I am addictd to the cruise control lever
10-18-2006, 11:05 PM
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Its placement and action, are perfect!
I find its effect on pickup and release to be very predicatable, I hope I don't doze away while driving.
Very convenient especially after a long day's work home, making one of those taking it easy drives so much more enjoyable.
Excellent design on the cruise BMW people. Well done.
I find its effect on pickup and release to be very predicatable, I hope I don't doze away while driving.
Very convenient especially after a long day's work home, making one of those taking it easy drives so much more enjoyable.
Excellent design on the cruise BMW people. Well done.
10-19-2006, 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by rollee' post='346562' date='Oct 19 2006, 03:05 AM
Its placement and action, are perfect!
I find its effect on pickup and release to be very predicatable, I hope I don't doze away while driving.
Very convenient especially after a long day's work home, making one of those taking it easy drives so much more enjoyable.
Excellent design on the cruise BMW people. Well done.
I find its effect on pickup and release to be very predicatable, I hope I don't doze away while driving.
Very convenient especially after a long day's work home, making one of those taking it easy drives so much more enjoyable.
Excellent design on the cruise BMW people. Well done.
10-19-2006, 01:54 AM
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Lucky that you can use it,
I got it and never can use it in HK, roads are too short to use it, even on the bypass have to brake alot. the only road that I can use it is going to the Airport and that once in a blue moon.
I got it and never can use it in HK, roads are too short to use it, even on the bypass have to brake alot. the only road that I can use it is going to the Airport and that once in a blue moon.
10-19-2006, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ImolaRedM' post='346587' date='Oct 19 2006, 05:31 AM
I agree. But the only issue I have is with BMW moving it to the left side. I liked it better on the right side. Either way.... this design is more intuative than what is used in 95% of cars today.
Although it works okay now, I prefer the design from the past where there wasn't two "off" postions and a seperate resume switch. Why did they have to change that?
10-19-2006, 05:57 AM
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I seem to keep grabbing it instead of the indicator! 
The one thing i really dislike about it and all other CC's i've used is that when you 'resume' your speed the car launches to get to it as quickly as possible rather than gradually! :thumbsdown:
The one thing i really dislike about it and all other CC's i've used is that when you 'resume' your speed the car launches to get to it as quickly as possible rather than gradually! :thumbsdown:
10-19-2006, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Darron.Lowe' post='346617' date='Oct 19 2006, 09:57 AM
I seem to keep grabbing it instead of the indicator!
10-19-2006, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Darron.Lowe' post='346617' date='Oct 19 2006, 09:57 PM
I seem to keep grabbing it instead of the indicator! The one thing i really dislike about it and all other CC's i've used is that when you 'resume' your speed the car launches to get to it as quickly as possible rather than gradually! :thumbsdown:
The one thing i really dislike about it and all other CC's i've used is that when you 'resume' your speed the car launches to get to it as quickly as possible rather than gradually! :thumbsdown:ya its intel chip that why.
10-19-2006, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Darron.Lowe' post='346617' date='Oct 19 2006, 09:57 AM
The one thing i really dislike about it and all other CC's i've used is that when you 'resume' your speed the car launches to get to it as quickly as possible rather than gradually! :thumbsdown:
It seems the BMW, while agressive, will ramp up the throttle.
10-19-2006, 06:25 AM
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I'm still having some trouble getting used to cancel being up/down. I think it was a push/pull on my old 540.
10-19-2006, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by doug_999' post='346629' date='Oct 19 2006, 10:25 AM
I'm still having some trouble getting used to cancel being up/down. I think it was a push/pull on my old 540.