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Old Dec 2, 2005
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if i had it i'd use it all the time
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Do you use cruise control?

who uses it? i've never used it before.
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I probably use it 70% of the time.
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Old Dec 2, 2005
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On long drives, I'm all about cruise control and relaxing.
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Old Dec 3, 2005
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I also use cruise control, usually on long trips (over 4 hours). In the city, I use it at 1 perticular highway thats all straight and cops at just about every 2 exits.
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i do it to save gas. when in short trips not really. but on the highway its usually 80 cruisin.
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i use it when driving home from work.
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i want to but so many lights from school to home, school to work, work to home and on and on.....

i thought all cars came with cruise control.....is that dumb? i have no clue
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Old Dec 3, 2005
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i was just using it.. lol ... i was coming home from work and was using it..

i leave the button thing on so all i gotta hit is the button on the wheel.. i dont like how its got the 2 button thing to activate it ...

my moms monte carlo you just hold down the set accel button and it kicks on.. i thought that was the way it worked on the very first day i got my vic but then i realized like 10 minutes into owning it it dont..

i also dont like the fact i gotta hold down the damn sunroof button to open and close it .. other than that i like the options on my EX
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I do it sporadically on and off all day in constant flow traffic and sometimes later at night, especially in the winter, it makes driving on the ice/snow a bit easier I find because you're not constantly compensating for any lost speed. Having it steering-wheel mounted helps a lot naturally.
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Old Dec 3, 2005
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I use it whenever i drive on a flat freeway with little traffic and my driving mood is in fuel saving mode.
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Old Dec 3, 2005
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hate cruz control!! specially on the freeway. i think its a safety hazard, cuz what if the bitch in front of u slams on their brakes and ur just sittin there chillin and relaxed??? ur gonna smack that bitches car alright, cuz u were too slow to react.
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I turned mine on one time and my gas mileage was relly bad. I hate cruise control. Besides it's boring.
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Same here...when i use mine, my mpg goes down. i think it depends on where u live. if u live somewhere it's hilly or mountainous (sp?), i don't think cruise contorl help.
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I use mine constantly ( if not, I find myself speeding) I don't use it in rain or snow and ice conditions though. That was always trouble for me.
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i use on long trips when my leg gets tired and traffic is thin. no it doesn't save gas.
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Used to use it.. Now i dont have it any more. So nope lol
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mine is broken it workes when it feels like it.
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hate cruz control!! specially on the freeway. i think its a safety hazard, cuz what if the bitch in front of u slams on their brakes and ur just sittin there chillin and relaxed??? ur gonna smack that bitches car alright, cuz u were too slow to react.
Buy a car with distronic it automatically keeps a certain distance behind vehicle in front.
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When I didn't have it, I always wanted it. Now that I have it, I rarely ever use it.
Go figure.
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welp..thats usually how it works..you want what you dont have then you get it and rarely use it...
but yea i use my cruise control all the time....esp. when i just get tired of drivin, but its prob not a good idea to use it when i get tired, because i always find my self almost fallin asleep behind the wheel since i dont have to do anything when its on cruise control except steer.
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use all the time when using highway..to save gas!
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it only saves gas on a flat road. on inclines and small hills, it will use more gas than you would pressing the pedal.
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to say its a hazard is a joke. its not auto-pilot its cruise control. If cruise control is a safety hazard you shouldnt be driving. all it does is steady your speed not one thing more. I hate when people dont use it on 2 lane highways that dont have turn outs for 20 mile stretches. the land is perfectly flat yet 1 minute the c*nt in fron of you is going 65 the next minute they are going 50.
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I Use It When I Go On Long Trips, It Does Help Out With Mileage Too.
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Originally Posted by def01tones
hate cruz control!! specially on the freeway. i think its a safety hazard, cuz what if the bitch in front of u slams on their brakes and ur just sittin there chillin and relaxed??? ur gonna smack that bitches car alright, cuz u were too slow to react.

Got Torret's Syndrome?


I used my Cruise Control on I-5 when I take the 4-1/2---5 hour trip down to Exeter.

Now it's tweaking out, the button works on the left but when I try to set it, the stupid thing turns off immediately, might have blown a fuse, who knows..
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i havn't drivin on any long trips in my car yet. i'll probably use it when i'm going to the beach, but never in the city.
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i use it after work usually. try leaving it on cruise control and then raise the speed button, just hold it down. feels like vtec haha. just starts pulling.
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Never used it yet, maybe some day...
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