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

["Travis Goodwin" <tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Talking car? That would be amazing... that should be TAILING car.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Travis Goodwin [mailto:tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 12:42 PM
> To: 'DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [DMCForum] Re: Adam's fender bender today (and hood bender,
a
> nd fascia smasher etc)
> 
> 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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