TT roadster design flaw
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TT roadster design flaw
Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
dripping into the car. The water accumulating on the ragtop rolls off and if
this occurs near an open window, the water drips into the car instead of out
and down the side of the car. Bad design flaw for an otherwise phenominal
car
dripping into the car. The water accumulating on the ragtop rolls off and if
this occurs near an open window, the water drips into the car instead of out
and down the side of the car. Bad design flaw for an otherwise phenominal
car
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Re: TT roadster design flaw
"b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
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> Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> dripping into the car. The water accumulating on the ragtop rolls off and
if
> this occurs near an open window, the water drips into the car instead of
out
> and down the side of the car. Bad design flaw for an otherwise phenominal
> car
You'll find that this is the same for *all* cars that lack a rain gutter -
in other words, pretty much anything designed in the last two decades.
A bummer for smokers..
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> Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> dripping into the car. The water accumulating on the ragtop rolls off and
if
> this occurs near an open window, the water drips into the car instead of
out
> and down the side of the car. Bad design flaw for an otherwise phenominal
> car
You'll find that this is the same for *all* cars that lack a rain gutter -
in other words, pretty much anything designed in the last two decades.
A bummer for smokers..
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reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there!
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Re: TT roadster design flaw
"b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message news:<bhpeba$r64$1@bob.news.rcn.net>...
> Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> dripping into the car. The water accumulating on the ragtop rolls off and if
> this occurs near an open window, the water drips into the car instead of out
> and down the side of the car. Bad design flaw for an otherwise phenominal
> car
That's not a design flaw. It's a *perception* flaw - yours. Deal with it, whiner.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Surprisingly unsympathetic for early Monday morning)
> Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> dripping into the car. The water accumulating on the ragtop rolls off and if
> this occurs near an open window, the water drips into the car instead of out
> and down the side of the car. Bad design flaw for an otherwise phenominal
> car
That's not a design flaw. It's a *perception* flaw - yours. Deal with it, whiner.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Surprisingly unsympathetic for early Monday morning)
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Re: TT roadster design flaw
warp2_shadow@yahoo.com (C.R. Krieger) wrote in message news:<a8a578a8.0308180640.1076b50e@posting.google. com>...
> "b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message news:<bhpeba$r64$1@bob.news.rcn.net>...
> > Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> > dripping into the car. The water accumulating on the ragtop rolls off and if
> > this occurs near an open window, the water drips into the car instead of out
> > and down the side of the car. Bad design flaw for an otherwise phenominal
> > car
>
> That's not a design flaw. It's a *perception* flaw - yours. Deal with it, whiner.
Ouch.
I like it - abuse 'em some more.
Spider
> "b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message news:<bhpeba$r64$1@bob.news.rcn.net>...
> > Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> > dripping into the car. The water accumulating on the ragtop rolls off and if
> > this occurs near an open window, the water drips into the car instead of out
> > and down the side of the car. Bad design flaw for an otherwise phenominal
> > car
>
> That's not a design flaw. It's a *perception* flaw - yours. Deal with it, whiner.
Ouch.
I like it - abuse 'em some more.
Spider
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Re: TT roadster design flaw
Yea, figures that some dufus would say to just keep the window shut.
Methinks you misunderstand....yes, drops can come in from the rain. I am
talking about water that accumulates on the ragtop and then drops down into
the cabin. Sorry, but I do occasionally like to have the window open in
light rain. No, I do not smoke. I've had numerous cars.....usually keep a
car for 2 years and then get another one...something I've been doing for the
past 30 years. My A4 does not have this problem. None of my other cars had
this problem (though I note it is my first ragtop). Overall an amazing car
though a little underpowered. Am thinking of going the route of an SLK320 or
350Z/ragtop next....zoom zoom zoom.
Toodles......
"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:bhpeba$r64$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> > Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> > dripping into the car.
>
> Umm... when it's raining, you keep your windows closed. If it's fogging
up
> inside, turn the A/C on.
>
> You must have not owned a new(er) car in years. All the ones I owned or
> drove had the same ""design flaw."
>
> HOK is probably onto something here - you'd only find it bothersome if
> you're a smoker.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pete
>
>
Methinks you misunderstand....yes, drops can come in from the rain. I am
talking about water that accumulates on the ragtop and then drops down into
the cabin. Sorry, but I do occasionally like to have the window open in
light rain. No, I do not smoke. I've had numerous cars.....usually keep a
car for 2 years and then get another one...something I've been doing for the
past 30 years. My A4 does not have this problem. None of my other cars had
this problem (though I note it is my first ragtop). Overall an amazing car
though a little underpowered. Am thinking of going the route of an SLK320 or
350Z/ragtop next....zoom zoom zoom.
Toodles......
"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bhrj60$lvl$1@news.onet.pl...
>
> "b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:bhpeba$r64$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> > Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> > dripping into the car.
>
> Umm... when it's raining, you keep your windows closed. If it's fogging
up
> inside, turn the A/C on.
>
> You must have not owned a new(er) car in years. All the ones I owned or
> drove had the same ""design flaw."
>
> HOK is probably onto something here - you'd only find it bothersome if
> you're a smoker.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pete
>
>
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Re: TT roadster design flaw
"b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
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> Yea, figures that some dufus would say to just keep the window shut.
> Methinks you misunderstand....yes, drops can come in from the rain. I am
> talking about water that accumulates on the ragtop and then drops down
into
> the cabin. Sorry, but I do occasionally like to have the window open in
> light rain. No, I do not smoke. I've had numerous cars.....usually keep a
> car for 2 years and then get another one...something I've been doing for
the
> past 30 years. My A4 does not have this problem. None of my other cars had
> this problem (though I note it is my first ragtop). Overall an amazing car
> though a little underpowered. Am thinking of going the route of an SLK320
or
> 350Z/ragtop next....zoom zoom zoom.
Ah! Now I see the /real/ question..
No, it's not so much that the water runs from the roof while moving in a
straight line, it's that the windows are rather heavily curved to the centre
of the car.
Like any other car I've driven - including those with rain gutters -
manouvre the car hard enough and you'll get a pint of water down the inside
of the door.
Most family saloons don't do that (vertical windows mean that then can claim
another couple of CC more interior space over their rivals); you still get
water in the car (my last-model BMW 3-series was a bugger for that), but not
usually to the same extent.
With the roof down, stand at the rear of the car and note just how far the
top of the window is inclined - you'll see what I mean.
If you fiddle with the windows and get a gap of about an inch, even very
heavy rain has little effect (assuming that it's not beating right against
that particular window!)
H1K
> "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bhrj60$lvl$1@news.onet.pl...
> >
> > "b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
> > news:bhpeba$r64$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> > > Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> > > dripping into the car.
> >
> > Umm... when it's raining, you keep your windows closed. If it's fogging
> up
> > inside, turn the A/C on.
> >
> > You must have not owned a new(er) car in years. All the ones I owned or
> > drove had the same ""design flaw."
> >
> > HOK is probably onto something here - you'd only find it bothersome if
> > you're a smoker.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Pete
> >
> >
>
>
news:bhrt0r$hoq$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> Yea, figures that some dufus would say to just keep the window shut.
> Methinks you misunderstand....yes, drops can come in from the rain. I am
> talking about water that accumulates on the ragtop and then drops down
into
> the cabin. Sorry, but I do occasionally like to have the window open in
> light rain. No, I do not smoke. I've had numerous cars.....usually keep a
> car for 2 years and then get another one...something I've been doing for
the
> past 30 years. My A4 does not have this problem. None of my other cars had
> this problem (though I note it is my first ragtop). Overall an amazing car
> though a little underpowered. Am thinking of going the route of an SLK320
or
> 350Z/ragtop next....zoom zoom zoom.
Ah! Now I see the /real/ question..
No, it's not so much that the water runs from the roof while moving in a
straight line, it's that the windows are rather heavily curved to the centre
of the car.
Like any other car I've driven - including those with rain gutters -
manouvre the car hard enough and you'll get a pint of water down the inside
of the door.
Most family saloons don't do that (vertical windows mean that then can claim
another couple of CC more interior space over their rivals); you still get
water in the car (my last-model BMW 3-series was a bugger for that), but not
usually to the same extent.
With the roof down, stand at the rear of the car and note just how far the
top of the window is inclined - you'll see what I mean.
If you fiddle with the windows and get a gap of about an inch, even very
heavy rain has little effect (assuming that it's not beating right against
that particular window!)
H1K
> "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bhrj60$lvl$1@news.onet.pl...
> >
> > "b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
> > news:bhpeba$r64$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> > > Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> > > dripping into the car.
> >
> > Umm... when it's raining, you keep your windows closed. If it's fogging
> up
> > inside, turn the A/C on.
> >
> > You must have not owned a new(er) car in years. All the ones I owned or
> > drove had the same ""design flaw."
> >
> > HOK is probably onto something here - you'd only find it bothersome if
> > you're a smoker.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Pete
> >
> >
>
>
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Re: TT roadster design flaw
Thanks for the suggestion H1K. Yes, a minor issue to be sure but it's nice
to get some fresh air in via the windows when raining....without getting a
puddle accumulate inside (and on to my baseball optic interior). If I did
not have a ragtop I'd never own a TT....the perfect 9and painful) definition
of a COUPE with them tiny windows (and no sunroof). Oooops....methinks I
have flamed the hardtoppers.....LOL.
Cheers,
Geekapoo
"Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> "b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:bhrt0r$hoq$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> > Yea, figures that some dufus would say to just keep the window shut.
> > Methinks you misunderstand....yes, drops can come in from the rain. I am
> > talking about water that accumulates on the ragtop and then drops down
> into
> > the cabin. Sorry, but I do occasionally like to have the window open in
> > light rain. No, I do not smoke. I've had numerous cars.....usually keep
a
> > car for 2 years and then get another one...something I've been doing for
> the
> > past 30 years. My A4 does not have this problem. None of my other cars
had
> > this problem (though I note it is my first ragtop). Overall an amazing
car
> > though a little underpowered. Am thinking of going the route of an
SLK320
> or
> > 350Z/ragtop next....zoom zoom zoom.
>
> Ah! Now I see the /real/ question..
>
> No, it's not so much that the water runs from the roof while moving in a
> straight line, it's that the windows are rather heavily curved to the
centre
> of the car.
>
> Like any other car I've driven - including those with rain gutters -
> manouvre the car hard enough and you'll get a pint of water down the
inside
> of the door.
>
> Most family saloons don't do that (vertical windows mean that then can
claim
> another couple of CC more interior space over their rivals); you still get
> water in the car (my last-model BMW 3-series was a bugger for that), but
not
> usually to the same extent.
>
> With the roof down, stand at the rear of the car and note just how far the
> top of the window is inclined - you'll see what I mean.
>
> If you fiddle with the windows and get a gap of about an inch, even very
> heavy rain has little effect (assuming that it's not beating right against
> that particular window!)
>
> H1K
>
>
> > "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:bhrj60$lvl$1@news.onet.pl...
> > >
> > > "b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
> > > news:bhpeba$r64$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> > > > Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without
water
> > > > dripping into the car.
> > >
> > > Umm... when it's raining, you keep your windows closed. If it's
fogging
> > up
> > > inside, turn the A/C on.
> > >
> > > You must have not owned a new(er) car in years. All the ones I owned
or
> > > drove had the same ""design flaw."
> > >
> > > HOK is probably onto something here - you'd only find it bothersome if
> > > you're a smoker.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Pete
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
to get some fresh air in via the windows when raining....without getting a
puddle accumulate inside (and on to my baseball optic interior). If I did
not have a ragtop I'd never own a TT....the perfect 9and painful) definition
of a COUPE with them tiny windows (and no sunroof). Oooops....methinks I
have flamed the hardtoppers.....LOL.
Cheers,
Geekapoo
"Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
news1l0b.16008$yl6.10566@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
> "b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:bhrt0r$hoq$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> > Yea, figures that some dufus would say to just keep the window shut.
> > Methinks you misunderstand....yes, drops can come in from the rain. I am
> > talking about water that accumulates on the ragtop and then drops down
> into
> > the cabin. Sorry, but I do occasionally like to have the window open in
> > light rain. No, I do not smoke. I've had numerous cars.....usually keep
a
> > car for 2 years and then get another one...something I've been doing for
> the
> > past 30 years. My A4 does not have this problem. None of my other cars
had
> > this problem (though I note it is my first ragtop). Overall an amazing
car
> > though a little underpowered. Am thinking of going the route of an
SLK320
> or
> > 350Z/ragtop next....zoom zoom zoom.
>
> Ah! Now I see the /real/ question..
>
> No, it's not so much that the water runs from the roof while moving in a
> straight line, it's that the windows are rather heavily curved to the
centre
> of the car.
>
> Like any other car I've driven - including those with rain gutters -
> manouvre the car hard enough and you'll get a pint of water down the
inside
> of the door.
>
> Most family saloons don't do that (vertical windows mean that then can
claim
> another couple of CC more interior space over their rivals); you still get
> water in the car (my last-model BMW 3-series was a bugger for that), but
not
> usually to the same extent.
>
> With the roof down, stand at the rear of the car and note just how far the
> top of the window is inclined - you'll see what I mean.
>
> If you fiddle with the windows and get a gap of about an inch, even very
> heavy rain has little effect (assuming that it's not beating right against
> that particular window!)
>
> H1K
>
>
> > "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:bhrj60$lvl$1@news.onet.pl...
> > >
> > > "b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
> > > news:bhpeba$r64$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> > > > Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without
water
> > > > dripping into the car.
> > >
> > > Umm... when it's raining, you keep your windows closed. If it's
fogging
> > up
> > > inside, turn the A/C on.
> > >
> > > You must have not owned a new(er) car in years. All the ones I owned
or
> > > drove had the same ""design flaw."
> > >
> > > HOK is probably onto something here - you'd only find it bothersome if
> > > you're a smoker.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Pete
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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Re: TT roadster design flaw
"b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
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> Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> dripping into the car. The water accumulating on the ragtop rolls off and
if
> this occurs near an open window, the water drips into the car instead of
out
> and down the side of the car. Bad design flaw for an otherwise phenominal
> car
Yes, about as phenomenal as your spelling. The TT is a piece of overpriced
overstyled excuse for a cut down Golf. Audis worst car of recent times.
Should have been shot at the drawing board, with the designer.
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Re: TT roadster design flaw
"Tim S Kemp" <news@timkemp.karoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:bhpeba$r64$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> > Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> > dripping into the car. The water accumulating on the ragtop rolls off
and
> if
> > this occurs near an open window, the water drips into the car instead of
> out
> > and down the side of the car. Bad design flaw for an otherwise
phenominal
> > car
>
>
> Yes, about as phenomenal as your spelling. The TT is a piece of overpriced
> overstyled excuse for a cut down Golf. Audis worst car of recent times.
> Should have been shot at the drawing board, with the designer.
>Brrappp<
At least do your research first and get the correct floorpan[1] ;o)
Betcha even think that it's made in Germany..?
--
Hairy One Kenobi
Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there!
[1] Yes, I know ;o)
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>
> "b22r" <b22rgetridofthisstuff@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:bhpeba$r64$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> > Hate it that you can't have the window open when raining without water
> > dripping into the car. The water accumulating on the ragtop rolls off
and
> if
> > this occurs near an open window, the water drips into the car instead of
> out
> > and down the side of the car. Bad design flaw for an otherwise
phenominal
> > car
>
>
> Yes, about as phenomenal as your spelling. The TT is a piece of overpriced
> overstyled excuse for a cut down Golf. Audis worst car of recent times.
> Should have been shot at the drawing board, with the designer.
>Brrappp<
At least do your research first and get the correct floorpan[1] ;o)
Betcha even think that it's made in Germany..?
--
Hairy One Kenobi
Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there!
[1] Yes, I know ;o)
#10
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Re: TT roadster design flaw
> > Yes, about as phenomenal as your spelling. The TT is a piece of
overpriced
> > overstyled excuse for a cut down Golf. Audis worst car of recent times.
> > Should have been shot at the drawing board, with the designer.
>
> >Brrappp<
>
> At least do your research first and get the correct floorpan[1] ;o)
>
> Betcha even think that it's made in Germany..?
>
I'm not sure where it was made, but was it designed in a hair salon?
--
Dan
overpriced
> > overstyled excuse for a cut down Golf. Audis worst car of recent times.
> > Should have been shot at the drawing board, with the designer.
>
> >Brrappp<
>
> At least do your research first and get the correct floorpan[1] ;o)
>
> Betcha even think that it's made in Germany..?
>
I'm not sure where it was made, but was it designed in a hair salon?
--
Dan