I definitely prefer the look of mine with the top down, and indeed, entry and exit with top up are activities which I find impossible to achieve with any degree of elegance. I vastly prefer driving mine top down, there's no question about it, but when the weather's rubbish, better to drive it top up than not at all.
These days, I tend to only leave it at home when I'm having to carry large quantities of stuff that I can't fit into it, or when I have to drive long distances to client sites (it's not insured for class1 business use). Tim On 14 September 2012 17:13, <glynnhughjo...@btinternet.com> wrote: > ** > I agree with you Tim and must confess that I think my Mog looks better > with the hood up but being 65 now and over 6 foot I don't look too good > getting in or out with it up! I won't give you my opinion of the > attractiveness (or otherwise) 4 seaters with hoods. > Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange > ------------------------------ > *From: * Tim Harris <t...@lambdapi.plus.com> > *Date: *Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:28:13 +0100 > *To: *mogtalk2<mogta...@listbox.com> > *ReplyTo: * mogta...@listbox.com > *Subject: *Re: [mogtalk2] Audi survey > > 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/ > 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
