Cheapest mile munching auto diesel with active cruise?

[Welshbeef]

Spare tyre said:

How reliable is it, I'd be worried about it throwing a fault one day on a nice clear road and causing a pileup

It's an extra safety net.

If I needed to stop I'd be bending that brake pedal but if the system triggered and applied the brakes a fraction of a second sooner that's brilliant and could avoid an accident.

[Jim AK]

Spare tyre said:

How reliable is it, I'd be worried about it throwing a fault one day on a nice clear road and causing a pileup

Agreed.

It's fitted to the Powerfully Built's Bentley at work, I don't like it because it makes for quite an unrelaxed journey due to wanting to reach its set speed urgently & seemingly braking quite heavily when it detects another vehicle.

If you find one for sale OP give it a good test drive to see if you like it.

I think it's ashleyman who had a thread running about myriad issues on his recently leased Golf R.

The most scary being it trying to accelerate in traffic with ACC set!

I suppose any safety or convenience system could fail & leave you without it but usually it would just mean brakes without ABS or something.

[va1o]

I've not had any problems with mine in just over a year and coming up to 27k miles. Most of my driving is just sat on the motorway so I use it nearly all the time. Makes commuting so much more relaxing and I don't think I'd want to be without.

I think the systems are intelligent enough to just deactivate if any kind of fault is detected, rather than start behaving weirdly.

[Fidgits]

Jim AK said:

Spare tyre said:

How reliable is it, I'd be worried about it throwing a fault one day on a nice clear road and causing a pileup

Agreed.

It's fitted to the Powerfully Built's Bentley at work, I don't like it because it makes for quite an unrelaxed journey due to wanting to reach its set speed urgently & seemingly braking quite heavily when it detects another vehicle.

If you find one for sale OP give it a good test drive to see if you like it.

I think it's ashleyman who had a thread running about myriad issues on his recently leased Golf R.

The most scary being it trying to accelerate in traffic with ACC set!

I suppose any safety or convenience system could fail & leave you without it but usually it would just mean brakes without ABS or something.

Thanks, this is good advice as i've had plenty of normal cruise but never driven ACC... there is a chance i might hate it

[Melvin-3glgo]

This question was just what I was asking. Never knew all mk7 golfs have ACC as standard.

Just wondering if there are any further developments to this? any other 'cheap' cars which have ACC?

[InfamousKeiran]

Not all Mark sevens have it as standard. We've got some mark sevens with a plastic steering wheel which do not have it.

[Melvin-3glgo]

ah yes, i see someone said the entry level S versions dont have it

[confused_buyer]

Top spec Nissan Primeras had it from about 2002. Can't imagine they're worth more than £1k in any circumstances these days so my bet that's the cheapest option.

[cptsideways]

I've yet to come across a system that doesn't drive like a retard to some degree. Bearing in mind it's only reacting to the driver in front, they dont see further ahead & can't plan. Good safety system though.

[qska]

DSG Golfs have active cruise.
I almost leased one

[Bonefish Blues]

qska said:

DSG Golfs have active cruise.
I almost leased one

Not a bargain barge though

[qska]

Bonefish Blues said:

Not a bargain barge though

Plus 4 months too late, lol.