Totally Agree man. I want to love having the car not stress about hair line scratches. This car will be driven to death and I have no illusions that I am going to use it as an investment. Then if the scratches are too much there is always a wrap. Just didn’t want to have to deal with leaks or damage with the top, great to hear that you haven’t had any issues with it. To the car wash I go, haha. It’s like the guy in Calgary that drives in his Aventador SVJ Coupe in the winter, drives cuz he loves it stress free.
I'm sure someone with a jeweler's loupe will tell me that I'm wrong, but I run my convertible DD through a soft-cloth car wash 5 to 10 times per winter and I do not notice a pattern of scratches. I put Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Spray Coating on my paint 2-3 times a year and it seems to help protect from such things. I do notice that the 303 fabric protectant that I use on my convertible top does not bead as long after application during the cold months when I use the car wash. I'm also guessing that my car wash's "chassis bath" option gets underbody dirt and salt off that I would never get hand washing.
Yeah good point. I am pretty happy that mine will never see a spec of salt. Parked in the winter.
The truck gets the winter shift.