Cab vs Coupe Sun Concern
03-07-2019, 03:25 PM
#1
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Cab vs Coupe Sun Concern
I know cab vs coupe has been posted many times. I like them both and a long time ago in Maryland I owned a cab and loved it. I am now 20 years older and live in SoCal where it is more cab friendly weather year round however some days I notice the sun really cooks to the point i close my sunroof.
Has anyone bought a cab and later regretted it due to the sun baking them? Getting old sucks. :-)
Thanks
Has anyone bought a cab and later regretted it due to the sun baking them? Getting old sucks. :-)
Thanks
03-07-2019, 03:49 PM
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I'm not a fan of driving around top down in high heat and humidity (I live in Atlanta). As for UVA/B, I avoid driving with the top down from around 9 am to 5 pm all year.
03-07-2019, 03:53 PM
#6
Burning Brakes
I carry a tube of SPF 50 + lip protection in the console. If you are going to stop & lower the top, you have time to lather up I reckon. I don't like operating the top while in motion, just seems wrong.
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03-07-2019, 07:44 PM
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I always found that the window of truly enjoyable cab driving weather and speeds was pretty narrow. Too hot, too cold, too sunny, too fast, stop-and-go all had me closing the top, and very little interest in owning another.
That said, theirs nothing like driving a twisty canyon on an early fall day with the seat-heaters on in a convertible sports car...
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That said, theirs nothing like driving a twisty canyon on an early fall day with the seat-heaters on in a convertible sports car...
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03-07-2019, 10:18 PM
#11
Burning Brakes
I always found that the window of truly enjoyable cab driving weather and speeds was pretty narrow. Too hot, too cold, too sunny, too fast, stop-and-go all had me closing the top, and very little interest in owning another.
That said, theirs nothing like driving a twisty canyon on an early fall day with the seat-heaters on in a convertible sports car...
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That said, theirs nothing like driving a twisty canyon on an early fall day with the seat-heaters on in a convertible sports car...
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Thing is, if you have a coupe, and it's enjoyable cab weather, you can't take the top down and a sunroof is a poor substitute.
Oh, and I had a small bit of skin cancer. The non-scary kind. And that's when I went from a coupe to a cab. Life is short.
03-08-2019, 01:30 PM
#12
I'm in my mid-50's (how'd that happen so fast?) and live in Southern California. When I was considering buying my red coupe, I made a promise to myself that if I did buy it I'd sell my 99' cab. I still have the cab. It can be 100 degrees out and it doesn't bother me as long as I'm in motion, the same way it doesn't bother me if I'm riding a motorcycle. High heat and mid-day sun in stop and go traffic is the only time it gets miserable going topless. Warm summer evenings in the cab is another wonderful driving experience that isn't comparable in a coupe. And having a removable hard top for a cab is another option that makes these cars easy to drive year round, and are typically on Craigslist and elsewhere often. I had to drive to Scottsdale to get my hardtop in Ocean Blue Metallic, but any excuse for a road trip is a good excuse to drive the car. If you're considering the cab, do it.
03-08-2019, 01:51 PM
#13
Burning Brakes
I must say I just don't get it with the hardtops. Is it a coupe or a cab? Its a cab! Mounting a hard shell on top of a cab just seems odd to me, not to mention a lot of extra work(and garage space). Not trying to disparage others, but I really just don't get it.
03-08-2019, 03:49 PM
#14
Burning Brakes
+1 For a cab with the hard top.
When i was looking for my 996 i was dead set on a coupe. But the dealer had one that was a 6 speed manual. Every time i looked at it i pushed it off. When the wife started searching with me she kept running into the same car online. Finally i decided to go look at it to make her happy (she wanted to help find the one). I figure for sure i would look at it and say lets go look some more. The moment i saw it i was done, but not the way i thought i was going to be. The next day when the dealer opened i emailed a sales guy and but the deposit down. It didn't have the hardtop so i looked for a while and finally found one close to Miami for $500.00. I drove the 300 miles each way and got it the next weekend. I am so glad i have both options. It's nice to have that day in Central Florida with the top down. But when i want to hit some speed or its chilly out i don't much care for how loud the wind noise is. Once the hardtop is on it is night and day difference in the looks and the interior sound. not to mention thank god the day the top craps out i don't have to park it waiting to fix it. Yes it sucks needing 2 people to put it on. But i wouldn't sell it for anything.
When i was looking for my 996 i was dead set on a coupe. But the dealer had one that was a 6 speed manual. Every time i looked at it i pushed it off. When the wife started searching with me she kept running into the same car online. Finally i decided to go look at it to make her happy (she wanted to help find the one). I figure for sure i would look at it and say lets go look some more. The moment i saw it i was done, but not the way i thought i was going to be. The next day when the dealer opened i emailed a sales guy and but the deposit down. It didn't have the hardtop so i looked for a while and finally found one close to Miami for $500.00. I drove the 300 miles each way and got it the next weekend. I am so glad i have both options. It's nice to have that day in Central Florida with the top down. But when i want to hit some speed or its chilly out i don't much care for how loud the wind noise is. Once the hardtop is on it is night and day difference in the looks and the interior sound. not to mention thank god the day the top craps out i don't have to park it waiting to fix it. Yes it sucks needing 2 people to put it on. But i wouldn't sell it for anything.
03-08-2019, 04:21 PM
#15
Burning Brakes
Fair enough. Our car seems perfectly quiet with the ragtop only, the rear tires make much more noise than the top, especially near the end of their tread life. I bought this car for a fun-mobile, and to me that means top down, plenty of opportunity where I live. (except this Winter of course, mucho rain & we had our first sub-70 degree February in 145 years.)