Steering Dead Zone?

Cad · 7th June 2006, 22:51

Having put a couple of hundred miles on the clock of my 2.2 EX, I'm starting to notice a certain oddness about the steering.

On my previous car (new shape Mondeo) there was a steering 'dead zone' when driving in a straight line. I'm not sure what the correct technical term is, but the wheel had a wee bit of slack in it which meant minute movements, bu me, didn't alter the course of the car.

The Civic, on the other hand, does not seem to have this spot, and every little twitch of my arms causes a slight steering change (not that I'm prone to twitching while driving

). Is this normal? It's not a huge issue, as no doubt I'll get used to it.

On a slightly different topic, I found out today that the Civic, with its mirrors out, is actually wider than my old Mondeo! I found this out when I drove into my garage, forgetting to bring the mirrors in, and scraped a line along the offside mirror (I think my garage was built in the 50s, when the widest car was probably a Hillman Imp).

Cheers

Cad

Pottsy · 8th June 2006, 07:54

The quick and responsive steering setup was a big selling point for me. Those dead zones hat have appeared in "soft" modern cars have in my opinion taken away control, actually making a car harder to drive accurately. Of course at speed you have to be very light on the wheel, applying a small mean force on the wheel (rather than a movement as such) but ultimately I find that easier.

Cad, you'll not even notice it after a while, until you have to drive a soft old Mundano again and you'll wonder where the steering accuracy went!

lost-again · 8th June 2006, 19:51

Can't add to that

basegreen · 8th June 2006, 19:58

For comedy value, I drove my non-power steering corsa the other week. And attempted to take the roundabout in the same way I do in the civic.

So funny, almost stacked it

Cad · 8th June 2006, 21:41

I have to admit that, although the Mondeo handled very well, my Civic goes around corners like it's on rails. If sensitive steering is the price of that, then I can learn to adapt.

...now I just have to learn to stop my, admittedly large, hands from resting on the cruise control buttons

Cad

Big ARG · 9th June 2006, 18:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by basegreen

For comedy value, I drove my non-power steering corsa the other week. And attempted to take the roundabout in the same way I do in the civic.

So funny, almost stacked it

lmao

7th June 2006, 22:51	#1 (permalink)
Cad estranged Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 5th June 2006 Location: Upstairs Posts: 390 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Steering Dead Zone? Having put a couple of hundred miles on the clock of my 2.2 EX, I'm starting to notice a certain oddness about the steering. On my previous car (new shape Mondeo) there was a steering 'dead zone' when driving in a straight line. I'm not sure what the correct technical term is, but the wheel had a wee bit of slack in it which meant minute movements, bu me, didn't alter the course of the car. The Civic, on the other hand, does not seem to have this spot, and every little twitch of my arms causes a slight steering change (not that I'm prone to twitching while driving ). Is this normal? It's not a huge issue, as no doubt I'll get used to it. On a slightly different topic, I found out today that the Civic, with its mirrors out, is actually wider than my old Mondeo! I found this out when I drove into my garage, forgetting to bring the mirrors in, and scraped a line along the offside mirror (I think my garage was built in the 50s, when the widest car was probably a Hillman Imp). Cheers Cad

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8th June 2006, 07:54	#2 (permalink)
Pottsy Administrator Civinfo guru Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 4,771 Thanks: 7 Thanked 64 Times in 33 Posts	The quick and responsive steering setup was a big selling point for me. Those dead zones hat have appeared in "soft" modern cars have in my opinion taken away control, actually making a car harder to drive accurately. Of course at speed you have to be very light on the wheel, applying a small mean force on the wheel (rather than a movement as such) but ultimately I find that easier. Cad, you'll not even notice it after a while, until you have to drive a soft old Mundano again and you'll wonder where the steering accuracy went!

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lost-again Valve Cap Join Date: 1st June 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Can't add to that

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basegreen Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 15th April 2006 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,865 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	For comedy value, I drove my non-power steering corsa the other week. And attempted to take the roundabout in the same way I do in the civic. So funny, almost stacked it

8th June 2006, 21:41	#5 (permalink)
Cad estranged Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 5th June 2006 Location: Upstairs Posts: 390 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have to admit that, although the Mondeo handled very well, my Civic goes around corners like it's on rails. If sensitive steering is the price of that, then I can learn to adapt. ...now I just have to learn to stop my, admittedly large, hands from resting on the cruise control buttons Cad