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[Alexdaredevilz]

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'PAS fitted although not topped up as personal preference is to drive without the assisted steering'


Really? or its buggerd, does he really think people are that thick?

Have you ever driven a car with power steering with no fluid? you will have arms of a gorilla just moving out the drive way

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[ralphy12345]

Alexdaredevilz said:

Have you ever driven a car with power steering with no fluid? you will have arms of a gorilla just moving out the drive way

I have, the longest half-mile limp back to my home ever!

[madasafrog666]

I have as well, hurts the knuckles after a bit, best to have gloves on in the snow and ice!

[Johno]

Not to mention a knackered pump and rack without lubricant .....

[JonathanT]

Johno said:

Not to mention a knackered pump and rack without lubricant .....

indeed, when i had a fault in my PAS system, the (presumably) pump would make terrible noises when the PAS tank was empty.

[Johno]

Not sure having a fast rack with no PAS is quite like a manual and slower rack in terms of feel either . . .

[Chris71]

One of the reasons I wasn't too worried about picking up a non-PAS car is that every single one of the PAS-equipped examples I saw when buying had (or had a prior history of) some sort of PAS issue. Most were minor - perished hoses or whatever - but they seemed pretty prevailant. One of the owners (a car in Limehouse) hadn't bothered to top the fluid for just that reason.

Based on that one experience I'd say that PAS-equipped cars do need the assistance to work. The steering was very heavy and rather dead without it. A decent non-PAS rack with the right size tyres, in contrast, really isn't as different to the PAS cars as people make out.

[darkcat]

of the 7 cars i have owned, only one had PAS, it needed it - a peugeot 406 coupe. but i dont miss it at all, just handy when parking. its hard on tyres too.

[Alexdaredevilz]

But what im pointing out is this rack is designed for power steering and its got no fluid, unless some of guys drain there fluid out on purpose? which i find hard to believe unless your entering Mr universe 2011