Discussion
I already have PAS, but was in Racing Green a few weeks ago when they had just fitted the electric PAS to a Chim, and gave me a demo. I have to say i was very impressed with it. There was subsuquently a write up in Sprint which again applauded the system. When you consider that a Chim with PAS will probably fetch £1k or so more than one without, it is pretty good value too. IMHO of course 
chimalsu said:
i,thinking of going down the electric power steering route,has anyone any experience of this,does it do the job?is it worth the money?i have no problem with the steering but the wife wont drive the car and is giving me grief to swop for a boxster.
I tested it for an article in Sprint. As I said in it, I'm a bit biased against power steering after exepriencing early systems where feel wasn't felt important. However, I must repeat what I said in the article: I was impressed with it. It's progressive and once on the move, say over 30 or so, it is unnoticeable but at parking speeds it is very light. One advantage is that you can put bigger tyres on the front of your Chim if you want without having to pay for gym time. That's no advantage to me as I rather like the grip balance between front and rear on my car.
Whether it is worth the price is purely subjective.
The picture in the article makes the unit look intrusive under the dash but it is not by any means. I'm 6'3" and my knees got nowhere near it.
So yes, I was impressed with the system. Am I looking to buy one? No as I'm happy with my car as it is. Would I recommend that someone wanting to upgrade their Chim should try it? Yes, most certainly.
Derek
im perfectly happy with my car too,as i said in my post its the wife that wont drive it.as for swopping for a car with pas im not going to risk my car which ive owned for four trouble free years and is 100%for somthing that might not be as good.i would sooner spend the money on what ive got.thanks for the replies,alan
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