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#23
Yes. Adaptive cruise is a costly option when new, over $5,000. The 2010 models had them as standard, but other years was the option available. Not a lot were installed due to cost. Most cars that are NOT a 2010 do not have ACC.
#24
Hagerty also recently sent me a similar suggestion to bump my agreed price coverage from $25k to $30k. In the unlikely event I total the car, I’m just interested in covering my basic investment so won’t be following their suggestion.
#25
I might be one of the few car owners that doesn't use Cruise Control. As a matter of fact, I have never even tried mine to see if it works! lol
#26
You're the guy that only goes to the Garden Market once a month anyway, right? 12,000 miles in twelve years doesn't present much opportunity to try much of it at all.
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#27
Just for reference, here some context from Europe:
I paid almost exactly 40,000 Euro when I bought my XKR with 43,000km on the clock end of last year. Hadn’t even seen the car except for a few pictures and the information that it had been pre- owned by one person in Switzerland only. Not very surpisngly, I had to replace the battery, needed two new tyres (knew about this), and faced the infamous duckbill-caused “rain in the passenger footwell” issue. Otherwise everything’s just fine, and I am happy having sold the 991 Turbo and returned to an XKR. Must be kind of a love affair…
Btw, the car was checked by my local dealership AFTER acquisition and its excellent condition as well as value for money (by local pricing standards) confirmed.
I paid almost exactly 40,000 Euro when I bought my XKR with 43,000km on the clock end of last year. Hadn’t even seen the car except for a few pictures and the information that it had been pre- owned by one person in Switzerland only. Not very surpisngly, I had to replace the battery, needed two new tyres (knew about this), and faced the infamous duckbill-caused “rain in the passenger footwell” issue. Otherwise everything’s just fine, and I am happy having sold the 991 Turbo and returned to an XKR. Must be kind of a love affair…
Btw, the car was checked by my local dealership AFTER acquisition and its excellent condition as well as value for money (by local pricing standards) confirmed.
#28
I have ACC in my '07 NA X150. I've only been able to use it once, on a open highway with little traffic (where it wouldn't matter much anyway). It was no better than basic CC, and perhaps worse, since ACC kept me at the speed of others.
Otherwise, typical traffic on SE Florida's Interstate 95 has to be seen to be believed. ACC is completely useless when you're separated by 4 carlengths (at best) at 70 mph. If you open up more than that, the space will be filled by another car in moments. I made the mistake of switching it on once, and the car immediately slowed to open up the space between. Not a good idea where normal traffic flow in dense traffic is 70-80 mph, and 60 mph gets the finger. Bit of a buttpucker moment.
Not really a useful tool.
Otherwise, typical traffic on SE Florida's Interstate 95 has to be seen to be believed. ACC is completely useless when you're separated by 4 carlengths (at best) at 70 mph. If you open up more than that, the space will be filled by another car in moments. I made the mistake of switching it on once, and the car immediately slowed to open up the space between. Not a good idea where normal traffic flow in dense traffic is 70-80 mph, and 60 mph gets the finger. Bit of a buttpucker moment.
Not really a useful tool.
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