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| 2078.1 | It works for my wife. | MUGGER::LEACH | There's a hole in my fuel pipe... | Thu Apr 29 1993 14:11 | 4 |
| Try something with fairly stiff suspension, it is less likely to roll
and wallow when changing direction.
Shaun.
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| 2078.2 | | SUBURB::THOMASH | The Devon Dumpling | Thu Apr 29 1993 16:58 | 11 |
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The MG Maestro was excellent.
Coaches are the pits.
So, something square, with decent umpfh, hardish suspension, and
a wheel in each corner.
Do they still sell the MG Maestros?
Heather
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| 2078.3 | | PEKING::SMITHRW | The Great Pyramid of Bloke | Thu Apr 29 1993 17:49 | 7 |
| I have the impression that there's only the 1.3 and the 2.0
turbo-diesel left.
Maybe when Romanian production comes on stream....8*)
Richard
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| 2078.4 | Look out the window? | TIMMII::TOMMII::RDAVIES | Amateur Expert | Fri Apr 30 1993 14:33 | 11 |
| My family don't get car sick in the Rover 416, so maybe it's the way you drive? :-)
Seriously, who gets sick?, all your family, just the one's in the back?.
As a kid I used to get car sick, but I put it down to not paying attention to the
outside and thus the feeling of movement without the vision of movement upset the
equilibrium.
Richard
P.S. I do find the Rover 400 has quite a bouncy rear suspension.
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| 2078.5 | Shocks???? | WELCLU::YOUNG | Policemen aren't nasty people | Tue May 04 1993 11:30 | 6 |
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Are your rear shocks ok. I used to have a Sierra that made someone feel
sick a new pair of rear shocks and it was a different story!
Richard
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| 2078.6 | Series 3 landy ( Leaf sprung of course ) | VANTEN::MITCHELLD | "Management is opaque" | Tue May 04 1993 17:20 | 2 |
| :-))))
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| 2078.7 | BX? | PEKING::GERRYT | | Tue May 04 1993 18:27 | 4 |
| And then there's the Citroen BX range....works fine for my
mother-in-law and she throws up at the slightest movement!
Tim
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| 2078.8 | atmospheric condition | BELFST::ARMSTRONG | Whatever you say, say nothing. | Thu May 06 1993 12:38 | 3 |
| Install anti-static straps. Car sickness will be a thing of the past.
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| 2078.9 | As it says, it's anti-roll! | UTROP1::BOSMAN_P | | Mon May 24 1993 14:49 | 5 |
| Why not have your dealer fit the stiffer anti-roll bar of the GTi?
If you can half turn a wrench you could even undertake it yourself. I
guess there should be one or two GTi's at the wreckers' so...
Peter
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| 2078.10 | CONSULT AN OPTICIAN | NEWOA::HOLTAM_I | THE QUESTION IS = TOBE || !TOBE | Sat Jul 17 1993 16:48 | 22 |
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When a teenager I know recently went for an eye examination the
the optician, after performing the eye test, asked him if he had
suffered from car sickness as a child. He was 'amazed' that the
optician was so 'perceptive' because he did.
He has a slight imbalance between the relative strenth of his eyes
(or somthing like that)
He now requires glasses for driving.
It might be worthwhile getting an eye test done for all members of your
family who get car sick.
( ... its a good idea to get your eyes checked )
(( ... also the 'normal school eye tests did not pick up on the problem))
((( This reply is a bit after the event so you may already
have chosen the car ... (*):(*) )))
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| 2078.11 | Perceived difference....8*) | PEKING::SMITHRW | Off-duty Rab C Nesbit stunt double | Mon Jul 19 1993 10:02 | 14 |
| I discovered that I needed to use glasses for driving after my
mother-in-law broke my old ones.
The optician mentioned in passing that I was below the limit for
driving. I was hardly using my glasses for anything at the time.
My eyesight isn't too bad, uncorrected, and wasn't then (about ten
years ago), but the difference was amazing, especially at speed. On
the motorway, distant objects resolved so much sooner, and I had a lot
more time to plan for/deal with developing situations. Fast long-
distance driving became so much more relaxed (and safer!).
Richard
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| 2078.12 | Quite a few drivers do need glasses... | RDGENG::RUSLING | Dave Rusling REO2 G/E9 830-4380 | Mon Jul 19 1993 10:40 | 8 |
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One statistic I heard (from the Birmingham police) was that when they
ran a spot check over 30% of the driver's they checked had incorrect
eyesight/vision. In several European countries if you wear glasses then
you must carry a spare pair just in case you lose/break your normal
pair.
Dave
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| 2078.13 | Time for a visit again........ | MACNAS::JDOOLEY | On the way | Sat Sep 25 1993 09:48 | 11 |
| The same thing happened to me when I changed opticians three years ago
due to the retirement of my previous one. The new optician referred me
to a specialist who prescribed a specialised type of lens and it has
improved my distance vision and my stereoscopic perception, both
essential for long distance driving and safe overtaking.
My night vision has also improved so that I can travel along quiet fast
without the worry of hitting an object such as a brick or a stone which
I wouldn't have been able to see with my previous glasses.
I would highly recommend that any driver should have regular ( every
three years ) eyetests.
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