[Mgs] MG Cruise Control

[Dodd, Kelvin]

Hmm. My immediate thought was that you could achieve cruise control in
an MG TD by just putting a brick on the throttle pedal.

(ducking)



Kelvin



> -----Original Message-----
> From: mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Bob Howard
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 11:11 AM
> To: ccrobins at ktc.com
> Cc: mgs at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] MG Cruise Control
>
>    There is a TD owner in Florida who fitted cruise control.
> He drives miles, as you do.  Last summer he went from home to
> Maine and back, and every summer he puts 3-4M miles on the
> car.  His is the only TD I know of that has CC.  For him it
> is of great benefit as the foot space of LHD cars is small,
> and ones left leg must be kinked awkwardly to keep it off the
> clutch. To keep it off the clutch, ones foot is jammed under
> the throttle leg.  A couple of hours in a TD w/o slowing and
> shifting can develop remarkable cramps.
> Bob