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Re: power steering pro's/con's
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Thu, 05 August 2004 23:14
 
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Everyone complains about power steering not having enough "feel", but this generalisation doesn't always hold true; it depends on the car and how the power assistance has been set up! For example, I've driven my Supra with and without power steering and I can tell you it has just as much feel either way; the only difference is the amount of effort required to turn the wheel (which at parking speeds is quite a lot without P/S). With the P/S working the steering is sharp, responsive, has lots of feedback, and is superior in every way to the fully manual steering in my Celica. In short, I'm a big fan of power assistance, provided it's done correctly!
By contrast, I've driven late-model Camry's and Commodores and the power steering on those cars is a totally different story. Way too much power assistance, next to no feedback, totally dull and lifeless. Of course the designers set it up that way on purpose - your average mum and dad types like super-light steering that requires next to no effort when parking at Woolies. Those sort of people couldn't care less about steering feedback or responsiveness.
So in short, power steering can be good or bad, and manual steering can be good or bad!
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jesseT18 | Thu, 05 August 2004 07:49 |
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Les | Thu, 05 August 2004 08:04 |
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STR8 2.8 | Thu, 05 August 2004 08:04 |
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Cyber-punk | Sun, 08 August 2004 01:53 |
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Corona RT142 | Thu, 05 August 2004 08:10 |
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jesseT18 | Thu, 05 August 2004 08:11 |
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jesseT18 | Thu, 05 August 2004 08:16 |
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Mookie | Thu, 05 August 2004 08:18 |
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jesseT18 | Thu, 05 August 2004 08:21 |
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amwtoy | Thu, 05 August 2004 08:51 |
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Shraka | Sat, 07 August 2004 02:13 |
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mick | Sat, 07 August 2004 02:26 |
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jesseT18 | Thu, 05 August 2004 10:01 |
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amwtoy | Thu, 05 August 2004 10:17 |
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TurboRA28 | Thu, 05 August 2004 10:34 |
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dimmy77_03 | Thu, 05 August 2004 11:30 |
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Alchemist | Thu, 05 August 2004 12:37 |
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Norbie | Thu, 05 August 2004 23:14 |
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st184 sillycar | Fri, 06 August 2004 00:27 |
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Norbie | Fri, 06 August 2004 00:43 |
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lumpy | Fri, 06 August 2004 00:55 |
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Bradelz | Fri, 06 August 2004 09:39 |
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shcao | Fri, 06 August 2004 13:36 |
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mick | Sat, 07 August 2004 01:49 |
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Alainve | Sat, 07 August 2004 14:01 |
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fade-e | Sat, 07 August 2004 14:23 |
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kingmick | Sun, 08 August 2004 10:09 |
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Les | Sun, 08 August 2004 10:39 |
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Les | Sun, 08 August 2004 10:39 |
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justcallmefrank | Sun, 08 August 2004 15:09 |
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Norbie | Mon, 09 August 2004 00:18 |
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Bugman | Mon, 09 August 2004 00:30 |
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TurboRA28 | Mon, 09 August 2004 03:29 |
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