But this evening I managed to do the cruise control thing again.
Hadn't driven for several hours and headed out with a cold engine and just got a "feeling" in the first few yards that it wasn't behaving totally properly.
So, got up to 30mph and set the cruise control. A few yards later braked and turned slowly left then almost immediately right at T-junctions.
It was very sluggish so I let the speed build up gently to just over 25 (it did change gear) and flicked the cruise on. Kick up the backside as my right foot was still a fair way down!
Lifted off smartly as I was still in a 30 limit with the 40 sign just a few yards ahead.
If I can manage it, the next time I'll try to get the car moving faster than the stored cruise setting and see what happens then when I switch it back on.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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