deian wrote:fastandfurryous... i understand your point about the toll part, fair play lolingram did say you can reapply it after 50kph in the first message.
lolingram... i understand your point too, cruise control is better suited to an auto box as it can change down a gear IF (rarely) needed.
the point is... cruise control should be used on wide open roads at higher speeds (hence the minumum speed for it to function)... and citroen obviously think they are better suited to automatic cars as the only one's i've come across from citroen are automatic ones not manual (that is my personal experience)... that is not to say they don't work on manuals.
It probably does need to be experienced in both a manual and an auto to understand the differences. For experimentations sake, set the cruise control to 45mph on a nice quiet stretch of A road with a big steep hill (no corners)... the auto box would probably change down to 3rd, where as the manual box would be in 5th gear and struggle a bit towards the top. Hence the need for a big engine.
Cruise control is a simple driving aid that we all experience differently.
Lets just agree to disagree, anders locked the previous thread that i started for good reason, please don't get yourselves into trouble over cruise control.
Thanks
Fully Agree,
I have driven a few thousand miles in the American desert (Nevada and California) in allsorts of nasty American people carriers, mainly V6 and V8's no diesels unfortunately.
The one thing however, that was apparent was the fun that could be had playing with the cruise control.
Generally we tended to sit at between 90-100 MPH with the cruise control selected. When entering towns the speed limit sometimes reduced to between 25-35 MPH and was generally enforced. When resume was selected back on the open road it could be quite commical watching the car kick down and race back up to cruising speed.
The other dodgy thing that could be funny until it happened to you, is leaving cruise selected when the roads start to twist and bend!!!
I'd love to have cruise control on my car however, it was driving in America that made me realise the importance of having cruise control.
Cheers