Bring back ride quality!!

[dan98]

O/T
Did road-rage even exist with all these relaxed smooth riding cars in the 70s and early 80s?!
(just a random theory..)

[Tony33]

Swanny87 said:

+1 for that, the old A3 was the worst riding car I'd ever been in. Almost made your bones turn into dust.

I had an 8P A3 with s-line suspension and 18s and loved the ride in it. We all have preferences which probably date back to the first cars we rode in as passengers. I have always hated even vaguely soft cars.

[hahithestevieboy]

CDP said:

corvus said:

hahithestevieboy said:

(cant remmeber the ride in my dad's old rover SD1 and later Granada).

The ride in Granadas was sublime. SD1 was good but not quite as good as the Granada probably due partly to the live rear axle.

I really miss those soothing, soft riding cars. And I don't remember being concerned about the handling either.

My Granada was very smooth, much better than my Rover 800 but not quite at the standard of the Princess.

Haha! My old man's granada... I was a little kid at the time. His was an estate with a v6 engine and auto gearbox (not injected I dont think - was not a ghia) I just remember it being faster than pretty everyone elses cars. Or neighbours called it the starship enterprise. Chocolate brown velour seats !!!

[dan98]

hahithestevieboy said:

Haha! My old man's granada... I was a little kid at the time. His was an estate with a v6 engine and auto gearbox (not injected I dont think - was not a ghia) I just remember it being faster than pretty everyone elses cars. Or neighbours called it the starship enterprise. Chocolate brown velour seats !!!

Snap!
1979 "Gold" Granada 2.8 estate, Chocolate brown seats, went like a cruise missile (sort of). Only difference to yours being a manual gearbox, apparently a special order. Was generally driven quite recklessly while all 6 of us clung on in the back, don't recall any seatbelts being fitted either(!)

Edited by dan98 on Wednesday 28th January 10:26