I the light of experience, which gives the better fuel economy on a say 100 mile journey? Normal driving, or leaving it on cruise control??
cruise control
Feb 04, 2004
5 Replies
Depends. On flat roads, cruise control is better. On hilly roads, a good driver is better.
I find the cruise is better, hands down.
Steve
....or feet up.
seconded.
too bad i can't set mine past 87 mph. ;)
ken
Robert, Boy does it depend on the driver! I am a much more 'aggressive' driver than my wife, but I am aggressive down hills and in straightaways where I know the engine is operating efficiently, and the transmission stays in Overdrive. I also will refuse to allow the engine to go into too high a speed going up a hill. I'll let it slow a little instead of pushing the RPM's.
Knowing this, I barely improve over the mileage in cruise control, but cc beats my wife's irregular driving speeds by a big amount.
-Billradio
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