Margaret, my wife, still doesn’t like travelling in my MINIs – but tonight she discovered some of the thrills of MOTORING instead of simply driving … she drives an Audi A4 convertible but has been wishing to go back to a hardtop convertible like the Mercedes SLK230 she used to own.
Thinking of visiting Mercedes, but hating the thought of the local dealership, we quite by chance read that BMW have just brought to market their own hardtop convertible! Not as small as the SLK, but it turns out rather nicely designed and, of course, with excellent performance …
So tonight, we visited BMW of Peabody, “sister” dealership of MINI of Peabody, and brought this BMW 335i home for the night … The fact that I didn’t get to drive it at all gives a hint as to what Margaret thought of it (also the fact that she put it in sports drive mode and left it there!):
Personally, I found the sports seats extremely uncomfortable with their press-into-your-back side bolsters and raised piece at the front of the seat pressing on the back of my legs – but Margaret, smaller than me(!), found the seats very comfortable – although she was much more interested in the cars performance and handling! She even said at one point that she’d need to take it on a track!
So, we’ll see what happens, but “sister” cars on the driveway seems like a nice concept 🙂 (I’m sure Gabe would approve)
M&I / GBMINI 
