The high beltline of the Convertible means sitting in it is a little akin to settling yourself into a tub, with rear passengers nestling in the nook of plenty of reinforced bodywork. There’s plenty of legroom available, but at the shoulder level rear seat occupants will feel pinched.

Transforming your settings from indoor to out takes just 22 seconds and a spare finger with which to press a button.

There are no catches to undo, and handily the roof-opening sequence can be started at speeds up to 40km/h. From then on, as long as you stay below 50km/h the roof’s electric motors will continue to do their thing, which should be handy for a bit of showing off when you’re trying to crawl your way home on the CTE.

Roof up, over-the-shoulder visibility is noticeably compromised, and there’s a whoosh pervading the top at highway speeds, but unless you bust the national speed limit by a good 50 percent, the noise isn’t at conversation-killer levels.

Nevertheless, there’s no denying that the BMW’s metal-topped rivals are much more refined. Though folding metal tops are in vogue however, the 125i’s ragtop does carry a packaging benefit.

It takes up just 45 litres of the boot’s 305-litre capacity, and even with the roof folded there’s enough space left for a suitcase and two golf bags.

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