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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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Is it possible to drive in reverse and have the cruise control set?
Old Oct 7, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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Cruise only works at 25 or higher usually, so no, reverse doesn't even go to 25, Why would you wanna use CC in reverse
Old Oct 7, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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Interesting question. Reverse will automatically pop outta gear at about 25 so I'm really doubting you could do it...
Old Oct 7, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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I saw man was trying to drive 300 + miles backward- I think for Guiness. Was wondering how long this would take or he/she could use cc.
Old Oct 7, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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lol to drive 300 miles and have enough gas for it you need to modify your gear ratio
Old Oct 7, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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i saw a early 90's late 80's nissan sentra do this i was like WTF and he took a corner very well too!!!

made that left hand turn at 30mph well thats what it looked liked anyways...
Old Oct 7, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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some people are jusss wayyyy tooo creative for this world...lmao...cruise control on reverse.....wtf!!!!
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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My sister thought "Cruise Control" was that the car actually
drove itself... steering and all.

And she was on the freeway.

I don't even have to tell you what happened next.
Old Oct 9, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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just dont ever tell her that P stands for parkway....
Old Oct 9, 2006 | 08:25 PM
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lol.. actually a story on CNN about some Australian guy tryin to drive reverse to some city.. about he was about 300miles away or something when his tranny locked out the foward gears.... guess he made it about 12-13miles before cops caught up.... they said he averaged about 40mph
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Originally Posted by ryphlex
My sister thought "Cruise Control" was that the car actually
drove itself... steering and all.

And she was on the freeway.

I don't even have to tell you what happened next.
Old Oct 10, 2006 | 03:13 AM
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Originally Posted by ryphlex
My sister thought "Cruise Control" was that the car actually
drove itself... steering and all.

And she was on the freeway.

I don't even have to tell you what happened next.
Big OOPS?.....
Old Oct 10, 2006 | 04:54 AM
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the sound of reverse is as sexy as my girl in school girl uniform...mmmm reversey
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