Folding hard tops

I suspected that would be the case, otherwise you could be hitting 60 mph with the top just over halfway up or down, which couldn't be good.

So what happens if you hit the button, wait a couple of seconds, and then floor it? Does it stop and hang in that one position catching air, try to go back up, or continue down?

Don't worry, I'm not asking you to experiment with your car, just wondering. It sounds like it is not a problem or we would already be hearing about people breaking them.

Pat

It stops where it is as soon as you put the car into gear and beeps and flashes a lot.

That makes sense, it probably goes into an immediate full-lock.

Still, since it can be done, it seems like someone would have started the lowering process and then taken off despite the beeps and flashes, leaving the top partially down at high speeds.

Either this somehow hasn't been done yet or the design is strong enough to withstand the wind. It seems to me that it would tear off of there or at least get damaged as you hit a high enough speed, maybe not.

Pat

Perhaps no one smart enough to buy a Miata is stupid enough to drive it with the roof halfway up.

Perhaps, but the driver is not always the owner, and since I have seen a

1990-2005 hardtop for sale that had damage from coming off of the miata while it was moving, it is hard for me to assume that intelligent actions concerning operation of the top will occur because they chose a miata.

My experience has been that if it can be screwed up, somebody will screw it up eventually, no matter what it is.

Pat

I have to agree with Pat here :-) Chris

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