On 22/11/2005, at 2:25 AM, Aaron Whiteman wrote:
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> My brother accused me of buying a car with "broken brakes" the
> first time he drove it. "Just press harder," I said. Apparently
> it goes both ways.
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Reminds of when I went to a girl's birthday/going-away party a couple
of years ago. She said she always loved my "little car" so I threw
her the keys and I said "Happy Birthday - take her for a spin".
Remember that the car is a wannabe race car so she is a little stiff
and noisy and has a heavy clutch - but after a few hops, she roared
away.
When she came back (slowly) down the street just a few minutes later
the girl was visibly a little shaken.
"It goes OK", she said, "but why didn't you tell me it had NO BRAKES".
I guess we forget about others being used to their all-wheel discs
and ABS, but I told her it always stopped me fine on a race track.
She was looking for a little more power assistance, I guess!
I can tell you that she wouldn't say that now since I got my rear
disc brakes - they certainly have massive stopping power (too
much???) for the little, light car!
Eric
'68 MGB MkII
Adelaide, South Australia
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