I certainly did. It was on 20/59 through downtown Birmingham. I
thought I had been hit by a truck, but no damage. But I check that
little pin everytime, now.

Jim

On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Peter T. Owsianowski
<pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey, who hasn't driven away with the poptop or back hatch up? Er, um
> hasn't everybody...?
>
> On 4/4/09, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> At 10:10 PM 4/3/2009, Danny C wrote:
>>>And it did not blow up and rip off in the 90 plus miles I drove.
>>
>> Actually it only goes up a foot or so and makes a big flapping noise
>> so you know right away to stop. �Don't ask how I know...
>>
>> There's a little pin that sticks out of the latch if it isn't fully
>> latched. �If that pin is fully seated then you're securely latched.
>>
>> When Dutiful Passage and I were fairly new to each other I once drove
>> her seven miles on country roads with the top fully up. �I noticed
>> that at 45 mph the engine seemed a bit gutless, but I didn't twig
>> until I got to my destination and got out. �Just about died on the
>> spot. �So don't feel too bad.
>>
>>
>> � --
>> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
>> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>>
>
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> Pete
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