[DeTomaso] The latest on the non-cruise cruise control

[Peter Kovacs]

The old Datsun Roadsters used a cruise control system that was simple and crude. It was the equivalent of a choke cable run to a knob on the dash. Not safe for 150 but probably safe enough to give your foot/leg some relief along the way. 
 
Peter Kovacs
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----- Original Message ----
From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
To: mikeldrew at aol.com
Cc: Pantera List Serve <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 10:06:27 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The latest on the non-cruise cruise control


Don't get me wrong; I love to drive the car the way it was meant to be driven, but from here to Las Vegas there are some VERY long stretches, and since I'm 6' 2" and most of that is my legs, I have to have the chance to straighten out my right leg, or it begins to cramp terribly.  My left leg can stretch all the way out while driving, but the distance to the accelerator is much closer.  I'd rather be able to keep driving than have to stop every two hours to get out and stretch my legs!   Besides, I've always thought it would be cool to set a cruise control at 150 mph.

So it's really not that sad...!

Sincerely,

Chris
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From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:59:24 -0500
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The latest on the non-cruise cruise control
To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; doug1 at gtcinternet.com; wkooiman at earthlink.net; detomaso at realbig.com



In a message dated 11/10/07 2:39:03 PM, chrisvkimball at msn.com writes:





I'm considering making the drive to Vegas in April for the big shindig, but I'd for sure want cruise control in before I did a trip that long.





That is one of the saddest things I've ever heard.....



The whole idea of cruise control on an exotic sports car is just laughable to me.  Cruise control is for people who don't have any interest in driving, and are just using a vehicle as a transportation module to get from one place to another.  Sports cars are supposed to be driven by people who LIKE to be involved, and like to actually DRIVE their car, not passenger in it.



I admit that droning along a freeway for 12 hours would get a bit tiresome in a Pantera.  But then again, if that's how somebody is getting to Las Vegas, they're largely missing the point there too!



Mike (600 miles from my house to Vegas, of which only about 30 are on anything other than two-lane roads!)


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