Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:22:55 -0500 From: Gemini Jackson <gjnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Cruise Control
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:40:46 -0500, ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> wrote: >Malcolm William Mason wrote: > >> On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 21:33:03 -0500, ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> >> wrote: >> >> >>>Malcolm William Mason wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I am on my third Saab. Two 9000s and now 9.5 Aero with HOT and all >>>>were manuals. >>>> >>>>All have had cruise control and except for trying it out once or twice >>>>just for the experience, I found that my fuel consumption either went >>>>up or became erratic. >>>> >>>> >> >> I must say that I have had the same experience as Starman and Ma >> Twain. Laura makes a comfortable point and if give a really long >> stretch of very flat highway I would agree. I have only experienced >> this condition in Canada's Prairies. Perhaps the US southwest would be >> similar but I have not had the experience. >> At any rate , I am very happy with my % speed box and HOT engine. On a >> varied trip I average between 32.0 nd 33.0 mpUSg. >> >> Malcolm >> >> > >If I had a really long stretch of very flat highway and a 5 speed with a >turbo and VR rated tires - gas mileage would be the last thing on my mind. I'm in N Ga, and just the other day I got pulled over in my 900se doing 79mph in a 55, had the wrong insurance card (it had expired), and my license had an incorrect address and I was pulled over my the state patrol, notorious for NEVER writing warnings. Somehow I talked my way out of it but before walking away he looked into my car at the ignition between the seats abd said, "that's the ignition? ...never seen that before". For the sake of remaining on-topic, I wasn't using cruise. Can't do that in the foothills.
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