01-23-2007, 10:56 AM
Wow. I just signed up for this forum - and this is my first post. Based on the comments above I almost didn't.
Technology, yes it's here and it will continue to improve. Back in the 1970's I guarantee you that some of those people driving cars from the 1950's were saying that the new car drivers really didn't have a feel for the car and the road and that the technology was making them better than they really are. Let's face it - I'm already bummed that I don't have a cup car sequential shifter and that I have to use my clutch to upshift......damn that technology........it's helping that other guy drive.......if only he had my "older" car and had to lift during upshifts.....he'd be so much slower. Let's see now - power steering - makes it easier to steer a much heavier car. PSM - I've used it with/without being on - even at high speeds it makes virtually no difference (it's only meant to save you if you really screw up and "almost" never engages if you're driving properly). ABS - I probably engage it as often as the NON ABS car drivers - the difference is I never end up flat spotting a tire :-)
I wonder what they'll say in the forums of 2020........who cares....are we having fun?
Technology, yes it's here and it will continue to improve. Back in the 1970's I guarantee you that some of those people driving cars from the 1950's were saying that the new car drivers really didn't have a feel for the car and the road and that the technology was making them better than they really are. Let's face it - I'm already bummed that I don't have a cup car sequential shifter and that I have to use my clutch to upshift......damn that technology........it's helping that other guy drive.......if only he had my "older" car and had to lift during upshifts.....he'd be so much slower. Let's see now - power steering - makes it easier to steer a much heavier car. PSM - I've used it with/without being on - even at high speeds it makes virtually no difference (it's only meant to save you if you really screw up and "almost" never engages if you're driving properly). ABS - I probably engage it as often as the NON ABS car drivers - the difference is I never end up flat spotting a tire :-)
I wonder what they'll say in the forums of 2020........who cares....are we having fun?