cruise control

[Robert John]

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??

 

[Alan]

Depends. On flat roads, cruise control is better. On hilly roads, a good
driver is better.

 

[CompUser]

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

 

[Orienteer]

I find the cruise is better, hands down.

Steve

.....or feet up.

 

[Ken Gilbert]

I find the cruise is better, hands down.

Steve

seconded.

too bad i can't set mine past 87 mph.

ken

 

[Bill Radio]

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