MINI CONVERTIBLE
As the days get colder, are we regretting picking a soft-top?
MILEAGE 4800
WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT
To discover whether a drop-top Mini could be the perfect car for summer
D o you like the winter? Despite being born in December (see p52 for more birthday tales), I truly despise it. It’s always cold, it’s usually raining, it’s dark most of the time and, as a result, nothing fun happens. And this feeling has been heightened by me being in possession of a drop-top car.
Convertibles really are cars for the summer, and perhaps none more so than the soft-top version of the Mini three-door, with its buoyant persona. During the warmer months, I would put the roof down literally every time I drove unless rain stopped play. But as autumn has heralded the dreaded winter, I’ve been far less inclined.