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From: chris@scgvaxd.UUCP (Chris Yoder)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: After Market Cruise Control Installations
Message-ID: <419@scgvaxd.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 18:06:37 EDT
Article-I.D.: scgvaxd.419
Posted: Fri Oct  4 18:06:37 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 7-Oct-85 04:10:48 EDT
References: <8100010@ada-uts.UUCP> <689@rduxb.UUCP> <135@prime.UUCP> <459@philabs.UUCP> <1452@kestrel.ARPA>
Reply-To: chris@scgvaxd.UUCP (Chris Yoder)
Organization: Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA
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Summary: 

In article <459@philabs.UUCP>, scb@philabs.UUCP (Sean Byrne) writes:
> 
>                                    ...  The only problem being that it
> can't seem to hold cruise much above 80mph.  It will work for about 1
> minute and then disengage.  Suggestions are welcomed.  (Not that I
> drive 80 mph, all the time... :-)

     I've heard numerous mumblings about some cruise controls that won't hold
any speed over 80.  (This is a "feature".)  Perhaps this is true in the case
of the Sears unit.

     Actually, there's only one case where I've found having a cruise control
on doing over 80 was useful, and that was when I was trying to get across
Nebraska on I-80.  I was on the CB every 15 minutes asking where Mr. Bear
was hiding.  Usually going much more than 75 or so with a cruise control on
is like driving through rush hour with the cruise contol on, practically
useles because you don't maintain a steady speed for long and possibly
dangerous because you can loose track of your speed.
-- 
				-- Chris Yoder

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