Cruise Control, do you use it???

[Bobberoo]

As per thread title really?
Mrs Bobbers car (Peanut a Fiesta Titanium X) has it and won't use it, my car a Focus Titanium doesn't have it but it's the one option I really wish it had!!!
Given the opportunity i always use it on a motorway, do you?
If you have it and don't use it, why not?

[Baldchap]

I have adaptive cruise with speed limiter function.

I tend to favour the limiter except for in stop-start traffic. Only on very long treks will I put the cruise on.

[M.F.D]

Yes.

[CraigyMc]

Yes.

In fact I had it retrofitted to my v6 exige.

[willmagrath]

I use mine all the time, anywhere I need to sustain a speed for more than say 20/30 secs. Residential, country lanes and motorways.

It means I can concentrate more on everything else going on around instead of looking up and down at my speed all the time.

[CypSIdders]

Very rarely!

[ecsrobin]

I use it whenever I can if commuting.

Baldchap said:

I have adaptive cruise with speed limiter function.

I tend to favour the limiter except for in stop-start traffic. Only on very long treks will I put the cruise on.

I’ve never got using a limited vs hitting cruise. Cruise is my limiter.

[Nico Adie]

I use it as much as possible, thanks for asking.

[Bobberoo]

CypSIdders said:

Very rarely!

Interesting, why?

[sideways man]

willmagrath said:

I use mine all the time, anywhere I need to sustain a speed for more than say 20/30 secs. Residential, country lanes and motorways.

It means I can concentrate more on everything else going on around instead of looking up and down at my speed all the time.

Exactly this!

[Decky_Q]

Always use it on the motorway, can spot the cars not using it as the traffic flows at virtually the same gaps bar one or two that are constantly speeding up and slowing down by 10mph, which is annoying when everyone else is consistent.


While on the topic, does anyone else's indicated speed go over the set speed? My family wagon citroen will sometimes (on flat ground not downhill) go over by 1mph and stay over for a few miles then drop back to the set speed, never happened in any other car, it might be 1 or 2mph below but never over.

Edited by Decky_Q on Friday 2nd December 09:21

[Hol]

willmagrath said:

I use mine all the time, anywhere I need to sustain a speed for more than say 20/30 secs. Residential, country lanes and motorways.

It means I can concentrate more on everything else going on around instead of looking up and down at my speed all the time.

I’m the same.

On the motorway, I will use it for cruising and also average speed zones.
Off the motorway, I’ll use for 20mph zones and the 30mph zones that have speed camera signs.

It just means you subconsciously keep your foot nearer the brake pedal should something unusual happen.

[TheOctaneAddict]

Yep love the thing, radar cruise I find to be a bit hit and miss.

[MKnight702]

ecsrobin said:

I use it whenever I can if commuting.

Baldchap said:

I have adaptive cruise with speed limiter function.

I tend to favour the limiter except for in stop-start traffic. Only on very long treks will I put the cruise on.

I’ve never got using a limited vs hitting cruise. Cruise is my limiter.

I use the limiter exclusively, I never use cruise.

Cruise means that unless you can maintain a constant speed you will always be cancelling or resetting. The limiter on the other hand means that I can set the maximum I am happy with and drive as normal. It is especially useful for making sure you don't get a speeding ticket, set the limiter at appropriate speed and drive normally, it means I can devote my full attention to the road and surrounding traffic. I find this especially useful when driving round an unfamiliar town, I can concentrate on the important parts of driving without being concerned that I am going to trigger an over sensitive camera if I inadvertently drift 2 or 3 mph over my target. Cruise is never going to work well in a built up area.

[Muzzer79]

I use it all the time

But I use the speed limiter function more - too many cameras about.

[mcflurry]

I use it on the roadwork average speed sections.
Set it to the limit, make a coffee, read the paper etc (joke)

[MisterWhippy]

I would use it, but it's broken in my car.

My wife refuses to use it, but I have to. Everywhere, regardless of speed.

[PositronicRay]

MKnight702 said:

ecsrobin said:

I use it whenever I can if commuting.

Baldchap said:

I have adaptive cruise with speed limiter function.

I tend to favour the limiter except for in stop-start traffic. Only on very long treks will I put the cruise on.

I’ve never got using a limited vs hitting cruise. Cruise is my limiter.

I use the limiter exclusively, I never use cruise.

Cruise means that unless you can maintain a constant speed you will always be cancelling or resetting. The limiter on the other hand means that I can set the maximum I am happy with and drive as normal. It is especially useful for making sure you don't get a speeding ticket, set the limiter at appropriate speed and drive normally, it means I can devote my full attention to the road and surrounding traffic. I find this especially useful when driving round an unfamiliar town, I can concentrate on the important parts of driving without being concerned that I am going to trigger an over sensitive camera if I inadvertently drift 2 or 3 mph over my target. Cruise is never going to work well in a built up area.

I prefer cruise, long runs, feet off, adjust seat and stretch out for an hour or two.

[MKnight702]

TheOctaneAddict said:

Yep love the thing, radar cruise I find to be a bit hit and miss.

We had radar cruise on my wife's Golf GTI, I used it once and vowed never again. On the long straight A1 the radar would presumably pick up cars in both lanes and randomly slow or brake, then when the traffic sped up the car would take so long to react another car in the left lane would pull out and the cruise would slow down yet again. It drove me mad so switched it off, never to darken my driving again.

My wife, on the other hand, refuses to use anything. No cruise, no limiter, ever.

[Antony Moxey]

It, along with fog lights, is the least used function on my car. I drive on motorways and dual carriageways maybe once or twice a year at best and find it just isn’t worth it for length of journey I normally undertake (typically half an hour or less).