[Mgs] MG practicality

[Aaron Whiteman]

On Jul 2, 2008, at 4:26 PM, Max Heim wrote:

> What is the big deal with electric windows?
>
> So, it takes 2 seconds to roll up the window instead of 3.5  
> seconds? That it
> saves 3 rotations of your wrist? That you have to halfway extend  
> your right
> arm to reach the passenger side window?

The biggest advantage about electric windows that I see is that it is  
less dangerous for the driver.

Frankly, reaching over to roll up/down the passenger window is  
dangerous.  You are at some level concentrating on the window (not  
the driving).  Also, the position you must take to adjust the  
passenger window is non-optimal, it will be more challenging to  
perform defensive driving maneuvers.  It's probably not as unsafe as  
talking on a phone while driving (or boozing), but it is an increased  
risk just the same.

In my Subaru, I change all 4 windows, all the time.  Electric,  
*driver controlled* windows let me do that.  In the MG, the passenger  
window is up or down and I do not change that state very often.

Fortunately, the MG cabin is very effective at producing steady in- 
cabin air conditions, so I don't feel the need to change the windows  
much.  The Subaru has annoying cabin cross-winds depending on how the  
much each window is up/down.

-- 
Aaron Whiteman -- http://www.panix.com/~awhitema/MG/
'75 B (at painter), HIF4 carbs

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