[AT] OT was runaway cars/now "electronic steering"

[charliehill]

Ralph,  some of the old power steering didn't have much road feel.   Some of 
it was power steering and some was power assisted steering with the power 
assisted having proper road feel.  I have to agree with you about the old 
Chevy cars and trucks with q-jets, particularly the ones with big block 
motors.  However I sure like the higher gas mileage we get now.

charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT was runaway cars/now "electronic steering"


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Greer" <markagreer at embarqmail.com>
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> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 3:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT was runaway cars/now "electronic steering"
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>>I was just talking with an SKF engineer on Friday about that. One big
>> problem that comes into play is with us "experienced" drivers who are 
>> used
>> to the "feedback" we get from the steering wheel. We are used to the
>> "feel"
>> of the road" that comes back through the steering wheel and we have a 
>> hell
>> I prefer a mechanical connection between my steering wheel and the
>> road.
>> Mark
>
> Same here Mark. Funny though I recall people talking the same way about
> power steering when it was still a rare option on new cars. The claim was
> that you just didn't get the real feel of the road through the hydraulic
> steering.
> I still prefer mechanical linkages. Nothing else I've driven seems to have
> the real precise response better than the throttle cable controlled
> quadrajet carburetor on my old 81 GMC.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>
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