I am with you Tim, I don't give a stuff what others may think its my car and I will drive it how I like, certainly with the later hoods (and with the Simmonds I had on my 02 car, the hood up/down is faster than the tonneau, I also have the issue of liking the headrests on but have to either put the backrests right forward or remove the headrests to get the tonneau on, I wish the MC would offer the 'headrest pocket' option that are available via some dealers trim shops!
The longest run I ever did in one day was from Eastern Sweden to almost the Belgian border, over 650 miles, and we did it hood up and sidescreens off, rear window zipped down (this was in my 08 4 seater) and it made for a very pleasant day even if it was all motorway as we just had to eat the miles. Each to their own and ignore the banter, the most important thing is to use the car and meet the people ;-). BR Colin On 14 September 2012 09:28, Tim Harris <t...@lambdapi.plus.com> wrote: > Over the last few days I've been driving my Mog quite a lot with the hood > up, mainly because I've been carting stuff around that I don't really want > on open display when I leave the car parked, and with the weather being > changeable it's easier to put the hood up and down that wrestle with the > tonneau cover. On a couple of short trips I've left the hood up even when > it's not been raining, and do you know what? It's not bad at all! > > It's undoubtedly true that a Morgan with the top down is a vastly more > pleasant experience, but that doesn't mean that a Mog with the hood up is > an unpleasant experience, far from it. > > I know full well from many years Morgan ownership that the 'hood down at > all times' thing is usually meant in a light-hearted way, I participate in > the banter myself, but I'm left a little concerned that some people might > feel they can't or shouldn't take their Morgan out with the hood up. I was > particularly disappointed one autumn evening a few years ago, when I > attended a Noggin. The weather was a bit rubbish, rainy and not what you'd > call warm, so I put the hood up and set off. The Noggin was packed, loads > of people there, but sadly mine was the only Morgan in the car park. > Everyone else had come in other cars. > > If people are using their tin tops instead of their Mogs just because the > weather's poor, then that's a sad state of affairs in my eyes. > > Drive your Morgan. Enjoy it. Putting the hood up allows you to drive your > Morgan more and enjoy it more, then that IMO can only be a good thing. > > Tim > > On 13 September 2012 22:45, david taylor <davetaylor3...@googlemail.com>wrote: > >> If you don't put it up it won't leak either! >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Gerald Wallace <gerwa...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> *Just read an article in MOG magazine. According to a survey conducted >>> in August by Audi, 64% of Britain's convertible owners either rarely or >>> never take the roof down!* >>> * MOG mag invites comments to edi...@mogmag.co.uk* >>> * Gerry* >>> *ps I'd guess 75% of Mog drivers never put it up in the first place. >>> >>> * >>> >>> View posts on The Mail Archive >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ >>> Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription >>> <http://www.listbox.com> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> David, AA57MOG >> >> View posts on The Mail Archive >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ >> Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription >> <http://www.listbox.com> >> > > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
