Is Adaptive Cruise worth it?

[JonnyMustang]

My wife got addicted to it in our Flex. She drives on the interstate and metro areas all the time and it helps her stay in the flow of traffic better.

That is until the unit crapped out this week. Ford dealership said the ACC module is getting power but is not communicating. The part alone is nearly $1,400 and then you have to have it installed by a Ford dealer because the radar needs to be calibrated. It went out less than 10,000 miles after my warranty expired (go figure).

I'm a Luddite when it comes to cars, so I say skip it. It's just more expensive parts to fail when you get past the warranty period.

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[Norm Peterson]

People who don't have it -- any regrets?

Thanks!

None. But then again, I have had "regular" CC on the last 5 cars and almost never used that except to see if it still worked.

Having ACC would be a lot like handing control of the brake and accelerator pedals over to my wife and only doing the steering and shifting myself. That ain't ever gonna happen, either . . .


Norm

 

[leszek]

I got ACC for the crash mitigation because I can't tell you how many times some asshat speeds through a parking lot at 30+ mph while I'm backing out of a spot with a giant SUV or pickup parked next to me and no way of seeing anything coming. Crash mitigation with rear park assist has saved me in these situations. I park in no mans land but someone with a new SUV or F150 is guaranteed to park next to me, these S550s are so low that there's no visibility pulling out of a spot. Leave it to the idiot Honda Civic ricers to race through parking lots like it's a highway not paying attention to anyone else on the road. I am using ACC more than I thought I would and I love it.

In the Mustang crash mitigation works only forward. Rear park assist is separate from the ACC package.

 

[Norm Peterson]

I got ACC for the crash mitigation because I can't tell you how many times some asshat speeds through a parking lot at 30+ mph while I'm backing out of a spot with a giant SUV or pickup parked next to me and no way of seeing anything coming.

Many times, simply backing into the spot instead of driving straight in will eliminate this as a problem.

Yeah, you still have to creep out into the lane and yeah, I have the same complaint about those outsized vehicles parking next to me. No matter which car I'm driving.


Norm

 

[dgc333]

Every car I have owned since 1985 has had adaptive cruise control, it's called my left thumb. I can adjust my speed up or down in 1 mph increments without taking my eyes off the road. Very easy to use and comes at no addtional cost. [emoji6]

 

[NotBlake]

Worth noting that if you run a radar detector you should not select this option.

 

[PonyGrrrl]

In the Mustang crash mitigation works only forward. Rear park assist is separate from the ACC package.

Sorry, it is BLISS that alerts you when backing up.

 

[dwaleke]

Adaptive cruise is nice. I drive on the highway a lot and if you are distracted at all the system practically drives the car for you. People slow down your car slows down. Nice.

 

[Norm Peterson]

Adaptive cruise is nice. I drive on the highway a lot and if you are distracted at all the system practically drives the car for you. People slow down your car slows down. Nice.

As the system lets you "get away with it", you may well end up teaching yourself to be less attentive . . . not so nice.


Norm

 

[dwaleke]

As the system lets you "get away with it", you may well end up teaching yourself to be less attentive . . . not so nice.

True....if you lack discipline. ;)

 

[mpwillis]

Got it, use it, love it. I have a radar detector (escort max) and no problem at all.

 

[jtiedemann4]

YES

 

[bluebeastsrt]

I didn't order it. I'm usually in the left lane setting the pace. And I really have the cruise control on in any of my current cars.

 

[leszek]

I didn't order it. I'm usually in the left lane setting the pace. And I really have the cruise control on in any of my current cars.

you mean rarely? ;)

 

[Rypkr937]

I don't do a lot of highway driving but love it when I do. The collision mitigation is even more worth the money. It's already called me out on being less than as attentive as I should have been on more than one occasion.

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