Don't Rain on my Thing

I know this may get me yelled at but I am willing to risk life and limb
to get some thoughts on the subject....

I am thinking about buying a 1973 VW Thing (soft top only, no hard top)
and I was wondering what the risks are of leaving it outside (top-down)
in the rain. I will not have covered parking for it for about 6 months
and I worry that I may not be able to reach it in time in the event of
a freak rain storm. (I live in Boise so there is lots of sun in the
summer and not much rain.) Any thoughts on potential damage other than
wet pants?

Thanks,

Leif

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>I know this may get me yelled at but I am willing to risk life and limb
> to get some thoughts on the subject....
>
> I am thinking about buying a 1973 VW Thing (soft top only, no hard top)
> and I was wondering what the risks are of leaving it outside (top-down)
> in the rain. I will not have covered parking for it for about 6 months
> and I worry that I may not be able to reach it in time in the event of
> a freak rain storm. (I live in Boise so there is lots of sun in the
> summer and not much rain.) Any thoughts on potential damage other than
> wet pants?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Leif
>

There is only one risk:

RUST

If the car is new or fully restored it will be able to take some beating.
Saying that, the interior is not designed to stay open in the rain...
For example; Think of all the holes there are in the heaterchannel...

hth
Roger

Won't hurt it...much. Clean it out after a big rain. I used to take the
hard top off of mine in the spring and wouldn't put it back on till
fall. Wet pants is about it.

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TC