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Old 15-May-2008, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Spock Jenkins View Post
Heck, even if it isn't a stick - a Corvette doesn't steer as loosy-goosy
as a truck. Minor inputs into the steering wheel have a more immediate
impact in response from the vehicle. Not only that, but the consequences
of making a driving error in a 'Vette are far more expensive than in a truck.
Could be he's just not as comfortable taking a hand off the wheel until he
reaches a more comfortable cruising speed.
Those were precisely my thoughts when I read the original post -- even
before I saw your first reply, I think. This is remarkable because I know
and care about as much about cars as a turtle does.

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