Preferring open top motoring in the winter. Madness?

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I have slowly come to the realization that I prefer autumn and winter driving despite only ever driving with the roof down.

The summer has too many drawbacks for me with overcrowded roads, idiotic driving (seems to worsen as the temperature increases), sun burn without knowing and the fking tree outside the house which deposits sap on my car the very next second after I have washed and dried the paintwork. All this conspires to spoil the odd moment when everything comes together and I have consequently hardly used it at all this summer.

Winter driving on the other hand is one of the great pleasures in life. Starting the engine up on a crisp winter morning and filling the air with decibels and the lingering smell of V power, exhausts burbling through sleepy villages, the smell of open fires emanating from the many country pubs and houses, dappled sunlight and then opening the taps down the many B roads linking the next one and starting all over again.

Am I mad or do any other PHers share my sentiments?

Anyway a picture is worth a thousand words so here is a pic of my coldest journey (5.5 degrees) so far this year.

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Gloves are a definite even at 40mph in the depths of winter .

The only other nutter open top motorist I saw was a black 350Z which sounded rather excellent.

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Herbs said:

100 percent agree.

Off topic, where did you buy your car from as it's identical to 2 I've owned and still miss!

Can't remember the name of the garage. It was in Croydon though.

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funkyrobot said:

You are going to hate me for asking this, but why do people like you have the car manufacturer name on the registration?

People like me? .

I like the balanced look of a 3-3 plate (even more 2-2 and 1-1 though they are rather cost prohibitive) and I find that car related plates are more fitting to a reg and less pretentious than the initials of the owner.

How do you know my initials aren't BMW anyway?

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zed4 said:

Lovely picture. I love this post.

I've just bought back my old BMW Z4 M Roadster as I missed it so much. I'm really enjoying winter top down driving

I have been waiting for another crisp day but unfortunately wet salty roads round here at the minute.

Loving the pics of the Caterham and three wheeler in freezing conditions.