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Jan 9, 2004 | 12:17 AM

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Cruise control + manual transmission

I've heard that cruise control is gonna be an option on our cars when they're released next month :D If that ends up being true, is there any problem having cruise control on a car with a manual tranny? My friend said that if you're on the road with the cruise control on and decide to push the clutch in that it could really f--- things up?

Jan 9, 2004 | 06:10 PM

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I wanna know if that's true? I'm thinkin bout cruise control

Jan 9, 2004 | 06:27 PM

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i had cruise control on my eclipse before, it was 5spd... no problems. was nice for long drives. there's no problem with touching the clutch. touching the brake or clutch disengages the cruise control.

Jan 9, 2004 | 07:18 PM

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where did you here that c.c was coming?

Jan 9, 2004 | 07:20 PM

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i never heard about that either but you can get it now anyway and have it installed

Jan 9, 2004 | 07:32 PM

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yeah, aftermarket. I thought he was talking about factory though

Jan 9, 2004 | 07:36 PM

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he is talking about it like you could add it to the payment plan. never heard of that but it would be nice

Jan 9, 2004 | 10:21 PM

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I emailed Deluca Scion and they said that ordering a car would take about 3 days, since they only keep a few on the lot for show, and also because there are new factory options that will be available for the East Coast debut. I'll believe it when I see it, but if it's true that'll be awesome!

Jan 9, 2004 | 10:45 PM

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Doc: I heard that there will be new factory options for the xB when it is released in Feb, on the East coast. Is this true?

Doc: Like Cruise Control

Nicole: Since Southeast Scion and Gulf States Scion are a private distributors, the accessories available in that area may vary slightly from the rest of the US.

Nicole: Virginia is in the Central Atlantic region, which means that they are part of the main distributor.

Nicole: If you are interested in purchasing a Scion outside of your home state, please contact a dealer in a state where Scion is currently available. Any arrangements for delivery will be strictly between you and the dealer, and the dealer may charge an additional fee for transportation. Also, while the dealer may help with out-of-state registration, please check with your state motor vehicle department for specific information and requirements in regard to the registration of an out of state vehicle.

Doc: Is there a way to find out what the Southeast and Gulf states distributer are offering?

Nicole: You would have to contact a dealership in one of these regions.

Nicole: Southeast Scion includes NC, SC, GA, AL, FL

Nicole: Gulf States Scion includes AR, MS, LA, OK, TX

Doc: Cool

Nicole: Let me see if I can locate a specific website...one moment!

Doc: thanks

Nicole: Sorry, I do not see that they have a website for Scion yet!

Nicole: Sorry for the inconvenience!

Nicole: Would you like me to locate some dealers close to you?

Doc: Thats ok

Now I am interested in what I am missing... hey Jason, maybe I should order in North Kakalakey!!!!

Doc

Jan 9, 2004 | 10:53 PM

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Re: Cruise control + manual transmission

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Originally Posted by showpaojoe

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I wanna know if that's true? I'm thinkin bout cruise control

no showpaojoe, it is not true...the clutch disengages immediately when pressed [ as long as you get the clutch switch installed

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i had cruise control installed on my 5 speed xB and no probs

there is a switch on the clutch as well as the brake and it the cruise disengages immediately upon pressing either the clutch or the brake....

and it works great! check out my article here:

http://www.scionmag.com/spotlight/cruisecontrol.html

Jan 9, 2004 | 11:32 PM

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i had cruise control installed on my 5 speed xB and no probs

How much was that trick? I'm so interested...

Jan 10, 2004 | 10:34 PM

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Re: Cruise control + manual transmission

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Originally Posted by yanges

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Originally Posted by showpaojoe

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I wanna know if that's true? I'm thinkin bout cruise control

no showpaojoe, it is not true...the clutch disengages immediately when pressed [ as long as you get the clutch switch installed

]

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Originally Posted by fugeelama

i had cruise control installed on my 5 speed xB and no probs

I was checking out the Globalcruise site and they even have a model that doesn't need a clutch switch. It hooks into the tach signal and doesn't let the engine overrev.

I had cruise on my old 4-speed Datsun 510 and the clutch was no problem, you just didn't push it in when the cruise was engaged!

George

Jan 22, 2004 | 08:46 PM

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Re: Cruise control + manual transmission

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I had cruise on my old 4-speed Datsun 510 and the clutch was no problem, you just didn't push it in when the cruise was engaged!

George

LOL... yeah. I had factory CC on my 5 spd Probe. Most people thought I was crazy because it's an "odd option for a manual." It's acutally a very nice option for long trips. I can never think of a time that I had pressed the clutch when the CC was engaged. Normally I would only use CC if it was a trip on the highway and if I had to slow down I'd use the brake (which disengaged the CC).

If you didn't have the CC kill switch installed on the clutch pedal it'd be the same as keeping your foot on the gas and hitting the clutch.

Jan 23, 2004 | 04:01 AM

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I waswondering the same thing because I never saw it as an option. Im considering selling or trading in my 00 Civic Si for an xA or xB manual but i love the CC that my civic has (its 5spd). Anyone know how low a speed you can set your aftermarket CC? Mine on my civic i think goes as low as 25mph which is nice. (it keeps me from having lead foot in town)

Jan 23, 2004 | 04:29 AM

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i can set mine as low as 32mph or so....

Jan 24, 2004 | 03:26 AM

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i have cruise control on my 6-speed matrix and i use it all the time with no problems.

Jan 24, 2004 | 05:30 PM

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my grandpa used to have a mercedes 190E 5 speed. if the car was in neutral and u pressed the cc button, it would rev up the car fully til cc was shut off...or clutch was engaged. my 2 cents

Jan 24, 2004 | 06:18 PM

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had aftermkt cruise installed whey i got my xb in sept 03...after 12000+ miles...no problems at all...

stepping on clutch is like hitting the brake when cruise is on...is just shuts off cruise control