Driving with cruise control

[welshjohn]

ive started doing longer journeys so tend to drive the car using the cruise control buttons so basically using the + & - buttons to control the throttle.so I mentioned this to a chap in work who says this will damage car. Is this true and should I use the throttle pedal more? Car is 2.0 mk3 mondeo

[N3vins]

Surely it's fine to do that, it's what it's there for

[Smiley198700]

Can't imagine it will damage the car although it might use more fuel changing speed with the CC

[The Moose]

How's it supposed to damage the car?!

[miniman]

Yes, it's basically a scam cooked up by car makers. The cruise system wrecks the engine, so you have to get an expensive repair. Usually a new engine, or a new cruise linkage capacitator.

[Fattyfat]

Your chap at work is talking out of his hole.

[Cupramax]

Ask him to explain how this will damage the car (while sniggering under your breath) most modern cars use drive by wire, i.e. There is no cable between the pedal and throttle actuator, hence the pedal and cruise control both actuate the throttle via the ECU hence it does no harm.

[iva cosworth]

Candidate for the "Stupid things non petrolheads say" thread.

[The Moose]

Does he also tell you that if you use cruise control when it's slightly drizzling, you'll immediately spin out and die in a big fireball?!

[FreeLitres]

The Moose said:

Does he also tell you that if you use cruise control when it's slightly drizzling, you'll immediately spin out and die in a big fireball?!

Since when did you stop signing off with:-

"Cheers, The Moose" ?

[The Moose]

FreeLitres said:

The Moose said:

Does he also tell you that if you use cruise control when it's slightly drizzling, you'll immediately spin out and die in a big fireball?!

Since when did you stop signing off with:-

"Cheers, The Moose" ?

A while back now I'm afraid.

Cheers

The Moose

[Patrick Bateman]

Your workmate is a moron.

[Fastdruid]

Absolutely it damages the car.

On my Mk2 Mondeo I had to replace the cable that runs from the cruse control module to the throttle after only 170000 miles!

I'm pretty sure you'll agree with me that kind of damage could not have been caused unless I'd used the cruise control pretty much every single day for the last 78k.

£30 for a new cable as well!

[LukeR94]

The Moose said:

FreeLitres said:

The Moose said:

Does he also tell you that if you use cruise control when it's slightly drizzling, you'll immediately spin out and die in a big fireball?!

Since when did you stop signing off with:-

"Cheers, The Moose" ?

A while back now I'm afraid.

Cheers

The Moose

Ahh, selective signoff-ism, you need to see a doctor chap before it gets worse, I have a similar condition called copysignoff-ism its a real burden.

SS7

[Magic919]

I'd suggest looking for a new job.