In prasie of the Adaptive Cruise Control

[p3asa]

It is very useful.  The only problem I have with it is it doesn't recognise the middle lane morons.  When correctly pulling back into the left hand lane after overtaking a slower vehicle, it will accelerate again to the set speed which means you will soon be undertaking the these highway code deniers.  Maybe a future upgrade will include a "motorway mode" that has a secondary beam for detecting them

Yeah that is a good point. It always catches me out although I really enjoy using it.

@Booth11 can't believe you won't be testing it till February!!! Are you mad 

@dubber the Golf has lane assist as an option which I believe will also drive between the lines without driver intervention.

[fredgroves]

Does lane assist stop it undertaking???

[Owls11]

I do a fair few motorway miles in my job and being 6ft plus my legs have always ached after a long journey even when my cars had dsg or auto box, however since I've had my golf with adaptive cruise control I get no pains or aches, you set your speed adjust for the 50mph zones with buttons and that's it, what a brill feature you can go hundreds of miles without touching the pedals, love it 

[Booth11]

@Booth11 can't believe you won't be testing it till February!!! Are you mad 

Some would say so. 

There's no rush.  Do you rip open all your presents instantly on Christmas Day?.

As it happens, I've now got two work meetings next week, other side of Kent, so that's the time to try.  Also someone suggested it was great in slow moving traffic, like getting an invisible tow.  Well as I seem to spend a large chunk of my life in slow moving city traffic, I'll try it out in that too.  What's the min/max speed limit settings on it?

[p3asa]

No but then again I don't leave a present until 4 months later 

You're denying yourself 4 months use of a great feature. I bet you wouldn't keep your Head Unit / DynAudio switched off for 4 months  or not put the foot down for 4 months!!

It works at all speeds. That's the beauty of it. With yours being a DSG it will bring the car to a halt if the car in front stops. To get it going again just give the accelerator pedal a little blip and it then springs it back into life building back up to speed keeping to a constant distance between the car in front.  Its not just for motorway driving.

You know you want to 

[Booth11]

No but then again I don't leave a present until 4 months later 

You're denying yourself 4 months use of a great feature. I bet you wouldn't keep your Head Unit / DynAudio switched off for 4 months  or not put the foot down for 4 months!!

It works at all speeds. That's the beauty of it. With yours being a DSG it will bring the car to a halt if the car in front stops. To get it going again just give the accelerator pedal a little blip and it then springs it back into life building back up to speed keeping to a constant distance between the car in front.  Its not just for motorway driving.

You know you want to 

 

You got me!  Next Tuesday it is then. I will report back hopefully extolling it's virtues. 

I haven't put my foot down yet. 

Now, isn't it time you swapped that GTD for a lovely R.