Mazda 5 2010 - After market cruise control for Mazda 5 2010 - shreeneewas

Hi,

I recently purchased Mazda 5 2010 Takara petrol auto 2.0.

Is it advisable to go for after market cruise control for long drive during weekends ? I would like to poll for opinion here before after the garage specialist.

Thanks

Shrini

Mazda 5 2010 - After market cruise control for Mazda 5 2010 - Bobbin Threadbare

I had a Mazda 6 with cruise control. I never used it. But cruise control + auto gear box? Get a robot to drive it for you!

Mazda 5 2010 - After market cruise control for Mazda 5 2010 - Bobbin Threadbare

I had a Mazda 6 with cruise control. I never used it. But cruise control + auto gear box? Get a robot to drive it for you!

Mazda 5 2010 - After market cruise control for Mazda 5 2010 - shreeneewas

Ofcourse I need a robot , why not. Mankind prospers when lazy people ask for more comfort ;)

Joke aside, I realized the need for CC for two reasons

1) the pressing of pedal for few hours on motorway puts undue strain on calf muscles which distracts attention from road

2) you are far more likely to voilate the speed limit after we exit motorway.

Mazda 5 2010 - After market cruise control for Mazda 5 2010 - Happy Blue!

I suspect that it is hard to integrate after market cruise controls with modern ECUs, unlike the old days. I am happy to stand corrected - its worth googling the question.

I use Cruise Controla fair bit, but usually on quiet motorways north of Manchester. You get a slight economic disadvantage from CC over your right foot, but the increased relaxation makes it worthwhile.

See if you can find the 2003 or 2004 Top Gear programme when JC drove an Audi A8 TDI V8 from London to Edinburgh. The difference in running consumption was about 10% worse using CC.

Mazda 5 2010 - After market cruise control for Mazda 5 2010 - Chris79
I can't say for sure about Mazda s but when I enquired about fitting cc to my corsa I was told it is a very simple job. I was quoted 100 pounds by my local Indy.

Mazda 5 2010 - After market cruise control for Mazda 5 2010 - Smileyman

I have cruise control on my car ... on one occasion I switched it off whilst driving across France - the result - a heavy right foot and a speeding ticket!

So any economic disadvantage is more than offset by the saving in fines and aggravation, same applied here in UK especially with average speed camera zones

Mazda 5 2010 - After market cruise control for Mazda 5 2010 - Falkirk Bairn

Most cars come with different add-ons - under the bonnet/dashboard things are often the same.

Cruise Control was an option on a neighbour's SAAB but at £300+ it was not an option.

12 months later through a casual chat he found out that all "the wiring" was behind the cowl........he bought a new switch at £59 and low and behold he had cruise control!

Might be worth searching on Mazda 5 sites and find out what is needed.