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What Danny said.
I never use the top unless forced to by unplanned circumstances.
The tonneau is always on the car, and always zipped shut when parked — for all the reasons Danny mentions. Driving alone, zipped over the passenger side with the heat on, you're much warmer than in a completely open car.
After 10 years, the original VS canvas tonneau has held up very well, looking only slightly weathered (I mean, patinaed ) . Light colored canvas will show water marks after being wet, probably because dirt and dust that settle on it soak in and stain. I have cleaned it with soap with good results, but if you're worried about staining, go with black. I think Greg at VMS uses the same tonneau supplier that the old VS did.
Can't overemphasize how this keeps wayward teens out of the car when you're not around, and leaving a jacket in the car feels somehow more secure, too. After a while you get used to the drill and it takes only a few seconds to button it up.
Besides, a tonneau cover that you have to snap closed by hand is just one more of those old-school traditions that only you and grizzled Morgan drivers will ever understand from now on.
After us, the abyss.
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