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Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 06/6/2012

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I thought the thread was lying a bit dormant actually so at least it's livened it up a bit and gained some interest at least    

I put my post in merely as a joke really because to be quite honest if cars hadn't progressed the way they have we still be driving round in vehicles today with cross ply tyres and the absence of power steering and rear parking sensors. I would actually consider having a car with cruise control as I have heard nothing but praise for it but actually, it's just that I've never drove a car with the facility to actually appreciate the benefits of it.

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Quote by blueexpo97:  Serious bit of back peddling me thinks, but I ain't buyin it.

Now look what you've done, the threads gone dormant again. At least I have proved a point if nothing else that people just love a bit of wee banter occasionally. 

Quote: Originally posted by Big_Dan on 06/6/2012

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I'm a young man who enjoys driving and riding motorcycles and for our second car I like to have a small sporty fast manual car that I can 'drive'. However for our main large family car I won't even consider a car that doesn't have an auto box and cruise. I do a massive amount of miles for work (mainly motorway) and we do quite a lot of towing with the caravan, so an auto with cruise just makes so much sense! I am a total auto/cruise convert, it makes towing and sticking to motorway limits a breeze. I get better fuel economy due to the constant speeds with cruise (I have a heavy right foot normally)

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Quoted by TrigGLX:  .....wife says slow down!!

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That's one thing I think that most of us men have in cars

ive just looked at the hand book that came with the car and it say's

the car is equipped with PUDDLE LIGHTS...???? any idea's...?

Quote: Originally posted by alpiner on 06/6/2012

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cruise control and auto box, Just Love it.

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  Me too.  Just towed our caravan for the first time last weekend with our new (to us) series 5 BMW.  Love the automatic box, although I did try and press the non existant clutch in a couple of times when I approached a rounabout .  I think it makes towing much better and the cruise control is very good.

Shirl's

Quote: Originally posted by agde on 07/6/2012

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ive just looked at the hand book that came with the car and it say's

the car is equipped with PUDDLE LIGHTS...???? any idea's...?

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Quote: Originally posted by agde on 07/6/2012

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ive just looked at the hand book that came with the car and it say's

the car is equipped with PUDDLE LIGHTS...???? any idea's...?

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Usually a light under the door mirror that illuminates the area around the door so you can avoid jumping out of the car and into a puddle. Probably not on every model and the handbook will cover everything so you may or may not have it on yours depending on the model. If you have they should come on when you unlock the car if the lights are set to 'auto' I think.

Re Cruise Control - I find it great when towing purely to stop the speed creeping up, my car only has 5 gears and if I set it at around 63 the sat nav says 60 and all is well.

When travelling solo I find I can drive more economical to drive without as I can read the road etc. Whereas the CC will increase throttle input for slight inclines a driver may not.

Quote: Originally posted by Twurly on 07/6/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by agde on 07/6/2012

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ive just looked at the hand book that came with the car and it say's

the car is equipped with PUDDLE LIGHTS...???? any idea's...?

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Are they lights in the doors so that when you open the car door the light shows whether you have parked near a puddle or not?  Or is that too simple an answer?

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