anyone else get this even this time of the year I like to drive with the top down cold even slight drizzle. people look at me like I have just escaped from some sort of institution 
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Yes, the wierdos who have not escaped from some sort of institution are the ones who stand quietly in the corner at parties 
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We were driving in the pouring rain across the Forth road bridge leaving Edinburgh with the roof down. A large white van passed us and the passenger was filming us on his phone laughing his head off! We were totally dry but secretly praying we didnāt hit a traffic jam!
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Turning up at my local NT early mornings, frosty mornings hood down, Iāve had comments like Iām freezing arenāt you as they sit in there wooden hut with heater blasting out. We just say toasty and warm, warmer than you, weāve had to turn our heater down.
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Yes, often. But Iāve documented that Iāve had 100-150 easy incidences of abuse in my ND with the top down.
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If it isnāt raining, then the roof is down, Themās the Rules!
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Some of my favourite top down driving is always done at this time of year, I love those crisp bright days. Even more, I love driving top down at night especially if over open moorland or similar & with the moon out. That Does make you feel alive!
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Winter night driving with the hood down is peak for me. Absolutely wonderful.
That also seems to be when you get the strangest looks though - especially at traffic lights!
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On Christmas eve at the end of 2014 it was such a nice sunny day here that we could not resist going for a little top-down burn (woolly hats and heated seats necessary) around some local roads in Bucks.
We left the roundabout where the A404 joins the A413, foot-flat heading uphill along the three lane climb towards Missenden (two lanes up, one lane down and totally empty, but 60 limit).
Suddenly I noticed a large black Audi keeping station about ten feet behind as we enjoyed an all too brief moment of full throttle up to 70.
I held it at a mere 70 and watched as the A6 quattro estate then shot past with plenty of time before the brow where our two lanes would drop back to one lane for us and two coming the other way.
We were rewarded by a double thumbs up and big grin from the passenger wearing her Hi-Vis Police jacket before they vanished in the distance.
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I have to admit that pre-ND I had a similar reaction to convertible owners - I am now a āconvertā of course 
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Regularly approach that roundabout with top down from the Amersham side and use the hill to run Madges revs out, then straight at the next roundabout onto a dual carriage way to further stretch her legs, noticed several black Audiās but never had a wave from one
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Top Tip
If you suspect the new looking car filling your mirror may be pushing for a race and not just a car enthusiast then check the sun visor area of the passenger side.
Public service vehicles will have two stickers facing inwards, One is a round No Smoking sign the other is an oblong warning that no smoking is allowed in this vehicle. Bin trucks etc have the same stickers.
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I think you notice if it were a bin lorry, bus or whatever that size, taxiās are equally annoying coasting around everywhere at 20 mph in their Priuses.
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I mentioned it so you can learn the size and placement of the stickers. hard to spot at night but still visible when the unmarked car behind gets close.
Was great when I bought a new Vectra C years ago as Police Interceptors was very popular viewing and so traffic would slow down or melt away when they saw my chrome grill coming up in their mirrors.
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Try coming to Wales.
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Top down unless itās lobbing it down thatās me, but I canāt believe the responses I get sometimes, even bordering on the edge of abuse WTA? Sadoās donāt know what theyāre missing 
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Gwent and South Wales Police have a fleet of unmarked white Renault Masters and several large 3.5 tonne Transits in various colours often seen lurking about.
Some are electronic surveillance vehicles but sometimes traffic use them too. Only way you can tell itās not a courier is that they use their indicators.
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Iām not sure what the point would be if the roof wasnāt down whenever possible. I think the āweirdosā are the ones driving the 2, 3, or even 4 times more expensive convertibles who never put the roof down!
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And not on their phones.
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Like to see one of them with the roof downā¦
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