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1st_petrolhead

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1,431 posts

261 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Has anyone used this company to fit cruise control to their V8V?

http://www.conrad-anderson.co.uk/cruisecontrols/cr...


Edited by 1st_petrolhead on Thursday 24th March 11:03

flyingjase

3,094 posts

254 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Cruise control? Are you mad? That's for luxobarges and the like, not for the Vantage!!

Don't do it.

Sorry, can't be anymore help than that.

michael gould

5,698 posts

264 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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flyingjase said:
Cruise control? Are you mad? That's for luxobarges and the like, not for the Vantage!!

Don't do it.

Sorry, can't be anymore help than that.
I agree......post fitting stuff like that will devalue your car........dont do it

Murph7355

40,879 posts

279 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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flyingjase said:
Cruise control? Are you mad? That's for luxobarges and the like, not for the Vantage!!
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In all seriousness, it's very useful when in roadworks with avg speed cameras....

Wouldn't aftermarket it though. You may be able to retrofit the oem one (though have some recollection you can't...)

flyingjase

3,094 posts

254 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Murph7355 said:
In all seriousness, it's very useful when in roadworks with avg speed cameras....

Wouldn't aftermarket it though. You may be able to retrofit the oem one (though have some recollection you can't...)
Personal preference I suppose. I have it on my Range Rover which I've owned for the last 2.5 years and only used it once.

I just don't get cruise control at all.

Then again, I retrofitted powerfold mirrors to my Vantage as mine didn't have them when I bought it. I'm sure a lot of people would think that was a waste of money

Jockman

18,353 posts

183 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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flyingjase said:
I just don't get cruise control at all.

Then again, I retrofitted powerfold mirrors to my Vantage as mine didn't have them when I bought it. I'm sure a lot of people would think that was a waste of money
+1......Might as well get someone else to drive for you. I've had cruise control for over 9 years and never used it once. Always found an Accelerator and Brake pedal to be pretty useful going through avg speed cams.

Powerfold Mirrors on an expensive car, however, is an emminently sensible idea.

flyingjase

3,094 posts

254 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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Jockman said:
Peter - Under no circumstances do you EVER need to justify an opinion on this Forum. Your's is as valid as anybody else's.
Agree with this and apologies if my comments made you feel that way - it was not my intention hence highlighting that it is personal preference.

The problem sometimes with the written word rather than verbal communication especially as I still don't know how to do those smiley things!

It still doesn't answer your original question though!

Jockman

18,353 posts

183 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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Peter this is something you need to get out of your system so I would say Yes, it's worth it smile

MichaelV8V

650 posts

284 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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I wouldn't consider buying a car without cruise. Its really reassuring in avg speed areas, or roads with loads of cameras, to just set the limit, press a button and then know that you're not going to get points by not concentrating.

I'd like to think I'm really good at going fast, but need some help when going slow!

Murph7355

40,879 posts

279 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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Having OCD, cruise needs to be fitted with the phone controls too. Symmetry.

The perforated leather's nice smile

Quinny - rocker switch (vertically oriented) behind the wheel turns cruise on and off. The '+' or '-' buttons on the front of the wheel can be used to set the speed at current or increase/decrease it. Think there's a "resume" button to take you back to the last known speed too.

It's easy, and as mentioned very useful in avg speed roadworks.

Would never use cruise control on a road with loads of normal speed cameras.

shunt

1,042 posts

248 months

Thursday 24th March 2011
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1st_petrolhead said:
Your like a walking dictionary, now please stop as its getting boring and its starting to anoy me
Didn't you mean aNNoy?

C+

wink

Jockman

18,353 posts

183 months

Thursday 24th March 2011
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Apologies for being a plonker smile