Dear Tom and Ray:

My fiance and I have been arguing about, of all things, cruise control. He loves to use the cruise control for even short distances (three or four miles is fine with him). I told him this is not good for the car. He looked in the owner's manual, and since there was no mention of when to use or not use the cruise control, he said I was wrong. We asked my father, and Dad told me I'm wrong, too. What do you say? Please don't respond unless you're on my side. -- Beth

Ray: Dear Beth: For reasons that I'm sure will be clear to you, we are unable to answer your question at this time. Sorry.

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