RE: [DMCForum] Re: Adam's fender bender today (and hood bender, and fascia smasher etc)

["Travis Goodwin" <tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I redid my braking system when I first got the car and have safely had it
up
to 100+ (had a talking car to verify speeds over 85). If you've never
gotten
that fast, it's quite an interesting sensation. The D at 100 is like
driving
a Lincoln Towncar at 50. The steering is soft, yet responsive and the car
hugs the road like a desparate hooker.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrei Cular [mailto:acular@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 12:48 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Re: Adam's fender bender today (and hood bender,
> and fascia smasher etc)
> 
> Well having only driven my car above 50mph once I really cant say much
> about
> actual performance.  But you have to remember that they are 20 years old
> and
> should be completely worked over.  My car only has 20k miles and the
pads
> were probably fine but I replaced them anyway.
> 
> And remember break fluid is hygroscopic, absorbs water.  That water will
> boil in the calipers when they get hot and you wont stop.  I have
> experience
> with this, luckily I did more damage to my dad's van than my ghia's
nose.
> I
> stepped on the breaks and they started to stop then the peddle just went
> soft and I kept going.  I have had break lines pop, oil get on a rotor,
> and
> even had a caliper fall off.  In all of those situations I was able to
> stop
> but not with the old fluid.
> 
> 
> Andrei
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cohee, Michael" <mcohee@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 12:06 PM
> Subject: RE: [DMCForum] Re: Adam's fender bender today (and hood bender,
> and
> fascia smasher etc)
> 
> 
> > I have never felt comfortable with my brakes....I am guessing the D's
> brakes are not the best. Since most of us probably only drive our own
cars
> we probably dont know what other cars brakes feel like or what our
brakes
> should feel like.  I always try and leave plenty of room in front of me
> but
> in the rain anything can happen....
> >
> > Mike C
> >
> 
> 
> 
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