Re: Cars, engines...

From	Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject	Re: Cars, engines...
Date	2025-12-15 23:01 +1100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<10hotb3$1sapb$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References	(11 earlier) <mprepgFfrgiU2@mid.individual.net> <51ahjklsu5lfhmac7rm518jqgb7g2h2n5c@4ax.com> <10hbi4e$1di3b$12@dont-email.me> <kuhq0mxsfg.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <mq0rc5Fcdl6U3@mid.individual.net>

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On 12/12/2025 8:28 am, rbowman wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:11:00 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> 
>> The next car my father bought, a Peugeot 205, was the first we had
>> with hydraulic clutch, same reservoir as the brakes. Bought maybe
>> 1984. I remember the first time I drove it, my father warned me the
>> brakes were brutal. Yet I was surprised by them, the car stopped
>> brutally. Vacuum servo-assist.
> 
> I don't think they do it as much anymore but automatic transmission
> cars used to have very wide brake pedals, presumably to allow for
> braking with your left foot.

Naughty! Naughty!! ;-P

> Brutal was when your manual transmission muscle memory kicked in, you
> attempted to hit the clutch pedal, and got the brake instead.
> 
-- 
Daniel70

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