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endeavour_uk · Nov 26th, 2004, 03:01 PM

I having being mulling over the roof/no roof option. I have a tintop One at the moment and my kids (11 & 10) love it. They fight over who goes in the front but the one in the back has never complained. I am about 5'9" so there is still legroom on both sides at the back.

I tried a Convertible the other day. I didn't have the kids with me so had to experiment myself. With the driving seat set for me I found that I still fit in the back. Legroom was bare minimum, headroom OK. What I noticed most is that the intrusion of the 3/4 panels meant that you sat near the middle but your feet are sort of offset towards the outside of the car. I imagined that this would be uncomfy for me after even a short time. The kids being considerably narrower-of-**** might get away with it.

Has anyone got any experience of carrying kids the age of my two on longer journeys in a Convertible?

nemski · Nov 27th, 2004, 01:39 AM

When my wife and I went looking at the MCS and the MCS Convertible, we didn't even test drive the Convertible because of the lack of a back seat ---- and we only have 1 and he is soon-to-be 7. IMHO, the Convertible is a true two-passenger car, you might be able to get away with a dog in the back, but that's about it.

Nov 26th, 2004, 03:01 PM	#1
endeavour_uk MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Local Time: 03:51 AM Posts: 8 Offline	Convertible and bigger kids I having being mulling over the roof/no roof option. I have a tintop One at the moment and my kids (11 & 10) love it. They fight over who goes in the front but the one in the back has never complained. I am about 5'9" so there is still legroom on both sides at the back. I tried a Convertible the other day. I didn't have the kids with me so had to experiment myself. With the driving seat set for me I found that I still fit in the back. Legroom was bare minimum, headroom OK. What I noticed most is that the intrusion of the 3/4 panels meant that you sat near the middle but your feet are sort of offset towards the outside of the car. I imagined that this would be uncomfy for me after even a short time. The kids being considerably narrower-of-**** might get away with it. Has anyone got any experience of carrying kids the age of my two on longer journeys in a Convertible?

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Nov 27th, 2004, 01:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
nemski Off to the Dealer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wilmington, DE Local Time: 11:51 PM Posts: 161 Offline	When my wife and I went looking at the MCS and the MCS Convertible, we didn't even test drive the Convertible because of the lack of a back seat ---- and we only have 1 and he is soon-to-be 7. IMHO, the Convertible is a true two-passenger car, you might be able to get away with a dog in the back, but that's about it.

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