We're trying to drive as much as possible with the roof down - because kids know how to have fun and they would do this - so sometimes we drive in some slightly inclement weather. In these circumstances a red convertible Mini garners even more attention than normal. But I have to say that to date we've always been exceptionally cosy and I'm not just saying that, I mean it.
One late evening run in Newfoundland saw us sitting in the pocket behind a road train so as to escape being sacked by any rogue moose. (Yeah you can laugh, but two people in Mini convertible don't present much of an obstacle to a 7' Bullwinkle) Despite the low cloud and drizzle this didn't stop our multi wheeled moose sweeping mate from thundering around sweeping bends, then overtaking when it was straight and he could really put the hammer down. So you can imagine that with us in tow on his slip stream, Newfoundland mist aplenty and darkness, we were in less than perfect roof down conditions. Solution? Crank up the Mini's heated seats, max out its heater to your feet and clad yourself in some icebreaker merino thermal gear. The result being wind swept toasty exhilaration.
The only extra feature we could use would be a heated steering wheel, something worth getting if you intend to buy a convertible specifically for its intended purpose. As for rain in the cockpit, even with enough wet stuff to make the auto wipers go to full speed, virtually nothing comes in when you're travelling 90km/hr or more. Of course, if it really pours down, you have to put the roof up of drown. To date we can measure our roof down in 1000's of km's and roof up in a few 100m's.
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