skl

Wondered the longest anyone has left the top down on their spyder? With the twisting of the top's "wings" and those "round dots" produced by the trunk lid pads, I'm afraid to leave the top folded for more than a couple days max...

Even if I figure the next time I'll drive it I'll want the top down, I put it up to store the car if I know I'm not going to drive it for a few days.

croctor

Put mine up after every drive!

titleistaddict87

Yea, what are those round dots? Are those from the trunk lid pads? I assume they wash off with some 303 cleaner. It happened to me after leaving top down for a week. Looks okay tho, wrinkles come out fast.

PorscheStrong

Good question, will be interested to hear from others.

I put up / take down very frequently. Mine has never been down more than 12 hours at a time; and typically, it's less than an hour or a couple hours.

I tend to have a strong bias towards putting the top up. When I'm out, it's about physical security (I'm paranoid, though not entirely w/out good reason), avoiding too much sun on interior, and/or it being really hot and wanting A/C and climate control. When in garage, it's about keeping out dust and avoiding any creasing on top.

Thankfully, the top is much easier to operate than I originally feared. Hasn't become the chore I thought it would, and I kind of even like it. Reminds me of the 84 Targa, but easier and more enjoyable (with better seals).

n4v4nod

The top is only down when I drive it... Otherwise my top is up.
-to prevent any damage from the twisting
-keep debris from entering the cabin
-preserve that new car smell

texasviany

I feel bad...I leave ours down for a months! Its only goes up if its raining or if we are giving a "ginger" a ride on a sunny day!

QuickOne

I've never had mine up, honestly. I've had it down since the day I drove it home from the dealer.

So, 7 months ago, roughly.

Jamie140

I've never driven with mine down!

QuickOne

To be perfectly transparent, though, I've only driven my car for around 150 miles... So, not a lot of time to spend with it in either position

2XIPA

About 7 months. If I wanted a roof I would have bought a Cayman R or GT4.

Zeus993

Right on guys! I really only put mine up if I have to go out of town for a while. The car seems 'happier' when it's down, almost 'sad', like putting a dog in a kennel, when it's up.

Top down, zippers up, WOT!

blacksheepSpyder

12-14 hours for an all day car show. Porsche says not to store with top down.

n4v4nod

That is not surprising... Having it down for long periods of time may cause permanent creases... Especially with the twisting of the wings when secured.
At the same time people that have their roof down all the time more than likely don't care as they don't see the roof anyway as it is tucked away.

John Boggiano

Where/when did Porsche say this?

Mine's been down for about six months so far.

TKO

I've had my Spyder for about 2 months now. I think I did put the top up once for about 12 hours. I could care less about the condition of the soft top.