Speaking of headlights, I haven't travelled in a 'modern' car at night for
some years. Last week I was a passenger in a Jag XK8 and the dipped-beam
cut-off was so absolute that on an unlit road I couldn't see anything -
parked cars, people or bends in the road - further than 10 yards away. The
driver didn't seem to mind and it was a route he travelled fairly often, but
it made me pretty nervous at 50/60mph. Give me the soft scatter of my MGBs
anytime.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan DiBiase <dibiase@home.com>
To: Geoffrey Gallaway <geoffeg@sloth.org>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 12:17 AM
Subject: Re: newbie
> ...which reminds me that MY highbeams are fairly useless as they
> illuminate about 6 feet in front of the car! Got to aim those lights one
> of these days! 'Course, at the speeds that mine can attain now, spotting
> a pothole at 6 feet give me roughly 2 minutes to avoid it!!!!
>
> Dan
> 76 (slow) Brooklands Green B Roadster
>
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