Arlo Levisen wrote
>Since I kept the car pretty much at a steady 90 mph, the wind
>tended to force the rain water up over the windshield and under the hood
>and then down the inside of the windshield.
At those speeds the fix is to run with the roof off. The rain then blows
clean over the top and you stay dry. Just carry an umbrella for speeds
below 40mph.
For the record the weather has been a bit rough in the UK the last few days
so, since local lanes limit speed to 30-40mph I have had the top up. My
experience with a previous hood (which fell apart last year owing to over
use) was that the hood is good up to 50-55mph at which point exerience is as
Arlo quoted and without the hood is best from 45mph up. Only trouble is
it's tough on those in the back seat who get it full in the face!! This
new hood (supplied by the factory last May) seems to be good up to 80mph (on
the main road to Winchester) but it is real tight to get on.
Dave Vodden
1992 Plus 4 4 Seater
Hampshire UK
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