62 replies to this topic

[leroy26]

have you lot not considered the poor chap may have a medical condition?
arthritus or something painful like it?
he may be doing all he can to enjoy his mini!

[ANON]

even if you can turn the power steering off it will be a different steering rack and wont feel the same

what??

[MGBailey007]

the good thing about the kit about is you can turn it off when driving and on when parking so you get the best of both worlds.

even if you can turn the power steering off it will be a different steering rack and wont feel the same

[ANON]

you don't change the rack.

[MGBailey007]

i thought you would of had to change the rack, you will still have a new steering column going through the gears in the electric power steering box (if you go for the corsa one) so it will still feel different when its off

[ANON]

motor is on the side of the column, looks like a window motor, not had one apart but shaft looks like it goes straight through.
have driven one with corsa column fitted and felt exactly the same when it was off, but with it switched on it feels like a small car should, yup feels and drives fine with power steering.

[MGBailey007]

i would of thought the column going through the gears in the motor when its off would makes it feel different? and i would of thought it would be harder to operate because now you are having to turn the motor over, i used to own a corsa c and that was heavy when the power steering was off.

[ANON]

motor is pretty small, even if it was constantly engaged doubt you would even feel it?

[Tupers]

The EPS column out of an MGF if a bit of a nicer fit into a Mini as the whole thing is a little more compact. As far as I understand it can also be used with the same aftermarket controllers as the Corsa one.

[Joseph-C]

I had a corsa b which had electric power steering which broke, the steering was really heavy, much heavier than my mini is now.

[Tupers]

You should take into account that the Corsa also weights a lot more than a Mini in the first place so the steering is bound to feel heavier if not assisted.

[Joseph-C]

that's true, every time I drove I got a good workout

Edited by Joseph-C, 26 May 2012 - 04:15 PM.

[cooperdan]

have you lot not considered the poor chap may have a medical condition?
arthritus or something painful like it?
he may be doing all he can to enjoy his mini!

Well if thats the case, dont buy bloody mini then,

Yeh i can imagine the scenario, yeh urmm, im sorry but you have slipped disks in your back so you need to avoid sudden movements and any kind of harsh jults etc,

Oh right ok then, Well off to drive a classic mini for its sensational comfort....

[MGBailey007]

haha that did make me laugh, what is the reason you want the power steering?

[charie t]

what is the reason you want the power steering?

Does it matter?