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Avenue of the Giants Weekend Run - Sat. March 23, 2024

Saturday will be a very full day of cruising from Novato up through the Avenue of the Giants and ending at Eel River Brewing in Fortuna. Sun...

"Ragtop Grows Up"

Australia's The Motor Report reviews the new 2016 MINI Cooper Convertible and concludes:
. . . The Mini Convertible has grown better with age, and while some may bemoan the gradual swelling of its external proportions, there’s no denying that this is one of the better-looking sub-$50k four-seat convertibles on the market right now.

And truth be told, it’s got universal appeal. At a 57:43 percent female:male split, almost as many males buy roofless Minis as women.

And when the product is now this good, who can blame them? The only real negative here is a claustrophobic back seat, but that’s to be expected when making something as tiny as a Mini hatchback into a convertible. A Tardis, this ain’t.