| ugh our weather here in the UK is extremely | | | | glamour in our own times. The iconic image of |
| unpredictable and never as hot and sunny as we | | | | driving along a country road with the top down, |
| would like it to be, we buy more convertible cars | | | | hair blowing in the breeze and a beautiful woman |
| than any other country in Europe. This piece of | | | | in the passenger’s seat wearing a |
| information is rather bizarre when you consider | | | | headscarf is something that many can only day |
| the fact that around 8 months out of 12 you | | | | dream about. Today however, you do not have |
| can’t even put the roof down for fear of | | | | to be of the rich elite to own a convertible car. |
| hypothermia. However, go to any car dealer | | | | Searching local car dealerships can reveal some |
| around the country and 9 times out of 10 you will | | | | pleasant surprises as second hand convertibles |
| find at least one convertible vehicle in their | | | | can be extremely cheap. |
| showroom. The reason why they seem to be so | | | | If it is a brand new convertible that you are |
| popular is to do with that inevitable competition | | | | looking for however, then the choice for you is |
| that seems to exist in all of us to be better than | | | | better than ever before. Many convertibles are |
| Mr. Smith next door. | | | | now just modified versions of our favourite |
| I can only imagine the smug feeling that one must | | | | models and can still look understated enough to |
| get when setting off for a car journey on a rare | | | | drive around in the middle of winter without any |
| hot day in the middle of summer with the top | | | | embarrassment. Your local car dealer can show |
| down on your shiny convertible. The looks from | | | | you the options available to you, one of these |
| other drivers as they sit in traffic sweating away | | | | possibly being the choice between a soft or a |
| in the heat must border on pure hatred, yet the | | | | hard top. Each has its good points and bad points |
| feeling of being the winner in the race to be cool | | | | so it would really be your prerogative as to which |
| (in both senses of the word) allows these looks | | | | type suits you best. Soft tops to tend to look |
| to go blissfully unnoticed. | | | | better, especially when folded down, whereas |
| Driving a convertible has always been the ultimate | | | | hard tops have the benefit of having an added |
| dream for any child that has an enthusiasm for | | | | safety advantage. Either way, you should double |
| motors or for any man going through that | | | | check what your insurance would be on a |
| inevitable mid-life crisis. Many women would be | | | | convertible before taking the plunge and actually |
| extremely happy to be seen in a convertible, | | | | buying one as they can be a bit more expensive |
| whether as a passenger or as the driver. The | | | | to insure. But while it’s sunny, what are |
| convertible car alludes to the glamour of days | | | | you waiting for? The car dealers are waiting for |
| gone by; you’d be hard pushed to find | | | | the inevitable summer surge... |
| anyone who didn’t want to recreate that | | | | |