Re: Howzit feel?

[joshua14@juno.com]

On Tue, 5 Aug 1997 22:52:10 -0700 (PDT) Brad Sheridan
<brads@mindspring.com> writes:
>
>> 
>> Is there much difference in steering feel between the non- and power
assisted VW  steering?  I'm pretty >> insensitive and haven't driven many
cars, but how good is the steering feel of Scirocco's compared to 
>other
>> cars?  I distinctly remember when I got my '81 S in '87 that it felt 
>much
>> sharper than my previous car, a '74 Mustang II with horribly 
>overboosted
>> and numb steering but I'm guessing that cars have come a long way in 
>the
>> past quarter century.  Thx, benton-------
> 
>  Having owned a non PS 8V Scirocco II, and now owning a 16V with PS, 
>I
>prefer the non PS. Its a little more effort to park, but its not that 
>bad.
>The PS really seems to me to take away alot of the feedback I used to 
>get
>from the steering. I don't know if never VWs are better, but I'd just 
>as
>soon not have it. I test drove a Talon a year or two back that had 
>variable
>assist PS, and it was great. The only time it felt like there was any 
>sort
>of PS was when you were going very slow. At highway speeds, I couldn't 
>feel
>any assist at all. I wish there were a simple way to retrofit a system 
>like
>this...
>
>>Brad
 
I'd have to agree with Brad on the power and non-power steering. I used
to own an 85 rocco with non-power and now I have an 88 16v rocc and I
would have to say that the power assisted is extremely wonderful in
parking lots but is not as sensative and/or precise at highway speeds or
in cornering maneuvers...but I still like the 88 16v a heckuva lot
better.

Joshua
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