[Mgs] MG6 Review

[Murray Arundell]

Group,

Don't knock it 'till you've tried it is my motto...... Used to be like  
Barney "Stuck in the 50's" but while I still love my SA,TC &B (& MGF  
for that matter) there is no doubt that modern cars c/w with all their  
stuff which many of us rage against work extremely well in today's  
motoring environment. Would I want to commute in my SA or TC?   
Absolutely not..... the thought fills me with dread.  Would I want to  
take either my or my wife's Mercedes on a three week tour of the  
countryside sticking to back roads and lane ways?  Also absolutely  
not....

I also use a GPS in all my MGs when I'm on these tours.  I spend ages  
potting routes on my Mac using a variety of mapping software (which  
because they are updated regularly are WAY more up to date than any  
conventional map) and conventional mapping.  The files are then  
downloaded into my Garmin Zumo and can be called up at any time when  
we're touring.  If we chose to deviate from the route we simply use  
the conventional maps until we chose to return to the digitals we have  
on the GPS.  As someone else on the list said, having the GPS allows  
us to wonder along a pre-chosen route without the need for someone to  
have their nose buried in a map.

The GPS mapping is also brilliant when heading out of a group tour (or  
has our American friends call it - Caravanning).  Plot the route you  
want to follow, down to the fuel and food stops if you chose then  
electronically distribute it to those joining you so that you're all  
on the same page..... or if you do managed to screw it up, together at  
the same dead end.

Technology is not a bad thing guys, its how its utilized that is the  
key.  Technology is not necessarily about dumbing down the populace,  
although this will occur naturally to a large percentage of the  
population technology or not..... Technology utilized as and adjunct  
to previously acquired skills can be a very handy thing indeed......

Murray Arundell
Brisbane Australia