So now, we have become "all-weather long distance tourers".
Dave. Thanks to a couple of pieces of neoprene here and there (thanks for the tips) we get very little if any water coming in to the car. After the windscreen was replaced we get a drop coming in somewhere but that should be rectified this week. We have used the car in pounding rain, snow, and boiling heat (the hotest being in Sicily this July). The car is used mainly for long distance touring and a quick count arrives at 9 countries visited so far (oh! Plus 3 principalities).
If I did not need to occasionally transport 3,4 or 5 people and luggage is would be my only car. Actually I could probably hire a car when I needed it for less than it would cost to buy and own one.
Now there's a thought