Re: 87 rocco 16V PS on 83 GTI?

[Jason <jason@scirocco.org>]

At 01:23 AM 11/10/98 , Wm. Josiah Erikson wrote:
>Ummm just wondering... WHY would you WANT power steering? It decreases
road feel,
>adds weight and just generally takes away from the sporting character of
the car,
>IMHO. I view power steering like I view AC and electric windows... but of
course,
>that's just ME. Some people like to make their life easier... stupid
people...
>all of us SANE people like to inflict pain and suffering on ourselves...
we know
>it's healthy (laugh).
>    -Josiah

Um... Josiah... I don't think that was called for.  "Stupid People" Yeah,
yeah, I know.. it was a joke... Remember, though, not everyone is a 6 foot
tall guy.  I am a stong guy, and *I* had trouble steering Jay's friend's
GTI... and the driver is a whole hell of a lot smaller than I.  I sincerely
doubt my 5' 2" mother would even be able to move the steering wheel on that
car under 5mph.
	And as far as steering increasing road feel, yes.. but at a cost- safety.
I'm probably gonna start an all-out war on this one, but it's a fact.
PS-equipped cars are more easy to manouver quickly at lower speeds, and
also do not suffer from steering rebound... and are therefore safer on the
road, especially for those who don't have the upper body strength to battle
2500 lb of momentum.
	
	And how do you come to the conclusion that AC detracts from the sporty
character of a car?!  Go drive a BMW M3- which come with A/C, P/S and power
windows.. and tell me it's not sporty.
		
	My opinionated 2 pennies
			Jason



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