Happy New Year!
Somehow everyone decides to try and keep up with the unrealistic “New Year’s Resolution”.
This year, statistics say that in England the most common New Year’s Resolution is to read more books! As any petrolhead, I personally can think of a few more exciting things than a big pile of books! Here’s my advice: buy a used 2 seater convertible and get back in touch with your youth.
There are loads of reason to buy a convertible at this time of the year. The most logical reason is that, very few people would buy a soft top in the winter. Hence the seller is more keen to negotiate the selling price to your favour. Another good reason is that, if it’s not in perfect order, you have plenty of time to get the car ready for the summer days. Getting a decent used convertible is not as expensive as many people would assume. I can think of a few models which nowadays can be bought for less than two grand and still be great fun to own. Loads of people will now think of an MGF and surely you can find hundreds on the Autotrader. The same can be said for the Peugeot 206 which has the security of a metal roof but I wouldn’t want to get in the wrath of having it stuck half open in the middle of a storm! I prefer something more reliable like a Toyota MR2 or a Mazda MX5. This two Japanese cars have very decent chassis and can be a lot of fun to drive. Both of them come with a 1.8 litre engine with around 140 bhp for a 0-60mph in around 8 seconds. Common sense would suggest to steer away from any model which looks like it has been previously owned by an over enthusiastic driver. The usual signs are the presence of replaced alloy wheels or exhaust system. At the moment, for around £1700, you could get a 2000 (W/X) or a 2001 (Y/51) registered of either models with less than 60000 miles which leaves you with 300 pound spare to sort a few niggles out or to pay for the insurance. The best thing of all is that your “New Year’s Resolution” will actually last a full year. MG
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