oh noez!!! cheby cobalt FAIL.........

[BobTheBiker]

hell, I've driven all kinds of shit with no power steering. its good for ya. muscle building opportunities.

[Dave]

my nsx doesnt even have an assist rack fer godsakes

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by Dave

my nsx doesnt even have an assist rack fer godsakes

Autos did.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Autos did.

they all did after 93'

[Amber Lamps]

I agree with most of you that it's a pretty poor excuse for an accident and I agree that GM should go ahead and fix the problem.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

hell, I've driven all kinds of shit with no power steering. its good for ya. muscle building opportunities.

The steering wheel size is offset for vehicles w/o power steering.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

The steering wheel size is offset for vehicles w/o power steering.

The original Mini had no power steering, a tiny steering wheel, and the majority of its weight on the front. Its total weight was only ~1,500 lbs and had 145 width tires though.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by goof2

The original Mini had no power steering, a tiny steering wheel, and the majority of its weight on the front. Its total weight was only ~1,500 lbs and had 145 width tires though.

Maybe I should have specified OEMs who actually know how to properly engineer something. My bad.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Maybe I should have specified OEMs who actually know how to properly engineer something. My bad.

Detroit has proven itself incapable of engineering a car with the steering feel and precision (not to mention the fantastic overall handling) of the original Mini. Maybe if they could they would have a car continually in production with virtually no changes for 40+ years.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by goof2

Detroit has proven itself incapable of engineering a car with the steering feel and precision (not to mention the fantastic overall handling) of the original Mini. Maybe if they could they would have a car continually in production with virtually no changes for 40+ years.

You have little clue what you are talking about. My Malibu has 3times better steering feel then a Mini will ever have.

The reason electric P/S is used is for better fuel economy. And an upside as well is that you can control the steering assist in a non-linear fashion based upon vehicle speed and braking inputs. You simply cannot do that with conventional p/s.