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Title: Cruise control
Post by: splott on 22 June 2010, 21:36:21
Whats the biggest distance you have travelled in the UK with your cruise control on. Today I went  40.7 mls before I touched the brakes. Anyone beat it? Its not easy, I tell you. :y
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: webby23 on 22 June 2010, 21:37:43
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Whats the biggest distance you have travelled in the UK with your cruise control on. Today I went  40.7 mls before I touched the brakes. Anyone beat it? Its not easy, I tell you. :y

lol

Often go to North Wales so on the next run over I will try and beat that.....or crash trying........!!

 :y
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: splott on 22 June 2010, 21:44:29
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Whats the biggest distance you have travelled in the UK with your cruise control on. Today I went  40.7 mls before I touched the brakes. Anyone beat it? Its not easy, I tell you. :y

lol

Often go to North Wales so on the next run over I will try and beat that.....or crash trying........!!

 :y
Yes but you have got the A50, roundabouts near Stoke. Not much chance! :'(
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: Del Boy on 22 June 2010, 21:49:37
Never gone that far, I find though I do use it in the BM a lot to stop me getting caught by speed camera's, quite good using it at around 30 mph  :y
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: webby23 on 22 June 2010, 21:51:24
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Whats the biggest distance you have travelled in the UK with your cruise control on. Today I went  40.7 mls before I touched the brakes. Anyone beat it? Its not easy, I tell you. :y

lol

Often go to North Wales so on the next run over I will try and beat that.....or crash trying........!!

 :y
Yes but you have got the A50, roundabouts near Stoke. Not much chance! :'(

M6 stretch then M56 gives a bit of a chance.....

Possible to take the M6/M56 junction at 60-70mph

 :y
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: YZ250 on 22 June 2010, 21:53:42
I've played this game in the early hours of morning on way home from late-shift.  :y Takes great anticipation doesn't it when the change in speed is 1.5mph. I assume you mean that you speeded up and slowed down using cruise control. I've never travelled anywhere near that far though. Probably get slated for being childish but hey ho, little things and all that............ :y
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: YZ250 on 22 June 2010, 21:57:29
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Never gone that far, I find though I do use it in the BM a lot to stop me getting caught by speed camera's, quite good using it at around 30 mph  :y

This is mainly what I use mine for and keeping the speed sensible when the van is on the back. :y
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: Del Boy on 22 June 2010, 22:03:16
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Never gone that far, I find though I do use it in the BM a lot to stop me getting caught by speed camera's, quite good using it at around 30 mph  :y

This is mainly what I use mine for and keeping the speed sensible when the van is on the back. :y
It's well worth it  :y
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: splott on 22 June 2010, 22:08:47
No cheating. Set the cruise at what ever speed thenstick with it. We should have a comp to see who travelled the furthest without touching the brakes. The challenge is to beat 40.7 mls at the moment. Go on beat that. Be honest though :y
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: webby23 on 22 June 2010, 22:12:17
I bet you could easily beat that late at night up the M6 in the Cumbria/Carlisle area, its dead up there bar the odd truck

 :y
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: Varche on 22 June 2010, 22:15:42
Way way further than that in Spain and Germany but then the roads are less congested and Spain is a bigger country.
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: splott on 22 June 2010, 22:17:28
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I bet you could easily beat that late at night up the M6 in the Cumbria/Carlisle area, its dead up there bar the odd truck

 :y
Well give it ago. 40.7 mls is the challenge. Its a bit of fun! :y
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: splott on 22 June 2010, 22:20:56
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Way way further than that in Spain and Germany but then the roads are less congested and Spain is a bigger country.

Varche
I have done a lot further in Germany, France and the USA  but not in the UK.
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: FoxyV6 on 22 June 2010, 22:32:22
oooo i might give this a go on saturday, off down the M6 on my way to Exmouth :y
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: Radar on 22 June 2010, 23:12:23
i would reckon about 60 miles (when travelling back from the inlaws late at night) approx. from just before warwick services on m40 to stokenchurch