Re: 87 rocco 16V PS on 83 GTI?

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

Hey sorry if I offended you... certainly didn't mean to. What I meant about A/C is
that it adds weight and robs horsepower. Obviously, you can make a car sporty with
AC, but if you take it out, it will be even more so : )
    -Josiah (just being hardcore)

Jason wrote:

> 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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