTA]

hmm... why does this sounds familiar...

I haven't gotten caught in awhile, hopefully never agani now that I have my carPC.

[PewterTA]

what is it tho... like if you do 60+ the rain wont come in your car? its something like that...

[WMCC AL]

Heck yea! We have been caught many times. Going to St. Ignace 2 years ago and at least 3 times on the HRPT this year. The morning we left Racine, WI on HRPT, there was a guy in a '69 Pace Car Camaro whose top must not have worked because it was pouring down rain and he was just a smilin' and getting soaked. When we passed him, he tried to get us to put our top back down. No thanks! We saw him a little while later and he was completely drenched but by then he put his windows up.

[meissen]

Like putting your windows up are going to help a lot.

[ZeeVert]

I'm pretty sure his intention was to keep more rain inside.

[mcssmostwanted]

I'm pretty sure his intention was to keep more rain inside.

LOL