Cruise Control
Discussion
Most highways I've been on in the US, at least in California, are 65mph, with the "speed of traffic" generally around 75-80mph (assuming the traffic isn't congested!)
Of course, one can always take a 30-45 minute drive and get out to the desert roads. Imagine a road in the middle of the desert that is flat and straight for many miles, with perfect visibility and no intersections/onramps. Great stuff for top-speed testing, or cruising well beyond 100mph.
[/sarcasm on] But I'm sure you have plenty of desert areas and roads like this in the UK, or what would be the point in buying a Noble there, right? [/sarcasm off]
Actually, I think you have it all wrong. I don't think cruising speeds on a freeway when I think about a Noble, I think about access to lots of uninterrupted twisting roads that throw a variety of turns at you. Handling is what it's all about...
Best,
Marc
Of course, one can always take a 30-45 minute drive and get out to the desert roads. Imagine a road in the middle of the desert that is flat and straight for many miles, with perfect visibility and no intersections/onramps. Great stuff for top-speed testing, or cruising well beyond 100mph.
[/sarcasm on] But I'm sure you have plenty of desert areas and roads like this in the UK, or what would be the point in buying a Noble there, right? [/sarcasm off]
Actually, I think you have it all wrong. I don't think cruising speeds on a freeway when I think about a Noble, I think about access to lots of uninterrupted twisting roads that throw a variety of turns at you. Handling is what it's all about...
Best,
Marc
[quote=nick francis]why for f$$ks sake would you want cruise control?
in fact, with a speed restriction of 55 mph why would any one wanto bother taking a Noble to the States
Why cruise control? a client wants to pay me to install it, assuming a suitable system could be procured. This guy wants to drive long distances( something that does not really exist in the UK) with the car. For 8 to 10 hour trips, it might be a nice option to have.
in fact, with a speed restriction of 55 mph why would any one wanto bother taking a Noble to the States
Why cruise control? a client wants to pay me to install it, assuming a suitable system could be procured. This guy wants to drive long distances( something that does not really exist in the UK) with the car. For 8 to 10 hour trips, it might be a nice option to have.
For long distances I do prefer cruise control, and also use it a lot in the X5 even on "short" journies on motorways and dual carriageways. I also use it to ensure that I don't exceed the speed limit through things like roadworks.
I'd probably add it to the Noble if it was a "fully integrated" unit and didn't look like a "bolt on" - but then I quite often use the Noble to pootle around the M25 where it's a lot less stressful to set the speed to the variable speed limit using crusie control and pootle around without a "care in the world"!
J
I'd probably add it to the Noble if it was a "fully integrated" unit and didn't look like a "bolt on" - but then I quite often use the Noble to pootle around the M25 where it's a lot less stressful to set the speed to the variable speed limit using crusie control and pootle around without a "care in the world"!
J
joust said:You have hit on the real problem. Finding a system that would be easily (and inexpensive) and properly integrated with the car's electronics. I am not sure their is a solution. I will give the client my best effort.
For long distances I do prefer cruise control, and also use it a lot in the X5 even on "short" journies on motorways and dual carriageways. I also use it to ensure that I don't exceed the speed limit through things like roadworks.
I'd probably add it to the Noble if it was a "fully integrated" unit and didn't look like a "bolt on" - but then I quite often use the Noble to pootle around the M25 where it's a lot less stressful to set the speed to the variable speed limit using crusie control and pootle around without a "care in the world"!
J
I don't see any reason why you couldn't do this. The Mondeo system is fairly simple. It has an electric motor (located under the cowl) operating a cable to open the throttle, controled by the switches on the steering wheel. You would of course have to alter the Momo wheel to add the controls, modify the wiring loom to support the power supply required by the motor, modify the throttle bracket to accept the cable and get a cable made up to the correct length.
Any warranty would I would expect go out of the window.
As I said there's no reason that you couldn't do this but I personally would doubt that it's worth the effort....
Any warranty would I would expect go out of the window.
As I said there's no reason that you couldn't do this but I personally would doubt that it's worth the effort....
Alfa Dave said:Dave, I think you are on to something here. The mechanicals would be easy enough to do. The electronics would be a bit tricky. The real question is my customer willing to spend the money required to do it.
I don't see any reason why you couldn't do this. The Mondeo system is fairly simple. It has an electric motor (located under the cowl) operating a cable to open the throttle, controled by the switches on the steering wheel. You would of course have to alter the Momo wheel to add the controls, modify the wiring loom to support the power supply required by the motor, modify the throttle bracket to accept the cable and get a cable made up to the correct length.
Any warranty would I would expect go out of the window.
As I said there's no reason that you couldn't do this but I personally would doubt that it's worth the effort....
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