Mark2 goft gti

[billydude]

power steering is for girls?
and just a more expensive mot failiure point?
my skinny short arse of a misses has no probs with non power steering?

the golf steering wheel is huge to lighten the steering 

[JMallows]

They changed the windows on the golf in 88, which was half way through E. Mine is an E reg, and is the 88spec. Think thats prbably been said by now though! :-[

[Veedubgt18v]

i dont think they upgraded the brakes because of the extra weight a plastic bumper adds to the car. cos essentially that is what it is, a re designed plastic skin!

i would have thought it would have been to cope with the power upgrade of the 16v over 8v, and came about becasue of the over haul of the car in the late 80's/90's hence '90 spec'

[VeeDubGTI16v]

course you need power steering!! its not exactly a complicated system the racks a bit quicker like gambit said then you can put on a smaller steering wheel for more control so you can drive it quicker

[Device]

So its '89 onwards for the 16v.

Gambit how come you sold your '91 16v?? and what year is big red??

redcap mentioned he uses his for the track and power steering is a waste of time for him. but been mentioned in this thread that you do need it for this car. ??

[Ryan S]

Interesting stuff!

Now then, on my 1986 8v there is no power steering, and the 'feel' you get from the road is great.

I've not driven a mk2 golf with PAS but do drive quite a few modern cars through work (hire cars).

Lots have PAS - and I can't abide it!
Sure it's great for parking, but I find it unnerving at speed - especially on the M-way, as I can't 'feel' the road.

On occasion parking is a hassle in my golf - but it's usually because I'm lazy - and not concentrating enough!

***Remeber - I've not driven a PAS mk2 Golf though - I suspect they would feel abit more in touch with the road than a brand new rep-mobile

[Fielder5757]

The biggest advantage ive seen from my powersteering (performance wise) is it gives you the ability to turn corners with one hand while doing other things (hand break, Great Change, Handing a sick bag to a passanger etc) Also, at the last newark i was speeking to two other Golf 2 Driver drivers, And they where all saying the problem with non PAS cars is that the larger tires sorta train track and make it harder to turn the corners, Ive never experenced this with my PAS 

[Gambit]

PAS on a mk2 doesnt feel light as like in most cars. infact anybody who drove my old 16v didnt know it had power steerin till i told them!!

with the PAS you can get a lot more turn on the sharper corners due to the quicker rack.

tbh i can live without in the new one. but if i had a choice i would take PAS if i could get it.

my 91 16v was sold due to a rusty inner arch, so i got rid of it while i could.

new one is an 89 and is totally rust free all over!! but that was at a premium. i paid ?500 more for the new one than what i paid for the old one 2yrs ago!!

[tinman]

I've not driven a mk2 golf with PAS but do drive quite a few modern cars through work (hire cars).

Lots have PAS - and I can't abide it!
Sure it's great for parking, but I find it unnerving at speed - especially on the M-way, as I can't 'feel' the road.

every type of car has a different PAS system.

the Nissan Bluebird we had for S2N2003 had fingertip touch steering at any speed. the 827 i had for S2N2004 (and probably 5) has slightly harder PAS with speed control, but the steering feels extremely light at over a ton. My MGTF has superb PAS, firms up just enough at high speed, is light enough around town, and leaves me in touch with its front wheels at all times.

at the end of the day - every car is different.

i did go out in a mates PAS Mk2, and although it wasn't as heavy as mine, it wasn't exactly as light as the modern PAS cars can be.

i still love my old NON PAS mk2 though. its like a work out everytime i take her out.

[DimReefa]

i ave a mk2 without power steering with 17's on and a sparco wheel and i am only a thin chap and i ave no trouble with it at all iused to ave a small omp wheel and parkin was a bit ov a pain but apart from that non-powered i prefer seems to be more precise...its just an opinion