Petrol Pete
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
During the recent sunny weekend I was ordered to go to the local big supermarket to buy stuff we didn't really need (SWMBO say's I don't need a 5.4 V8 car as my daily drive so sending me to buy stuff we don't really need and me trying to argue with her is a moot point...but I digress)
On my walk from car to supermarket front door I spotted 4 cars with their roofs down and their owners (presumably) shopping in the windowless hangar that is the super store.
Why would you do this ? All of the cars were modern (electric roof activation) and all worth more than £20K +.
That is the equivalent of us tin top types winding down all of the windows and opening the sunroof before going into the same store. And as you would suspect not one of the hundreds of tin tops parked there were left in that state.
So why do cabriolet owners do this ? I am not thinking about the theft aspect, but more of a change in the weather, a seagull taking an almighty dump or a Vandal throwing something unsavory into the car.
What do insurers think of this I wonder ? As it happened an acquaintance of mine who drives an SL350 was in the pub later that evening and I asked him this question and he says he never leaves the roof down when parked...ever.
Own up, who are you and WHY ??
On my walk from car to supermarket front door I spotted 4 cars with their roofs down and their owners (presumably) shopping in the windowless hangar that is the super store.
Why would you do this ? All of the cars were modern (electric roof activation) and all worth more than £20K +.
That is the equivalent of us tin top types winding down all of the windows and opening the sunroof before going into the same store. And as you would suspect not one of the hundreds of tin tops parked there were left in that state.
So why do cabriolet owners do this ? I am not thinking about the theft aspect, but more of a change in the weather, a seagull taking an almighty dump or a Vandal throwing something unsavory into the car.
What do insurers think of this I wonder ? As it happened an acquaintance of mine who drives an SL350 was in the pub later that evening and I asked him this question and he says he never leaves the roof down when parked...ever.
Own up, who are you and WHY ??