Old-timers will recall the early to mid 1960s, when generally only land yachts had power steering and power brakes. Compacts (Falcon, Chevy II, Valiant, Rambler American) and small cars (VW, Opel, Datsun, Toyota) didn't need them and didn't have them. They were optional on mid-size cars; the stripped-down price leaders on the lot usually didn't have them.
Times change. I doubt that any auto buyer would accept a car of any size or type with manual steering today. Pity, because eliminating that extra baggage saves weight and energy. But it's like the range issue. Buyers are used to PS, PB, and 300+ miles per "charge" (fillup). Buyers preceive any vehicle that doesn't offer them as not worthy of their consideration (and it will probably be an object of ridicule in the press). David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
