E93 and Other Convertible Owners

MontegoGoGoGo · 04-10-2009, 06:58 PM

Just curious as to what your minimum "top down temperature" is.
That would be without putting the windows up.

Mine is 55 with the heated seats.

Bobbykurva · 04-10-2009, 07:08 PM

65 if the sun is out. Otherwise around 70.

halB · 04-10-2009, 08:06 PM

Once I drove it with the top down when the temperature display showed 0C (32F). I had a leather jacket on and it was tightly zipped up. The sun was bright so it was actually not bad.

Draman · 04-10-2009, 09:33 PM

About 55 if the sun is still up, 65 otherwise

BEEMRR · 04-10-2009, 09:38 PM

Mid 40's this morning here in Maine. Sun shining, top down, all 4 windows up, seat heaters on step 2, temp on 75, fleece vest zipped right up to my nose. Just as snug as anything!
Warm coffee and a big old smile. Fat, dumb and happy!

Bobbykurva · 04-10-2009, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BEEMRR

Maine.... Fat, dumb and happy!

Yea, this sounds just about right.

Just kidding of course... or am I?

T3X4S · 04-10-2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobbykurva

65 if the sun is out. Otherwise around 70.

As above.

ramorendez · 04-10-2009, 09:55 PM

I drove up to San Francisco this past winter - most of the way with the top down. It was about 45 deg F when I pulled over to fill up and put the top up.

CTsang1234 · 04-10-2009, 10:17 PM

If it's not raining, the top is down. Gotta love the heated seats!

triple35 · 04-10-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobbykurva

Yea, this sounds just about right.

Just kidding of course... or am I?

ha hey easy on the "maine-ah's".........im orig. from maine

you're prob one of the only e93's in the entire state

ibimmer954 · 04-11-2009, 01:11 AM

Lowest I've had the top down was 54 degrees. But it was sunny and I was in a leather jacket. Seat heaters cranked. Around San Diego, 54 during the day is the "middle of winter".

Topless 335i · 04-11-2009, 01:45 AM

Lowest I've gone is 45. The cold isn't a big deal, just turn on the seat heaters and blast your heater

darkphantom · 04-11-2009, 02:13 AM

HAS to be and I mean HAS to be ATLEAST 65 to get me to have the top down.....and that is sunny....at night I need it atleast 70....or else I cruise with the top down, windows up and heated seats.

For full top down and windows down, it has to be atleast 70...

roadkillrob · 04-11-2009, 07:21 AM

I can stay warm with the wind blocker up and the heated seats on into the 40's

MontegoGoGoGo · 04-11-2009, 12:02 PM

I had a professor in college who drove a Miata, and said he put the top down ALL YEAR, no matter what. I didn't believe him until I saw him in the middle of winter (probably 19 degrees) all bundled up in a scarf and goofy hat with his top down.

T3X4S · 04-11-2009, 12:25 PM

I prefer to let the weather warm up rather than looking like I'm trying too hard to justify my purchase. I feel silly all bundled up driving with top down; that's why I bought a hardtop. Anyway, in Texas it'll be 90+ degrees soon enough.

Rubber Ducky · 04-11-2009, 02:07 PM

Florida law requires top down whenever the sun is shining regardless of temperature.

balance · 04-11-2009, 02:21 PM

you guys are crazy!

IDreamofBimmers · 04-11-2009, 02:35 PM

You guys make me want to get an convertible

Gumulri · 04-11-2009, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MontegoGoGoGo

I had a professor in college who drove a Miata, and said he put the top down ALL YEAR, no matter what. I didn't believe him until I saw him in the middle of winter (probably 19 degrees) all bundled up in a scarf and goofy hat with his top down.

lol

GregL · 04-11-2009, 05:28 PM

What is the minimum safe operating temperature for the hydraulics that power the E93's top? On some cars like the Smart Fortwo convertible it's a fairly high 5 or 6 degrees C, anything colder and it won't even let you move it.

I've heard from my SA friend at Mercedes that they have cars coming in now and then where the owners tried to lower or raise the top in sub-zero temperatures and blew the hydraulic lines.

HermesRider · 04-11-2009, 05:39 PM

I personally laugh my ass off when I see a top dropped in the cold. But hey, to each their own.

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Bobbykurva Banned 7 Rep 133 Posts Drives: 2005 BMW Z4 3.0i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	65 if the sun is out. Otherwise around 70.
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halB Colonel 53 Rep 2,384 Posts Drives: W211 E350 4M MkV GTI 987.2 S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Just north of Toronto iTrader: (0)	Once I drove it with the top down when the temperature display showed 0C (32F). I had a leather jacket on and it was tightly zipped up. The sun was bright so it was actually not bad. __________________ 07 E93 335i - Returned at lease end 09 W211 E350 4Matic Avant Garde - Blk/Blk, AMG pkg w/18". Sport Susp. F1 Asym. Debadged. 09 MkV GTI w/Leather & 18" Huffs. F1 Asym 10 987.2 S w/Leather sport seat, Sport Chrono, 19" Carrera S II wheels
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Draman Second Lieutenant 33 Rep 241 Posts Drives: F06 650i, G05 X5, Taycan turbo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	About 55 if the sun is still up, 65 otherwise __________________ F06 650i Carbon Black / Black G05 X5 m50i Mineral White / Tartufo Porsche Taycan Turbo Carrara White / Limestone Beige
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BEEMRR Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: Join Date: Sep 2008 iTrader: (0)	Mid 40's this morning here in Maine. Sun shining, top down, all 4 windows up, seat heaters on step 2, temp on 75, fleece vest zipped right up to my nose. Just as snug as anything! Warm coffee and a big old smile. Fat, dumb and happy!
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04-10-2009, 09:55 PM	#8
ramorendez Second Lieutenant 2 Rep 279 Posts Drives: Subie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (1)	I drove up to San Francisco this past winter - most of the way with the top down. It was about 45 deg F when I pulled over to fill up and put the top up. __________________ Current: 2007 Subaru WRX STi 2007 Triumph Speed Triple
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CTsang1234 Private 4 Rep 72 Posts Drives: 07 335i Vert / 04 545i SMG Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Mateo, CA iTrader: (0)	If it's not raining, the top is down. Gotta love the heated seats! __________________ 07 335i Convertible / Jet Black, Black, 6spd manual, Sport, Premium, L7, Heated Seats, 19" iForged Drift, KW V2 suspension, Xede re-map, AA Blow Off Valve, 20% tint 04 545i Silver Gray / Gray, SMG, Sport, 35% tint, 20" Zenetti Duece, Sprintbooster
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04-11-2009, 01:11 AM	#11
ibimmer954 Major 138 Rep 1,424 Posts Drives: '23 i4 M50, '15 M3, '18 911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego, California, USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW M3 [9.75] 2023 BMW i4 M50 [0.00] 2018 Porsche 911 C4S [0.00] 2019 BMW X4 M40i [0.00]	Lowest I've had the top down was 54 degrees. But it was sunny and I was in a leather jacket. Seat heaters cranked. Around San Diego, 54 during the day is the "middle of winter".
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Topless 335i Captain 39 Rep 984 Posts Drives: AW E93 335i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (2)	Lowest I've gone is 45. The cold isn't a big deal, just turn on the seat heaters and blast your heater
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darkphantom Banned 595 Rep 5,946 Posts Drives: E93 335i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The place for Bimmers iTrader: (4)	HAS to be and I mean HAS to be ATLEAST 65 to get me to have the top down.....and that is sunny....at night I need it atleast 70....or else I cruise with the top down, windows up and heated seats. For full top down and windows down, it has to be atleast 70...
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roadkillrob Major General 866 Rep 5,450 Posts Drives: 08 335i,22 X3M, 2012 C63 Black Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boston iTrader: (15)	I can stay warm with the wind blocker up and the heated seats on into the 40's __________________ 2022 X3M Brooklyn Grey 2008 E93 335i FBO 2012 Mercedes C63 Black Series Alanite Grey
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MontegoGoGoGo I'm kind of a bitch 375 Rep 895 Posts Drives: Montego/Cream E93 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St. Louis & St. Petersburg iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E93 [0.00]	I had a professor in college who drove a Miata, and said he put the top down ALL YEAR, no matter what. I didn't believe him until I saw him in the middle of winter (probably 19 degrees) all bundled up in a scarf and goofy hat with his top down.
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Rubber Ducky Lieutenant 47 Rep 519 Posts Drives: 2020 M340i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cocoa Beach FL iTrader: (1)	Florida law requires top down whenever the sun is shining regardless of temperature.
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balance Colonel 122 Rep 2,090 Posts Drives: F32 435i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: OC iTrader: (6) Garage List 2014 BMW [0.00]	you guys are crazy!
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GregL Brigadier General 98 Rep 3,618 Posts Drives: 2016 CLA45 AMG Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: GTA iTrader: (4)	What is the minimum safe operating temperature for the hydraulics that power the E93's top? On some cars like the Smart Fortwo convertible it's a fairly high 5 or 6 degrees C, anything colder and it won't even let you move it. I've heard from my SA friend at Mercedes that they have cars coming in now and then where the owners tried to lower or raise the top in sub-zero temperatures and blew the hydraulic lines. __________________ 2016 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 2013 Mercedes-Benz B250 - Gone 2010 Mercedes-Benz C350 4Matic - Gone 2006 BMW 330xi - Gone 2001 Infiniti QX4 - Gone
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HermesRider Captain 56 Rep 974 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 335i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	I personally laugh my ass off when I see a top dropped in the cold. But hey, to each their own.
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