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Old 10-23-2011, 08:49 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ladogaboy View Post
Yikes. I really wouldn't recommend running a car without a vacuum to the brakes.
You just have to know your car. First time I drove my '65 F100 that has manual everything including brakes, it was scary. But then daily driving it for a couple months this summer, it became routine. I have yet to really test the Probe's brakes without assist but it shouldn't be tooooo much of a problem.

Has anyone noticed how it seems that you coast longer at lower speeds? I assume it's because of dramatically reduced aero drag, but it's kind of frustrating in town when derps start slowing down for this or that.

And, like Ladogaboy said, people in general don't know how to take corners, let alone take them fast and conserve momentum. I'm by no means going around 45 mph corners at 90, but there's a certain point where people are being annoyingly cautious.

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