I like it in red too.
As for cruise and traction control,I'd rather be without them.
I like it in red too.
As for cruise and traction control,I'd rather be without them.
Why would you rather be without cruise control??
Its essential for modern motorway driving.
It makes it even harder to swallow given the fact that these were the top of the range cars, costing in excess of £30,000 new, so the emission of cruise is pretty shocking.
The traction control is obviously a waste of time, as it was rubbish!
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Colin Murrell
vin 00242 - Probably the only 260 to have driven the full Le Mans circuit?
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Cruise control is very much a personal thing. On long trips it can come in very handy. I used to have CC on my Alfa and do miss it on the 260. So much even that I'm thinking of a retrofit. Having driven various rental cars on business trips I found CC can be used in the UK as well and makes travelling long distances on motorways less tiring.
Just because you don't like it you can't dismiss the fact that others may find it useful.
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Colin Murrell
vin 00242 - Probably the only 260 to have driven the full Le Mans circuit?
MG Car Club Z Register V8 ZT/ZTT Rep.
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MG Car Club MGF Register Regional Rep for Devon & Cornwall and Cotswold Regions.
MG Car Club MGF Register International Liaison Representative
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each to his/her own I use my cruise control a lot think its great.
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[QUOTE=T16;123502]Why would you rather be without cruise control??
Its essential for modern motorway driving.
It makes it even harder to swallow given the fact that these were the top of the range cars, costing in excess of £30,000 new, so the emission of cruise is pretty shocking.
I have never used cruise control on vehicles that have them even on motorways as I find them totally unnecessary.
I accept that people have different preferences but to say it's essential is a bit like saying it's essential to have an automatic round town.
I would say why would you want it?I would rather be driving the car myself.
I think it should be an option for people who want it,but wouldn't want to pay for a car that has things on it which I don't want as obviously everything ends up getting charged to the customer in the end.
Obviously anyone who would put up with that for such a long distance is probably used to driving old classics, and thinks electric windows are modern, or that an accelerator pedal is a luxury.
On my many Euro trips, lack of cruise is incredibly irritating, as when you have it, it allows you to relax a lot more, and stretch your feet out and worry about other things, like where you are going and what you will be doing.
There is nothing more boring than constantly modulating/holding the throttle, and you end up with leg/knee ache after a long stint. It's not good for your health.
Cruise is also useful for long tunnels like Mont Blanc, where you can pin the car at the limit and not have to worry when going up/down hill.
If driving a little 2 seater MG on wobbly hydrolastic suspension thousands of mile across Europe is fun for you, then Cruise control is probably the least of your worries!
I understand that if you have a bad knee obviously it might be helpful on a long journey.
As everybody else says it's personal preference.
I am used to driving modern vehicles and old classics.
My old Rover from the 1970s which I drove for 10 years had cruise control,electric windows,a throttle pedal and air-con.
Fear keeps you alive. Fearless gets you killed
Herman
Vin#076 pics, Black, modified and with 234 RWHP and 276 lb/ft (275 BHP and 440 Nm @ flywheel)
FJ1200, DynoJet Stage 1, K&N filter
Alfa MiTo 1.4 Cloverleaf, 170 BHP, Alfa Rosso.