Cruise control, well impressed

[Trotts]

Early start on a saturday morning and dropped car down to Hampshire for Stu to do the Cruise control retro fit !!

Very impressed indeed. If you have not got it, it is well worth the few quid having same installed. Great service, nice coffee and the option of a sarnnie as well !!

Good morning out and certainly easy ride home up the A34 and across M4 !!

[Fabia_Jim]

Yeah I got Cruise control too, the ultimate lazy mans car toy

[Superman]

I live in nottingham just wondering who could do this for me and how much would they charge?

[devonutopia]

Originally Posted by Superman

I live in nottingham just wondering who could do this for me and how much would they charge?

PM "VRStu" for more info. There's also "bigk" who did my CC a while back.

[Quetz VRS]

Originally Posted by Fabia_Jim

Yeah I got Cruise control too, the ultimate lazy mans car toy

LAZY...... LAZY...... LAZY....... god I love that word

Cruise Control.... can it be fitted onto my 1.4TDi Fabia?? If so, I must be getting it, as my god is the great being of LAZY

[silvots]

I've got it on my polo tdi, funny thing is that the fuel consumption is better when I use it.

[VRStu]

I always think fuel consumption is better when Cruise is used but many non-believers will say different.

I see no reason why it wouldn't fit on the 1.4 TDi.

[Fabia_Jim]

Originally Posted by Quetz VRS

LAZY...... LAZY...... LAZY....... god I love that word

Cruise Control.... can it be fitted onto my 1.4TDi Fabia?? If so, I must be getting it, as my god is the great being of LAZY

Yeah, you can as mine is a 1.4 tdi

[Quetz VRS]

Originally Posted by Fabia_Jim

Yeah, you can as mine is a 1.4 tdi

Great, out of interest, what MPG do you get out of your 1.4TDi ??

Please quote real calculations not the silly trip computer ones

Fill Up to top (When pump clicks)
0 trip mile-o-meter
Drive
Fill Up to top (When pump clicks)

Calculate: -

X Miles / X Litres = Miles Per Litre x 4.54609 = MPG

thanks in advance

Q

PS: - Please do not be offended on the math lesson, just did it to help those who may not know how to calculate it No offense meant.

[Quetz VRS]

Originally Posted by VRStu

I always think fuel consumption is better when Cruise is used but many non-believers will say different.

I see no reason why it wouldn't fit on the 1.4 TDi.

Better MPG with cruise control is logical to me.... the car remains at a steady mph therfore revs, where the average driver will un-consciencly fluctuate the revs when in control of the right pedal.... which use's fuel, therefore it is 100% logical that better MPG will prevail.... if not by much, depending on driver

Q

[jonny boy]

Originally Posted by VRStu

I always think fuel consumption is better when Cruise is used

It absolutely is in my car. I can't better my best fuel consumption figure without cruise. It's by far and away the best option you can fit IMO (then heated seats)

[Neily03]

Originally Posted by jonny boy

It absolutely is in my car. I can't better my best fuel consumption figure without cruise. It's by far and away the best option you can fit IMO (then heated seats)

Same here.

[SteVRs]

Originally Posted by Quetz VRS

Better MPG with cruise control is logical to me.... the car remains at a steady mph therfore revs, where the average driver will un-consciencly fluctuate the revs when in control of the right pedal.... which use's fuel, therefore it is 100% logical that better MPG will prevail.... if not by much, depending on driver

Q

Cruise fully opens the throttle to accelerate - it's like a person with lead boots. Whilst I may make slight adjustments I am not nailing it, then overrunning then nailing it which is bad for economy.

[Makefish]

Trotts, slightly off topic, but what happened with the trade in option against that yellow Fabia vRS you were looking at?.

[BadMike]

I got my cruise fitted at Awesome GTI mostly because you can use it to do clever things with their APR remaps.

That said, I love it for motorway driving, it also helps prevent the dreaded 'speed creep'. You know how you are just driving along 'keeping up with the traffic' when you glance down and realise just how fast 'the traffic' is going...

[VRStu]

Originally Posted by SteVRs

Cruise fully opens the throttle to accelerate - it's like a person with lead boots. Whilst I may make slight adjustments I am not nailing it, then overrunning then nailing it which is bad for economy.

I couldn't provide any info to substantiate it but I don't think it feels like cruise does use full throttle when accelerating. Can you provide anything to substantiate your claim? I am genuinely interested.

[bryand]

Originally Posted by VRStu

I couldn't provide any info to substantiate it but I don't think it feels like cruise does use full throttle when accelerating. Can you provide anything to substantiate your claim? I am genuinely interested.

Here's a Vag-Com log which shows CC using about 45 mg/stroke to increase engine speed, not 70 mg/stroke which would be WOT.

[VRStu]

Thanks Bryan.

[Trotts]

Originally Posted by Makefish

Trotts, slightly off topic, but what happened with the trade in option against that yellow Fabia vRS you were looking at?.

well thought long and hard and had a really good price offered as you are most likely are aware, to do a deal. I had the weekend to make up my mind. Having just put the cc on mine, and had it serviced, and put new tyres on it, and taxed it, I came to the decision to hang on to my OLD 2 year vRS with 18,000 miles on the clock !

I think I am of a mind to visit seat surgeons as well, having seen what they did to those fabia's . So if I put Seat Surgeons in, I will keep same for a good few years, if not I will be knocking on the door in 2007 !

[Jim_VRS]

Originally Posted by bryand

Here's a Vag-Com log which shows CC using about 45 mg/stroke to increase engine speed, not 70 mg/stroke which would be WOT.

That makes no sense to me lol, any chance of an idiots guide?

CC is a license saver... i'm too heavy footed, so i stick this on n not need to worry about my speed on the motorway thumbs up i say