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#2178 of 4340 uughhh by lngtonge18 Apr 03, 2002 (2:20 pm)
You guys are making me jealous now. My top down days are already almost over Florida humidity combined with temps in the mid-upper 80s is unbearable unless you are down by the beach.
#2179 of 4340 I thought spring was coming... by freddy_k Apr 03, 2002 (2:27 pm)
I took my hard top off and kept the soft top down on Sunday. Monday it snowed. Tuesday was cold. Today it snowed. What a spring!
#2180 of 4340 by ateixeira Apr 04, 2002 (6:44 am)
If it's that hot, run the A/C with the top down! Or move to where Freddy lives.   -juice
#2181 of 4340 by dgraves1 Apr 04, 2002 (10:37 am)
That's not going to hack it in Florida. I've gotten convertible rental cars in Florida in the summer and you might be able to put the roof down at 10 o'clock at night with the AC on full blast. During the day, the AC couldn't keep up even with the roof closed (this was in Sebrings, of course, not Miatas).
#2182 of 4340 by ateixeira Apr 04, 2002 (10:40 am)
I know what you mean. Rented one in Orlando a few years back, drove it to Cocoa Beach and back. Had to stop and put the top up to get cool enough.   -juice
#2183 of 4340 by dgraves1 Apr 04, 2002 (10:48 am)
Orlando to Cocoa Beach? That's my route!
#2184 of 4340 by ateixeira Apr 04, 2002 (10:52 am)
Yep, I think you see the Kennedy Space Center en route, is that what I think I saw? Plus the cruise ship ports.   Nice drive but too straight to be ideal for a Miata. I love that speed limits in Florida are reasonable, too.   -juice
#2185 of 4340 by MarkinAtlanta Apr 04, 2002 (11:07 am)
North Georgia is not quite as hot as Florida, but we have to keep the top up June, July, August days. I suppose tan top / tan interior is better than black in keeping the heat down. Florida is brutal in the summer.
#2186 of 4340 by dgraves1 Apr 04, 2002 (11:55 am)
Ateixeira - Yep, that's KSC. The huge building you can see from the Beeline is the VAB (Vertical Assembly Building) where they prepare the Shuttle for launch (It was built for the Saturn V, which is why it's so huge). Most of the launch pads you see are actually on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The cruise ship terminals are pretty new. I remember watching them building them a few years ago. I wondered if they would be successful. I guess they are, they keep building new ones.
#2187 of 4340 by logic1 Apr 05, 2002 (3:54 pm)
My wife and I took a Miata North through the Sierras in late September '99 for our honeymoon. After hitting Lake Tahoe we headed East through the Central Valley toward Napa Valley.   We had to put the top up and really crank the a/c daytime in the Valley which is basically a desert in the late summer and early fall.   Anyone making that trip should time to drive through the Valley at night when it is often 20 to 40 degrees cooler than the day.   Napa Valley and the surrounding mountains (during the week, when the crowds are not there) is about as perfect a Miata drive as you can find.

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