How to get in with the roof up...

After a week of mixed weather and a bit of practice, this is what I've come up with. This assumes you’re getting into the right hand seat.

• Open the door. Be aware if it’s windy, it can swing back and smack you on the head/arm/arse depending at what stage of this comical procedure you're at.
• Stick your left leg in.
• Facing away from the car, reverse in bum first, bending at the middle. Remember, you shouldn’t be leaning on the wheel arch – it won’t take the weight.
• Once mostly in (your right leg is now hanging out of the door) lean as far left as is comfy, minding the rearview mirror.
• You should now be partially draped over the transmission tunnel, but have given yourself enough room to tug your right leg in.
• Once both legs are in, wriggle down into the seat and carry on as normal.

This video highlights the difficulty/ease/stupidity/comedy, but note the driver uses the wheel arch and gets away with it as he's clearly mega-skinny. I'm a bit tubby, so would like as not snap off half the rivets.