Cheapest mile munching auto diesel with active cruise?

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VW introduced their ACC on the Passat in 2012 (I think) but it was an optional extra partnered with the ADC... And hard to find on the cheaper cars..

I'm sure merc have it on the bigger models, but again, hard to find as most sales websites don't differentiate between cruise control and active cruise control..

So, the question is, does anyone know of bargain barges for sale that have ACC?

Must be diesel, automatic, and estate would be a nice to have...

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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