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« 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
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Re: Cruise control
« Reply #1 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

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

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« Reply #2 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

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

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Yes but you have got the A50, roundabouts near Stoke. Not much chance! :'(
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« Reply #3 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
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« Reply #4 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

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

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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

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Re: Cruise control
« Reply #5 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
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« Reply #6 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
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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
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« Reply #8 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
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« Reply #9 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

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« Reply #10 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.
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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

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Well give it ago. 40.7 mls is the challenge. Its a bit of fun! :y
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« Reply #12 on: 22 June 2010, 22:20:56 »
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I have done a lot further in Germany, France and the USA  but not in the UK.
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« Reply #13 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
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« Reply #14 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
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