we had a 89 Civic w/o PS. It was a great car except for that... After
that I bought the 91 300D and my epiphany occurred. I've pretty much
given up on repairing the 91 300D with the rust problem at the rear
suspension. But I may keep it as a spare parts source if I can find a
nice replacement 124 300D.
LarryT
On 01/04/2019 3:01 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I don't think I've ever seen a front wheel drive car without power steering,
presumably early cars might have had it...
Curt
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On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 2:52 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
On January 4, 2019 at 2:28 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
Maybe a simple 240D-like
electric car with no bells or whistles will last 50 years, but I don't
think anyone is making them - no market because we are a
consume-and-throw-away society.
Last I knew, GM had the best motors and the Spark/Bolt have the simplest and
most efficient drivetrain. Something like 96-98% of the motor's output hits the
tires. But even the Spark has a lot of electronics in it, and not just in the
Engine/Brake control module. The electrics have brake by wire controlled by the
ECU, I hope with mechanical backup if you shove the pedal far enough, because
they use regenerative braking up to 1/2G or so and only put the friction brakes
on if you're really stopping hard. It's still slightly better to coast than to
regen, the round trip through the battery returns about 80% of the original
kinetic energy. But 80% is better than the 0% you get with friction brakes.
Besides the ECU, you've got the electronic power steering (I'm enough of a
curmudgeon to wish for manual rack and pinion in a 2800lb Spark or my 2900lb
Cruze for that matter), the infotainment system, the airbags and explosive belt
tensioners, the anti-theft gimmicks...
It'd be fun to put the SparkEV drivetrain in a kit car or an old 2000lb car or
even a 1500lb sand rail, but trying to make the electronics play nice in an
alien environment might drive you crazy. I'd rather stuff the turbo 1.4L Cruze
or 2.0L Verano in a Fiero. I bet I could make that work in a month or two.
Hmmm, a 1988 Fiero GT with a 320 hp 2.0L that's 150lb lighter than the original
V6...
Mitch.
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