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Cruise control + rain = bad?
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09-29-2006, 09:53 AM
.RJ Wrote:white_2kgt Wrote:So in fact, it would be IMPOSSIBLE for the wheels to 'spin out of control' on a wet road That was a statement made to the whole legend, nothing in particular you said, I quoted you b/c of your whole 'cars have these things called speedometers' comment. 
09-29-2006, 10:40 AM
.RJ Wrote:white_2kgt Wrote:So in fact, it would be IMPOSSIBLE for the wheels to 'spin out of control' on a wet road in a rwd car it is definitely possible...
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09-29-2006, 11:13 AM
Sijray21 Wrote:in a rwd car it is definitely possible...Nah, it's not.
09-29-2006, 12:44 PM
point being, dont be a retard and let cruise control drive for you in the rain
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09-29-2006, 01:13 PM
It's also unadvisable to use cruise control in snow/ice, dirt roads, mud bogs, heavy city traffic, demolition derbies, etc.
09-30-2006, 08:57 PM
I tried using CC today in the rain... I didn't fly away woo hoo!
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09-30-2006, 09:56 PM
WRXtranceformed Wrote:I tried using CC today in the rain... I didn't fly away woo hoo! omg you're so crazy!
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10-06-2006, 06:27 PM
Yeah, nothing at all dangerous about MODERN CC in the rain. The only way this makes sense is on the OLD aftermarket units that had no speed sensor. Then the wheels spinning up and then suddenly getting traction is possible. A modern cruise unit uses a transmission mounted speed sensor to determine the vehicle's speed. If the wheels were spinning up because of traction loss the unit would disengage the same way it does when you are doing down a steep hill. Some units would even gear the tranny back in an automatic though the transmission controller. I could see the ghetto Audiovox cruise unit my granddad had on his 78 Ford doing this though.
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10-09-2006, 10:25 AM
Ok, so also a bit late, but in my T2, I would NEVER use the CC in anything but dry weather. The slightest hill + the slightest turn + rain sent that thing sideways with too much gas. It's not that you're going along on a flat road and suddenly it jabs the throttle. For me, it was anytime I started going uphill, the gas would get pushed (sometimes into boost) when it started slowing down. Gasin' it uphill in the wet in a RWD isn't advisable. One slight slip on Port Republic is all it takes...
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