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Re: GREEN caliper pistons? (Now Way OT)

To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>,
Subject: Re: GREEN caliper pistons? (Now Way OT)
From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 06:18:51 -0700
Or maybe just a Woman Driver!


-----Original Message-----
From: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
To: Patrick P. Castronovo <slick1@mohaveaz.com>; Thomas - Sweden
<csp311@telia.com>; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, June 07, 2001 5:30 AM
Subject: Re: GREEN caliper pistons? (Now Way OT)


>Well ABS didn't cause that. Maybe a rock puncturing a line.
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
>To: "Thomas - Sweden" <csp311@telia.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 10:00 PM
>Subject: Re: GREEN caliper pistons? (Now Way OT)
>
>
>> A woman here was driving on a gravel road with a brand new buick, and
when
>> she came to a curve she said she hit the brakes and there was none.  She
>> rolled it.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Thomas - Sweden <csp311@telia.com>
>> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 3:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: GREEN caliper pistons? (Now Way OT)
>>
>>
>> >I have been using ABS brakes for 15 years on snow,
>> >ice, gravel, whatever and I love it. On good roads I
>> >can brake into a corner and drive ever faster than
>> >without ABS. I dont think that was the original
>> >intention of ABS brakes but it works if the rest of
>> >the hardware is good enough.
>> >
>> >Thomas
>> >
>> >
>> >Mike Harper wrote:
>> >
>> >> My only problem w ABS brakes are they are built for
>> >> people (the majority I am afraid) who do not know how
>> >> to use brakes.  The trick is to not lock up brakes,
>> >> and I would rather trust my driving skills than
>> >> engineers to accomplish that.  My 2c
>> >>
>> >> Mike
>> >> SC
>> >> --- "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > I have heard some horror stories about the ABS
>> >> > Brakes.  They do not stop a
>> >> > car on ice or sand or Gravel.  Any loose soil that
>> >> > allows it to slip and the
>> >> > brakes release.  Pat
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: RoadsterGB@aol.com <RoadsterGB@aol.com>
>> >> > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>> >> > <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>> >> > Date: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 2:02 PM
>> >> > Subject: Re: GREEN caliper pistons? (Now Way OT)
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > >Hi Eddie, Thomas and Chris
>> >> > >
>> >> > >I did look at the Nissan Primera - nice car -
>> >> > however, the RS was launched
>> >> > >two weeks ago over here - just #15,100 with vented
>> >> > discs all round, ABS,
>> >> > >traction control, lowered/stiffened suspension,
>> >> > etc, etc (all Audi/VW) -
>> >> > >inside there's leather, climate control, cd changer
>> >> > etc, etc. She even had
>> >> > a
>> >> > >spare 17in alloy. My insurance company insists on a
>> >> > Thatcham Cat 1 alarm
>> >> > >(145mph+ and 0-60 in just over 7 secs).
>> >> > >
>> >> > >The Skoda salesman got stopped speeding in their
>> >> > demonstrator the day I
>> >> > went
>> >> > >for a test drive - 120mph in a 50mph limit -
>> >> > instant ban!
>> >> > >
>> >> > >List - do Skoda/Seat sell in the USA?
>> >> > >
>> >> > >Further roadster content - the roadsters are
>> >> > staying in the garage, the
>> >> > Skoda
>> >> > >outside - it's a company car.
>> >> > >
>> >> > >Speak soon.
>> >> > >
>> >> > >Rob
>> >> Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35
>> >> a year!  http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >--
>> ><><><><><><><><><><><>
>> > Thomas in Sweden
>> > Nissan Silvia #319
>> > Nissan Silvia #293

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