You have a fabric cover .. well 4 to be exact .. 2 front and 2 rear and these do get white stains on them .. water causes it basically .. almost normal .. it just means a little more water is getting in than standard but thats what the gutters are for so not a problem as such .. you can always wipe it off with a damp cloth .
The front ones do compress when operateing the roof
The gutter is the other side of these fabric panels .
Rule of thumb with these cars .. if you get damp carpets or if the car mists up inside on the windows in the morning then you have a leak and there are several places they can leak from .. not all are expensive.
Rear leaks are often there for a long time until noticed due to the shear amount of foam under the rear and front carpets .. its a huge sponge basically so the above check with misting will give you an indication .
Slow roof .. hmm .. they are slow normally .. you have to have the engine running and as long as it completes a full cycle open close without stopping then its ok .
There is unfortunatly nothing you can do to speed this operation up .. lubricateing anything is just a short term fix .. it WILL make it worse in the long term.
This thread is more aimed at the bigger problems .. so its kinda like haveing a pain in your back then googleing it .. it will always turn out to be something that you will die from !!!
Any photos are always usefull for me as im working from descriptions other wise when a picture tells me so much more .
De.Mort@virginmedia.com
Email addy in case you cant upload pictures ... ill do it for you .