I've got my Volvo T5 :-)

I use ours for a significant chunk of my driving.

"DervMan" wrote in news:DHILe.7273$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe7-win.ntli.net:

Depends on the roads you're using I suppose. I know that keeping your speed steady is very important to maintain a good mpg, but the initial cost of a good aftermarket system is quite high. The problem with trying to keep a steady speed on the motorway is the fact that you find yourself overtaking a lot of vehicles at a rate of 5mph or less, with some prat stuck to your rear bumper, applying pressure for you to clear the way for him. I find this very annoying. Not only is it rude, but it compromises my safety, so the best way to deal with it as a gentle touch of acceleration to get past quicker. This is why I sometimes find it difficult to safely maintain a steady cruise. Sometimes, I get really pissed off with tailgaters and react by slowing down, but people with this sort of mentality are often too stupid to understand the statement.

"DervMan" wrote in news:5HILe.7271$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe7-win.ntli.net:

You take your 1.3l Ka drag racing!?

People change the discs and pads for better repeat performance - OE ones don't like repeated hard use (fast country roads, you need to shed a lot of speed before corners...) and warp / fade. As for turbos the main issue is that the stock ones (depending on year) are only good for 280-310 bhp...

One thing about OE volvo parts is that they are almost always available next day from Sweden...

"Tim S Kemp" wrote in news:EtCdnT7X4PLX snipped-for-privacy@karoo.co.uk:

Disc & pads are new, so I won't be changing them unless they warp as you describe. Obviously, you feel that 240bhp isn't enough for a FWD car :-) Just out of interest, how much did you pay for your ECU mod?

May I suggest you visit

From memory it wad 550 quid (mine's a 180bhp 2.0T, not a T5, so I now have

You can never have enough power - there's a Rica 400bhp kit for the T5 - pricey but maybe worth it when you're at the mileage when you fancy a new turbo and a few other bits.

As much as anything I was thinking of the hefty discount that Stu might be able to get. For a part that he'll most likely need sometime in the future, if only one side has been replaced. My idea of having a set of pads handy, is for the convenience they give. Means I can fit them whenever I feel like it. Without the need for any forward planning. Sunday on the spur of the moment, for example. Mike.

There is that.

"Tim S Kemp" wrote in news:L9WdnV53D5SBHGLfRVn- snipped-for-privacy@karoo.co.uk:

I don't really want to use any cash up on stockpiling parts until I've found and sorted all the little niggles.

Latest couple of things: 1)The instrument lighting rheostat module is loose because it's retaining clip is broken. I'll keep an eye on the scrappies, but for now I'll just pack it with some blu-tack to make it stay firmly in place. 2)The stereo performance is excellent from the rear speakers but weak at the front. With the fader set all the way to the front, the sound is dull and flat. I've listened closely to each speaker and the two dashboard mounted tweeters don't appear to be working. I don't yet know if this is down to the head unit or an external crossover, or if both speakers have failed. I'll have to investigate further after I've purchased a Haynes BOL.

Most cruise systems allow a certain amount of overide before they trip. It does on both my BMW and SD1 Vitesse. IOW if say set at 70mph, you can use the accelerater to increase the speed by maybe as much as 10mph. Release the accelerator, and it goes back to the

No offence intended. You seem a nice chap!

The cruise control on my Carlton would maintain a speed once set. As long as you didn't touch the brakes or disengage the system manually you could use the accelerator to go as fast as you wanted for as long as you liked. Once you lifted off, the car would slow until it reached the cruise controlled speed then would continue on its merry way at that speed.

I'm not sure if this is what Stu was getting at.

Douglas.

Douglas Payne wrote in news:42ffb89e$0$18637$ snipped-for-privacy@news.sunsite.dk:

I see now. Didn't realise you could accelerate without disengaging the cruise mode.

Just checked my BMW handbook. It says "The controlled speed is abandoned and must be selected again if the car exceeds the memorised value by more than

That sounds about right. :)

You can do *quick* overtakes and let the cruise resume but if you actively drive faster for a while it cancels...

...but you can still hit resume for last set speed, until(?) you switch off.

Mercedes CC behaves much the same, don't know any others.

As it's relevant to the OP's car, cruise on the S70 (almost certainly the same for 850s) doesn't trip with acceleration, you can speed up plenty, and it will still continue once you leave the throttle pedal alone. However, if it's a manual, dipping the clutch to change gear would cancel it, but I've never had it cancel just for accelerating.

On S70s, I've not had it cancel for driving faster than the set speed - even if you do it for quite a while. My S70 is an auto, so no clutch cancelling.

I've heard some forum people say it doesn't work above 125 mph - presumably they came to that discovery on the autobahns ;-)

And there's always that.

I only have to cancel it (by very quickly tapping the brake pedal) around the time I'd lift off the throttle to gently slow, on the motorway. Which in itself is takes more adapting too, because of getting a whole deal less engine braking in an auto.

But I never find it cancels because of driving quicker, or overtaking, even for prolonged periods. So long as I haven't either switched it off, or tapped the brakes, as soon as I leave the throttle alone, it maintains the set speed.

Not really advisable, I guess, because if you've been driving a while without using it's effects, it can be a little disconcerting if you've forgotten, and we just leaving the throttle alone to gently slow down.

One of the features of aftermarket systems I'd like, which would be good for a lot of motorway miles, would be two memories for active settings - one for roadwork settings on the motorway, the other for normal speeds. Good for long journeys, were you encounter roadworks more than once, at the same reduced speed.