{"id":2591,"date":"2013-04-05T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T00:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.privatefleet.com.au\/?p=2591"},"modified":"2020-06-20T01:38:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:38:59","slug":"convertible-owners-enjoy-it-year-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/home\/convertible-owners-enjoy-it-year-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Convertible owners: Enjoy it year-round!"},"content":{"rendered":"

With autumn finally providing those crisp, clear, blue-sky mornings in Melbourne, my thoughts have turned towards how best to enjoy them. Of course, with a mind so focused on motoring, there is the inevitable \u201cI should take a car out for a country drive today\u201d scenario which, as I sit tied to my desk this morning, has its merits. But which car would I take on my ideal autumnal morning drive?<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m lucky enough to be looking after a friend\u2019s early Mazda MX-5 this week, so the answer to that question is somewhat foregone. The car has to have a removable roof\u2026<\/p>\n

In Australia, we have a long tradition of enjoying open-topped motoring, but it is largely a summery endeavour. Moreover, many convertible owners are actually more concerned with looking good as they crawl through peak hour in Double Bay or Brighton than enjoying the unique thrill convertible motoring can provide.<\/p>\n

Despite the weather clich\u00e9s, our friends in the UK are generally more devoted to \u2018sports cars\u2019 than we are. They also have a certain pride for their home-grown products, which sees scores of \u2018classic\u2019 (I prefer to call them wheezy, but that\u2019s a story for another day) MGs and Morgans out and about throughout the year, regardless of weather. (As an aside, I find it interesting that, despite our climate and love for the outdoors, I can\u2019t think of a locally produced convertible (feel free to add any nominations in the comments)).<\/p>\n

If you do have access to a convertible, I urge you to follow the UK\u2019s lead. If the sun is gentle and the sky clear, get up early and rug up completely. Remove the car\u2019s roof, switch the heater to full blast and enjoy the ever-changing scenery our great country has to offer. It\u2019s a truly invigorating way to spend a day, and the elemental exposure really awakens the senses…especially if it rains! http:\/\/credit-n.ru\/offers-zaim\/zaymer-online-zaymi.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With autumn finally providing those crisp, clear, blue-sky mornings in Melbourne, my thoughts have turned towards how best to enjoy them. Of course, with a mind so focused on motoring, there is the inevitable \u201cI should take a car out for a country drive today\u201d scenario which, as I sit tied to my desk this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2591"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12198,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591\/revisions\/12198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}