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  1. Richard46

    s3, the eco warriors choice !

    One can, indeed must, still employ human anticipation in conjunction with CC. On a motorway I stay awake by engaging CC (not ACC) and then attempting (usually succesfully) to anticipate the traffic so as not to have to touch brakes or gas. The odd click + or - on the CC stalk suffice for most...
  2. Richard46

    s3, the eco warriors choice !

    If one is concerned about economy and is happy to drive at 60mph an A3 is a much better buy than an S3. Driving my plain 1.5 A3 at just over 70 I regularly get around 50mpg. Coming back from Wales with a lot of 50/60 limits on the Motorway I got nuddging 60mpg with 100 octane; cruise control...
  3. Richard46

    Is my Sat Nav smarter than I thought?

    Thanks for that info, hope the horse survived. Could not find any stories about exactly what had happened. Odd thing is while searching for the story discovered that the M11 was closed in May last year because 12 horses did get on the motorway at about the same place, near Harlow. A friend of...
  4. Richard46

    B&O speaker lights

    Mine too.
  5. Richard46

    Is my Sat Nav smarter than I thought?

    Thanks for that, I will take it seriously next time the Sat Nav changes route. When on a often used route (not often enough I hear my Mother say:blush:) I have the Nav voice turned off which may account for me no getting any other warning. Notice of the closure was on the warning message list...