I hate it when it rains....

[franv8]

...when you've left the hood down!

Did that yesterday and enjoyed driving home in a damp seat.

Am I the only one stupid enough to do this?

[speedychrissie]

i havent built up the courage to leave the car with the hood down yet. if i didnt live right in the middle of bristol it might be different.

[grumbledoak]

But it only takes two seconds to put up the roof in an MX-5, from the driver's seat even!
Why leave it down?

[franv8]

Somewhere between laziness and 'it'll be alright' (it was in the work car park)

Also, I've got the plastic zip up back window and a wind deflector, so it's not just the catches. Second time I've done it too...

[chockymonster]

Best mod I made to ours was replacing the mk1 roof and frame with one from a mk2
Nice glass rear window and it's soo much easier to put up

[smele]

Not the rain that bothered me at the weekend, but the monster sized puddles that kept jumping into the car. Need to get some wippers on my specs...

[chris71]

I ing love it when it rains - my LSD won't break traction in the dry. Becomes oversteer o'tastic in the wet

Given control of the weather I'd insured it rained heavily immediately before I left the house every morning and was replaced by blue skies when I actually went out. That way I could have the hood down, hooning to my hearts content.

Coming back off that tangent - yes, I hate it. Especially seems virtually every time it's happened to me I've been on a motorway. Find it usually blows over pretty rapidly. No real objection if it's on a quiet road though.