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Replace leaky coolant tank, i was driving thinking
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After changing the leaky coolant tank, I was driving thinking to myself "Man, this is really running great!" Just then, the CEL goes off.
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Still, I often leave it down for a quick run inside.
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It was odd that it was running very well w/o the MAF connected...
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Yep, and it prevents anyone from using those dang cupholders.
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so for the last 9 days of 996 ownership i been leaving the car with top down. today i got my V1 and as i was about to install it, i realized something: no more leaving the car with top down
so my choices are: live without the radar or put the top up everytime i go somewhere, even for a minute.
not sure why i didn't think abou that before.
I always put the top up when I leave my car. For many reasons...dust, birds, theft, protection from the sun. It takes like what 20 seconds...get the SmartTOP and it is one push of a button!
Or do you mean you're an idiot for leaving the top down?
i leave my radar detector on the windshield w the top down if I were to return in a short amount of time. granted, i don't have a V1. I roll up the windows so it's near impossible to steal it without using a tool to pull it out without opening the door.
btw don't leave the top down over a couple of days or else you'll get wrinkles on the soft top.
If you roll the windows up, the proximity sensor should trigger the alarm. Test it out with windows up and down.
One (of many) stupid things I have done to my P-Car:
After changing the leaky coolant tank, I was driving thinking to myself "Man, this is really running great!" Just then, the CEL goes off. Seems I forgot to hook up the MAF plug after putting things back together.
It was odd that it was running very well w/o the MAF connected...
depending on situation/location....leave top down, when leaving P for a minute....windows up, wind breaker in the back up.......they really have to jump over the windows and then the alarm goes off......with smart top/remote top installed
Longer times..I put top up......close to beach and I hate bird KAKA on my leather!!
I use a combination of solutions suggested here. I have the Remote Top, so putting it up in the parking lot is no problem. Still, I often leave it down for a quick run inside. Depending upon the neighborhood, I either leave the V1 in place, or slide it out of the windshield mount and lock it in the storage compartment between the seats (I have the Bird armrest with enlarged storage area).
Does it really work that way? My owners' manual says the motion detector does not arm when the top is down.
I do often roll up my windows when leaving the car unattended with top down. It just seems to make the car less vulnerable to someone reaching into the interior.
Famous last words, Kim.
Top goes up every single time I walk away from the car unless it's a short errand. It's all to protect the leather from the sun's harmful rays as much as possible. Frankly, I recently purchased the OEM sunshade (as per Dell) to protect the dash. It fits, and stores, perfectly.
I'm starting to think about putting the car cover on any time that I am away from the car for more than a couple minutes. Hell, it just might be wiser to leave it at home in an embryonic cocoon.
Great quote.
Nope, not a licensed pilot, though I have flown a Cessna and a Tampico a few times with an instructor. Truly an amazing experience and makes you realized just how incredible the notion of actually getting off the ground (and staying there) really is. Especially thrilling to bank hard in turns. Reminds me of riding a motorcycle. Then again, you might say I have flown on a motorcycle given the speeds achieved.
"i just realized i am an idiot"
I've been an idiot for years, but at least we're idiots who drive Porsches! I also put my top up whenever something is more than a short errand. If it is a short errand and the top stays down, I just lock my detector in the center consule, as I don't have it permanently mounted.
I put the top up mainly to protect from sun, bird droppings, dust, dirt, etc...yes, I am overly **** about keeping it clean.
I generally just put the detector under the seat or in the door bin with the windows up. I will also put it in the trunk and lock the doors and I always put my laptop in there, never just locked in the car. With a convertible I don't want anything in the car within sight that would temp someone to force their way in.
If I am gone for very long I will put the top up in the sun. I often will have the top down for weeks and have not noticed any wrinkles. It is also down for a couple months each year when I put the hard top on.
I don't believe the sensors will work inside the car unless the little button deal is pushed in where the latch hooks to the windshield frame. I would guess if you had some sort of clip that would hold the button down the sensors would work with the top down. If I am worried about someone getting in I just put the top up.
Kris
I always leave my top down, and I don't have to worry about my radar detector being stolen, because
it's a Passport 8500!!
If I had a V1, I'd hire a security guard!
Just kidding.
8500 is a great detector, and fairly well hidden from the exterior.
You may be one, but if it took you only 9 days to figure that out, you are smarter than most idiots. For some of us, it takes 9 YEARS to figure that out.
Glove box? What glove box?
I leave my top down with the radar detector in it all the time if I'm in close range or not gone for too long. With the windows up it does make it hard to grab, and it's also hard to see since I have it tucked above the rear view mirror and below the visor. Someone would have to be looking for it.
There is a little red clip available from porsche directly I believe, and i have seen alot of them on ebay. it clips on the roof rail, and depresses that little switch, making the car think that the roof is up. then the car will arm the motion sensors with the alarm. just my 2/100 of a buck
That red clip is for the Boxster, so that if the optional "Speedster Humps" are installed, the redclip prevents the top mechanism from being activated.
It will not fit the 996 Cab.
