On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 06:45:47 -0700, Harry K wrote:

> C.H. wrote:

>> Btw, I know very well, how driving a heavy car without power steering
>> feels. Unfortunately cars get heavier from year to year, tires become
>> wider and braking grip increased very significantly over the years.
>>
>> The better a tire grips, the more force is needed to brake it to lock-up
>> (as you know the best brake performance is reached a smidgen before the
>> tire locks up).
>>
>> And ever increasing traffic increases the number of braking situations
>> from year to year, adding to the fatigue of driving a non-power car.
>>
> My god!

I am not god, so you may call me Chris.

> I didn't think it possible for you to be so wrong in every post.
> Weight of cars. Would you care to try the weight of a 68 for example
> Impala against the current big Chev? Clue, size for size modern cars
> weigh -less- than the lead boats of the past. As for effort, I drive both
> city and country and rarely touch my brakes except for coming to complete
> stops.

1959 Chevrolet Impala: 3625 lbs
1968 Chevrolet Impala: 3600 lbs
1996 Chevrolet Impala: 4250 lbs

And yeah, I know a few oldsters, who claim they almost never use their
brakes either. Apart from being wrong (IOW not noticing that they are
using their brakes) they usually eventually get into a situation, where
brakes would have been a good idea - and botch it.

> Maybe you need to pay more attention to your driving.

You need to get your info straight, before you post.

Chris