Topless fantasies

It’s often said that the best time to sell your convertible is during good summer weather. This may be so; or it may be one of those self-sustaining beliefs that appears true because so many sellers act on it, i.e., more rag-tops are sold because more are for sale.

There’s no doubt, however, that hot spells such as we’ve recently endured incline many towards wind-in-the-hair motoring fantasies (although if your aim is to keep cool you’re better off in an air-conditioned hard-top). But not all soft-top sellers will be pleasantly surprised if they put their pets up for sale. Three of the smaller breeds — the Ford StreetKa, the Citro