Optional on a PT Cruiser ???????

That Cruise control downshifts on any grade! Steady foot pressure may loose a few mph, but gets you better gas mileage :-)

Yes, I have used this method extensively when attempting to squeeze all the mileage possible from a tank of gas. Sometimes on long inclines, with no passing, I have received some interesting hand signals from those who were behind me when they were eventually able to pass, and going downhill on a long run I would pass them up again, to their sheer delight -- more hand signals.

On the base level and the level with the Touring Package, cruise control was an option, the Limited Edition had it standard. In 2002, a new Touring Edition was created and it included standard cruise control.

I browsed a 2001 car buying guide and a large number of base level vehicles did not come with Cruise Control, they were either optional or came on higher trim level vehicles.

This says much more about you than about the drivers making the hand signals...

Matt

If they were going so slow on the downhill grade as to allow him to pass them, they got what they deserved, IMHO.

However, I do believe he's having wet dreams - most drivers that get their jollies out of going slower then the prevailing traffic and not pulling off, end up fantasizing that they are able to block the people that pass them a second time. In reality I think very few drivers are dumb enough to allow the slowpoke to get in front of them a second time.

Ted

what is all that mumbled stuff at the beginning of your post, and name some cars that cruise was standard?