How to confuse the cruise control

[Glyn84]

Stuck in traffic tonight I was wondering how clever the cruise control is, and what would happen if you tried to resume a speed with the car in neutral. Answer, not very clever... it tries to accelerate but just ends up revving the engine. I cancelled it around 3000rpm but I wonder how far it'd go before giving up?

[sneakygloworm]

I think someone once wrote on here:- put the car in first or second then set cruise to 70mph. From standstill engage cruise. Bonkers! I've never had the guts to try it.

[ARAF]

I didn't think Cruise worked below 25mph?

[Moanro5.7]

ARAF said:

I didn't think Cruise worked below 25mph?

Who wanna test what speed it works at

I was in a french car the other nite

but it would not let me set the cruise control when i was sitting parked up board

[the_ferret82]

sneakygloworm said:

I think someone once wrote on here:- put the car in first or second then set cruise to 70mph. From standstill engage cruise. Bonkers! I've never had the guts to try it.

i tried it... not much to write aobut it just acceralaterd up guite gently really... but i do have a standard power output CV8

[sneakygloworm]

the_ferret82 said:

sneakygloworm said:

I think someone once wrote on here:- put the car in first or second then set cruise to 70mph. From standstill engage cruise. Bonkers! I've never had the guts to try it.

i tried it... not much to write aobut it just acceralaterd up guite gently really... but i do have a standard power output CV8

Damn! that's destroyed my vision of hair raising uncontrolled acceleration.

[V88Dicky]

Never tried that one yet!

One thing I did do however, was to forget to switch the TC off when I stopped for fuel once. When I rejoined the motorway and got back up to cruising speed, the TC wouldn't come back on! Took about ten minutes to sort itself out....very wierd!

[atco2]

sneakygloworm said:

the_ferret82 said:

sneakygloworm said:

I think someone once wrote on here:- put the car in first or second then set cruise to 70mph. From standstill engage cruise. Bonkers! I've never had the guts to try it.

i tried it... not much to write aobut it just acceralaterd up guite gently really... but i do have a standard power output CV8

Damn! that's destroyed my vision of hair raising uncontrolled acceleration.

It depends which gear you are in,try it in 2nd at 40mph with it set at 70. And it doesn't work (on mine at any rate) below 25mph.

[the_ferret82]

atco2 said:

sneakygloworm said:

the_ferret82 said:

sneakygloworm said:

I think someone once wrote on here:- put the car in first or second then set cruise to 70mph. From standstill engage cruise. Bonkers! I've never had the guts to try it.

i tried it... not much to write aobut it just accelerated up guite gently really... but i do have a standard power output CV8

Damn! that's destroyed my vision of hair raising uncontrolled acceleration.

It depends which gear you are in,try it in 2nd at 40mph with it set at 70. And it doesn't work (on mine at any rate) below 25mph.

i did do it in second and third.. with CC set quite high but it was still a gentle pick up and with no ooohhh st moments.. which was a bit disappointing as i was hoping for flat out acceleration

[sneakygloworm]

Sod's law i can't test it now. Cracked a rib at work today and doc says no driving. Gutted. Might see if i can rope the missus into giving it a go....

[Yertis]

V88Dicky said:

Never tried that one yet!

One thing I did do however, was to forget to switch the TC off when I stopped for fuel once. When I rejoined the motorway and got back up to cruising speed, the TC wouldn't come back on! Took about ten minutes to sort itself out....very wierd!

Do you mean the Cruise Control? My Cruise Control often won't come back on after a motorway fuel stop. Why?

[atco2]

sneakygloworm said:

Sod's law i can't test it now. Cracked a rib at work today and doc says no driving. Gutted. Might see if i can rope the missus into giving it a go....

what sort of work do you do.

Sparring partner at the local boxing gym??

Pro footballer??

Pro Rugby player??

Mountaineering instructor??

Policeman?? wrong place wrong time.

Edited by atco2 on Thursday 10th December 18:22

[V88Dicky]

Yertis said:

V88Dicky said:

Never tried that one yet!

One thing I did do however, was to forget to switch the TC off when I stopped for fuel once. When I rejoined the motorway and got back up to cruising speed, the TC wouldn't come back on! Took about ten minutes to sort itself out....very wierd!

Do you mean the Cruise Control? My Cruise Control often won't come back on after a motorway fuel stop. Why?

Yes, cruise control......sorry my mistake. I take it you've had the same problem then?

[sneakygloworm]

atco2 said:

sneakygloworm said:

Sod's law i can't test it now. Cracked a rib at work today and doc says no driving. Gutted. Might see if i can rope the missus into giving it a go....

what sort of work do you do.

Sparring partner at the local boxing gym??

Pro footballer??

Pro Rugby player??

Mountaineering instructor??

Policeman?? wrong place wrong time.

Edited by atco2 on Thursday 10th December 18:22

I cut trees down. I tripped arse over tit and landed rib first onto the back of a flat bed lorry. Damn my stupid eye/foot coordination.

[Glyn84]

sneakygloworm said:

I cut trees down. I tripped arse over tit and landed rib first onto the back of a flat bed lorry. Damn my stupid eye/foot coordination.

You cut trees down and drive a 6 litre Monaro? Greenpeace must love you

[ARAF]

Glyn84 said:

sneakygloworm said:

I cut trees down. I tripped arse over tit and landed rib first onto the back of a flat bed lorry. Damn my stupid eye/foot coordination.

You cut trees down and drive a 6 litre Monaro? Greenpeace must love you

Probably uses a nice 2-smoke chain saw as well.

Your footprint must be bigger than a clowns boot - no wonder you tripped.

[neiljohnson]

Moanro5.7 said:

ARAF said:

I didn't think Cruise worked below 25mph?

Who wanna test what speed it works at

I was in a french car the other nite

but it would not let me set the cruise control when i was sitting parked up board

Be careful if its a Renault been rumors flying round the trade that they have issues turning the system off!!!!!

[sneakygloworm]

ARAF said:

Glyn84 said:

sneakygloworm said:

I cut trees down. I tripped arse over tit and landed rib first onto the back of a flat bed lorry. Damn my stupid eye/foot coordination.

You cut trees down and drive a 6 litre Monaro? Greenpeace must love you

Probably uses a nice 2-smoke chain saw as well.

Your footprint must be bigger than a clowns boot - no wonder you tripped.

Ah Man that made me laugh...THE PAIN!!!!

[atco2]

sneakygloworm said:

atco2 said:

sneakygloworm said:

Sod's law i can't test it now. Cracked a rib at work today and doc says no driving. Gutted. Might see if i can rope the missus into giving it a go....

what sort of work do you do.

Sparring partner at the local boxing gym??

Pro footballer??

Pro Rugby player??

Mountaineering instructor??

Policeman?? wrong place wrong time.

Edited by atco2 on Thursday 10th December 18:22

I cut trees down. I tripped arse over tit and landed rib first onto the back of a flat bed lorry. Damn my stupid eye/foot coordination.

Unlucky. Get well soon.

[Yertis]

V88Dicky said:

Yertis said:

V88Dicky said:

Never tried that one yet!

One thing I did do however, was to forget to switch the TC off when I stopped for fuel once. When I rejoined the motorway and got back up to cruising speed, the TC wouldn't come back on! Took about ten minutes to sort itself out....very wierd!

Do you mean the Cruise Control? My Cruise Control often won't come back on after a motorway fuel stop. Why?

Yes, cruise control......sorry my mistake. I take it you've had the same problem then?

Yes. I've put it down as one of the little irritants I'm happy to live with, along with difficult to fill fuel tank, squeaky pulleys in the morning, and zero traction on icy roads.