RPM and MPH

[PaHumBug]

cruise control is not fuel efficient at all. It tries to hold off on shifting for as long as possible, but also tries to maintain the exact speed. Driving with your foot allows you to gain momentum before you hit the hill, and you can keep it from shifting, and if you lose a MPH or two that's OK. But cruise will maintain the speed approaching the hill, then floor it to keep you at the exact speed, and it won't shift up until it's certain it's over the hill. Our 4 speeds have a lot of room between gears so it's a neck jerker when it down shifts with lots of RPM. I always wished I had the new 6 speed tranny with closer gears.