What a PLONKER............

**PIMM** · 7th February 2007, 17:49

Went for a nice drive this afternoon around Cheddar,

nice and warm in the car but 8loody freezing outside.

The temp on the computer was reading 1.5 / 2 depending if in the sun shine or not.

Going around this corner and coming the other way a BMW convertible with YES, the roof down.

PLEASE PLEASE can any one else confirm for me is this normal pratice at this time of year.

Answers on a postcard please

**Drinky** · 7th February 2007, 17:55

Deffo not normal practice but then again when did you see a BMW owner acting normal in there car !!!!!!!

**Gsi3.2** · 7th February 2007, 17:56

sounds like the typical BMW owner to me, Heath..

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**ed taylor** · 7th February 2007, 18:06

I saw a Volvo convertable today a bloke driving it with the roof down too, I know I don,t feel the cold but I would not "pose" like that, any way we can see it is a convertable they don,t need to prove it.

**Harry** · 7th February 2007, 18:13

i've a few in the past couple of days, none today on my travels, although it was 10 degrees yesterday, nice and crisp.

**Maverick** · 7th February 2007, 18:27

I have had the roof down all day today with the Astra Twin top I have here.

Heated seats on, windows up and heater blowing round your feet, and your just as warm as if the roof is up.!!!

top marks to the beemer man!!

**SelbyVX** · 7th February 2007, 18:31

My neighbout has just arrived home in her little Colt CC. Roof down! Its piggin freezin but as she paid for it, she needs to use it I suppose.

**Duncan** · 7th February 2007, 18:58

Originally Posted by PIMM

PLEASE PLEASE can any one else confirm for me is this normal pratice at this time of year.

I guess they have to 'justify' having bought a convertible - so at the first sign of sun they have to whip down the roof, even if the brass money's are dropping their balls by the roadside!!

Originally Posted by Matt

I have had the roof down all day today with the Astra Twin top I have here.

Heated seats on, windows up and heater blowing round your feet, and your just as warm as if the roof is up.!!!

top marks to the beemer man!!

You're just weird!!

**Johnytuono** · 7th February 2007, 19:36

Originally Posted by Matt

I have had the roof down all day today with the Astra Twin top I have here.

Heated seats on, windows up and heater blowing round your feet, and your just as warm as if the roof is up.!!!

top marks to the beemer man!!

I guess having the windows up made it a little warmer

**VXR_DV** · 7th February 2007, 19:41

Wot a load of rubbish.

The wife had an MX-5 a while back, and I drove around in January with the top down if it wasn't raining or dark.

It's NOTHING to do with posing or "being seen", at least it wasn't for me - anyone that has met me knows that there isn't much to see: Serious lack of hair, bear-shaped, and not that young any more. Also, I didn't really fit in the car with the roof up.

What it is to do with is being outside, which is what we bought the car for in the first place. There's something special about driving an open top car in a sunny day in January, gloves and a woolly hat, the noise, the cold... you have to try it.

Also, you lot would be the first to call the driver a "plonker" if you spotted them in summer with the roof UP for whatever reason.

all imho, as usual,
dv.