• KuroJ@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You’re right and I get it. When I was younger I use to think I needed to switch multiple lanes to pass cars to get to my destination faster.

    I didn’t drive aggressively and cut people off, but I noticed most of the time you maybe only save a minute or two on your trip, so honestly it’s not even worth it.

    Now I’m just fine with cruising, going the speed limit, and reaching my destination safely. It’s much more relaxing.

    Sigh I miss using the train when I lived in Japan.

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      1 year ago

      Adaptive cruise makes this even easier. Also I use it to draft big vehicles like camper trailers on long trips and get 45+mpg in my Outback.

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        1 year ago

        I just wish I could control the acceleration on mine

        It’s good that it gently slows down when I approach cars but once it’s clear it fucking floors it

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          1 year ago

          Yeah. Also my cruise control doesn’t work well when towing a trailer on anything other than flat ground but part of that is the cruise control system and part is the CVT. You’ll be cruising along nice, and a gentle slope appears. It won’t react at first, then fucking redlines it, over shoots the speed so it goes completely off the throttle, applies low throttle when you get to the speed, gets 3 mph too slow and redlines it again. Probably my biggest complaint about that car. Overall I like it though.