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View Poll Results: Do you leave your t-tops down when parked in parking lot?
No, Never! I always put them back in.
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33.61%
Yes - 5 minutes or less
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25.63%
Yes - 30 minutes or less
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15.97%
Yes - 1 hour or less
8
3.36%
Yes - 2 hours or less
7
2.94%
Yes, always - who cares, nothing will happen
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4.20%
Yes - If I can check on it occasionally
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14.29%
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 91RS
When I park in those lots, I always park far away from everyone else though.
Same here. I park as far away as I can, always!

P.S. - I used to work at Publix, I would definately park in the back at those places!
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 12:10 AM
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The couple times I have had them off I put them back on when I got out.
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 10:35 AM
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Too many inconsiderate dicks around to leave them out.
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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the only time i leave my car alone with the t-tops off is if i go inside to pay for gas... any longer then that and you are asking for you **** to get stolen....
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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you know your friends friends an *******....just think about who he is friends with?i wont leave them out
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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who you talking to?
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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if its like taco bell, i park near a window so i can see the car, they do go back on if i go to the mall.

it mostly depends on location and amount of time away
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 02:41 AM
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I will leave them off if I'll be gone for a short period of time, but I'm always nervous
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by LiquidFire350
if its like taco bell, i park near a window so i can see the car, they do go back on if i go to the mall.

it mostly depends on location and amount of time away
mmmmm Taco Bell!!!
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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I live in a safe 100 mile trust zone, the only worry I would have is for bird poop or rain,
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 06:24 PM
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Use to leave them off, but after reading this maybe it's time to change habbits.
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 12:59 AM
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I leave them off only with car in sight.....unless I am at a cruise where there are other cars and drivers at like a hooters or something....But anythign other than a quick grab and go from a gas station, then they go back in. DTA.....
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 04:44 AM
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If I can see the car then yes.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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If Im home and they were out, Ill leave out until I go to bed.

If Im running into McDonals or something and Ill be able to see the car, Ill leave them out.

But going into a mall or anywhere else for more than 10 minutes and I put them back in.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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Around here we 'cruise' around one street and through a parking lot. If I have them out and I get out of the car, I leave them out cause well hell I am still with the car. I usually don't like parking it and standing around it cause people lean up on it and **** and it pisses me off. But if I go in somewhere I never leave them out, the car unlocked or anything. I don't trust people.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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It is rare but if I do leave it with the TTops out I roll the windows all the way up.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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always put them back in, to many stupid people out there that don't give a **** about other peoples stuff.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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^^ yea i usually put them back on , like when i go to skool, or *if* i worked, but if i'm gonna be in and out of some place quick, i dont bother, sometimes just roll the windows up. i actually left teh ttops overnight a couple times while it wsa in my driveway, but that was more of me forgettin about it then intending too... i'm just glad it didnt rain!
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Old May 5, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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I usually roll up the windows when I park if I have my tops off so I wont have to hassle that much. If I go to walmart w/o t-tops, ill just roll up my windows and lock it. Once I get out of walmart, I just roll my windows down and go for some more t-top cruising! Thats life.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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i always put them back on only take five minutes for some ******* to drive by and throw something in your car
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