>Evening guys (and gals, let's not be biased)
>
> I'm inquiring about dealer installed cruise control on my '97 Dak. When
>I bought mine, I didn't think much of cruise, since most of my previous
>vehicles never had it, and I never missed it. For example, my Jeep YJ
>never had cruise, and with the 4.2L six in it, you pretty much had to be
>right into the gas pedal to keep it at about 120 kph (70 Mph) going up and
>down hills here in Alberta. So I didn't think to get a Dak with it.
>However, the Dak eats the hills up here, and often I find myself dialing
>up 85 or 90 MPH without noticing. INSERT FOOTNOTE HERE::: Damn smooth
>ride at that speed though, so I bought a radar detector instead:::
>Anyhow, the sales guy was telling me that the dealer could install factory
>cruise for about $500 Cdn. This seems a bit high, but I'd prefer the
>factory cruise over some cheap looking aftermarket job. Does anybody know
>if this is true or not, and what their thoughts may be on the benefits of
>cruise. I don't do a lot of highway miles, but in the interest of some
>mileage and preventative speeding tickets, I'd like to explore the option.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Pat Buthmann
>
>'97 Dakota Sport CC, 4x4 5.2L V8, 5Spd, T&H Package, all heavy duty junk,
>just no creature comforts...
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Add a radar-laser jammer with your dector and keep on crusing. I've had a
radar jammer about 3 year's and no ticket's (that's with my dector ). One
year refund if you get a ticket with the jammer. Sold my old jammer last
week after I got my radar-laser jammer.
James R.Hooper
'97 Dakota CC4X4 V-8 3:55sg
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