I do not drive my XF daily and it sits in the garage with the top down 80% of the time. Does anyone know if this could be bad for it? I've always left the top down on my Trans-Am and had no problems. However the XF top seems a little wrinkled after I put it up at times.

 

During the summer months, I usually leave it down all the time, unless it's raining of course. It won't hurt it, but you should always let it dry completely after a wash before putting it down, otherwise you will see the wrinkles where it dried with the top down.

 

The only time my top is up is when I put it in storage. I have had no issues with it.

 

Top down? Tell me I can return to those days again...the freezing, rain, wind, sleet, snow and overall PNW weather has made me forget all about the days of driving with the wind, sun, and warmth of a true convertible.

At best, I have until May before I can even think of dropping the top. Ugh!

 

As far as I'm concern, you can drop your top anytime. J/K.

 

Well come on down to Georgia. It's Christmas day and 69 degrees. It was 78 down here last week. I forgot where the button to put the top up is.

 

Sorry to hear that you have that long to wait...
Now on to something that will make you want to puke or move to Florida!

Even though we had rain for the last two days (yeah, great holiday weather, right?) tonight I took advantage of the short dry spell and was drove home with the top down in chilly 69 degree weather. Tomorrow is more rain, so the top had to go back up... darn it...

 

Sharon, next time you're zipping down the road with the wind in your hair, tunes blaring, and the sun shining bright, think of me, pleaaase! I'm ready to move!
S

 

DEAL!!!

 

In case any of you soft top owners are interested, I left my windows down in the garage for three days, got in my car and it ran just fine afterwards. I also drove with the windows down, both of them, the other night going home with the dash gauge showing 59 degrees. That's the coldest that I've noticed my gauge since ownership. The only "problem" that I'm experiencing with the cooler weather is the supercharger REALLY wants to run and I don't have enough of a drive to work and back to let it soak in that coolness.

 

You, my dear friend, get the gratuitous high five!

I was on vacation all week and could have taken that car off your hands for a few days to let that supercharger do what it so desperately wanted to do - would have been great to drive the days the weather was too crappy (rain) for the top to come down. Looking forward to our next GTG!!!