Just home from the local garden centre where, parked in the full sun, there was a black Mini cabrio, hood down, black leather seats baking in the 27c cloudless blue skies day we are having at the moment. We Brits (or maybe it just Scots) get to put the hood down on our convertibles so rarely that we forget that black fabric or leather, but especially leather, can get very very hot in the sunshine....... When I came out of the garden centre I heard an almighty shriek that sounded like someone was being murdered...................... It was a young lady in very short shorts and a open back top who had just sat on the very very hot driver's seat of her mini! Maybe Drophead cars are not that "cool" on a sunny day! Hopefully the lady has learned the lesson that posing by leaving your car, hood down on a sunny isn't too smart. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim,

I have a solution for this! Come and live in the vicinity of Inverness. Thick fog up until noon and temperature has only just crept up to the low teens since then.

I was going to put on the Summer tyres today, but have put that job off until a better day. It could snow again yet!!!

Old Jock 2018 (MY19) Jaguar F-Pace R-Sport 300PS Petrol in Caesium Blue with many bells and whistles.
2015 RRS HSE SDV6 Firenze Red with Santorini Panoramic Glass Roof, gone but not forgotten.

Jock, I'm looking out of the back garden at the NE side of Ben Lomond that still has snow plenty of snow on it, in fact we were up there yesterday driving the private Comer Road over the Ptarmigan Ridge, had lunch at 1300ft up in 22c, blue skies and dazzling snow on the mountain! Was told years ago, never plant tender bedding plants out in the garden if you can see any sign of snow patches on Ben Lomond or The Aberfoyle Alps/ Ben A'an as you can still get a frost at night even in June if there is snow still up there! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Being a gent you could of offered to rub it better for her......... 2008 G4 RRSport TDV8 current
2009 TDCi 90 current
2018 Discovery 5 HSE lux current
1994 Dakar current

I can see the attraction of driving a open top car in country reads but when I see people driving in towns and in heavy traffic with all the engine noise and fumes and the smells I just wonder why?

Our hard top convertible MX5 is superb in the countryside but not as good as a Series One LR with the roof off, door tops off and windscreen folded down on the bonnet  * Current: 2024 D350 Defender 90 on coils!
* Current: 1974 Lightweight 2.25L petrol. Old skool
* GONE: 2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Now being piloted by RRSTDV8
* GONE: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* 1949 80" in family since 1975
I use www.glenrands.co.uk Great independent specialist!

I think that wee Brits enjoy getting the roof down on our cars even on any day that looks remotely like it's not going to p155 down rain, having said that I've been caught a few times in April showers ( not golden) whilst driving and found that depending on speed ,the rain doesn't come into the cab...

I concur with Big Jock, weather in Inverness is 'unpredictable' at the moment but roof down after lunch is a good bet ....

I believe that the young lady in question may have been a novice in the convertible world , as that is a well known first check on a sunny day with roof , that and checking for bird bombs whilst away ( keep a bottle of general cleaner spray and a microfibre cloths in the boot) ..

But all that said Wee Brits gave to take full advantage of any break in the weather .....

Terry TDV8 HSE....Gone but not forgotten ....class act
Cayenne S diesel.....850n/m....385bhp....the danglies ...
SL55 AMG

I've dabbled with going topless over the years but never went for leather due to the torture of skin on it after sun - always picked cloth

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Muddy,
Was that a personal plate on the Escort Cab.....F661 OAP  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Cheeky

I thought you'd moved somewhere without Internet or died it's been that long

For your information I was a 20 year old yuppie with hair when I bought that

Mind you it leaked like a sieve, twisted and creaked when cornering and had no power - rejected and managed to get a full refund then bought a more sensible Astra GTE

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Love the new house, but t'internet is diabolical here. New wireless router at the weekend, so hopefully better connections  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

 Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!