Cruise control under 25?
Thread Starter
Pro
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 577
Likes: 8
From: Black Diamond Wa
Cruise control under 25?
I have a 07 Coupe and the cruise control does not work under 25 mph. I bought it used and the car has not been modded at all. Bone stock. I searched the treads for a answer but couldn't find anything. Are all the cars the same? Is there anything we can do to get it to work under 25 mph? Thanks for any help.
Thread Starter
Pro
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 577
Likes: 8
From: Black Diamond Wa
It's 15 mph in my employer's lot and they have radar gun security guards that have been writing people up for 17 in a 15. It's overkill but they just spent 1.5 mil on a parking lot redesign because a few people got hit by speeding cars inside the gate. The bad part about the whole thing is after the big change we have now had even more people hit so I'm sure that's not helping matters. Thanks for the info.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,939
Likes: 2
From: Danielsville Georgia
Security guards in a employers parking lot writing up what? Just what happens to you for breaking this rule? Put you a brake line lock and some junk tires on the rear. Go across that parking lot at 12 mph. Bet with the tire smoke their radar won't register. Honestly thats the most absurd thing I've heard in a long while. Just what do they do for 2mph over? Make you stand in the corner during recess? Oh and no cruise won't work under 25 mph. It use to also be liminted to 80mph years ago.
Team Owner
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 82,175
Likes: 1,319
From: McKinney TX
St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
APPROXIMATELY 25 mph is the lower limit for the cruise control. 2007 owner's manual, page 162.
Yeah, I know, real men don't read owner's manuals. 
With cruise control, you can maintain a speed of
about 25 mph (40 km/h) or more without
keeping your foot on the accelerator. This can
really help on long trips. Cruise control does not
work at speeds below about 25 mph (40 km/h).
about 25 mph (40 km/h) or more without
keeping your foot on the accelerator. This can
really help on long trips. Cruise control does not
work at speeds below about 25 mph (40 km/h).
Thread Starter
Pro
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 577
Likes: 8
From: Black Diamond Wa
I work for this little airplane building company called Boeing and when you are on their property you better pay attention to the rules. 1st write up (CAM=Corrective action memo) is a verbal warning, 2 CAM = 1 day off, 3rd your blackballed. Now do you see why I checked to see if my cruise worked at that speed? With all that being said they are a great company to work for and when you work in a company that has over 160,000 employees there are bound to be some goffy rules you would think common sense should cover but there is always some idiot that will screw it up for everybody. Awhile back when Boeing bought MD they brought their crappy managment team in and gave the CEO job to H Stonespchinter. He got caught screwing his sec. and we all had to have ethics training. Go figure. It all pays the same $$$$. Thanks to all for the info.
Last edited by Stockcar Axeman; May 30, 2011 at 08:57 PM. Reason: Want to add a thanks
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 2,834
Likes: 91
From: California
I work for this little airplane building company called Boeing and when you are on their property you better pay attention to the rules. 1st write up (CAM=Corrective action memo) is a verbal warning, 2 CAM = 1 day off, 3rd your blackballed. Now do you see why I checked to see if my cruise worked at that speed? With all that being said they are a great company to work for and when you work in a company that has over 160,000 employees there are bound to be some goffy rules you would think common sense should cover but there is always some idiot that will screw it up for everybody. Awhile back when Boeing bought MD they brought their crappy managment team in and gave the CEO job to H Stonespchinter. He got caught screwing his sec. and we all had to have ethics training. Go figure. It all pays the same $$$$. Thanks to all for the info.
I hear you and feel your pain.
My company is much smaller, only 7600 employees, but we recently discontinued use of our contracted security service and hired a squadron of Mall Ninjas.
They have been on the prowl looking for anything to complain about. I got a ticket on my car under the wiper telling me to remove my radar detector to not attract thieves.. funny part is, the detector is up under the tinted area and impossible to see unless you're right up on the car at the right angle.. One call to the head of security got that knocked off by telling him 1) if they did their job there would be no worry of theft. and 2) If my car is touched again and I find any damage, they are paying for it, paint repair isn't cheap.
Sometimes, when you have a good job, it's better to go along with the stupid stuff than argue.... I doubt you could ever win the speed limit rule. My job is much easier than many others that don't pay anywhere near what I earn, so I've compromised some from what it was 10 years ago.
Just try to drive slow.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,939
Likes: 2
From: Danielsville Georgia
I realize there has to be rules. But tickets for 2 mph over and with serious consequence is a bit on the absurd side. My attitude to such shows what era I grew up in. I get bowed up if asked for I.D.
