Buying a cabriolet - what would you recommend?

In my twenties I drove an MGB roadster and a TR4 and enjoyed both greatly. I now desire a cabriolet/roadster again. Which is the best bet for a 65 year old - a Vauxhall Cascada (I have GM points to use), a Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet or a Mazda MX5? I can’t choose between them, which would you buy?

Asked on 28 August 2013 by Dilps

Answered by Honest John
A Cascada is quite a big convertible, but now with some quite interesting petrol engines. A Golf convertible is smaller and on the basis of readers experience trying to trade them in they drop in value fairly steeply. And MX-5 is a proper sportscar, but there's very little room inside the cockpit.
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