Originally Posted by nick w


I want purity, no electronic aids, I actively want to know which way up the coin I'm running over is.
There's more fun for me in getting round a tough corner at 35mph knowing I had to use skill, than getting round it at 60mph thanks to the car automatically braking some wheels and getting me round.
Nick


But as in everything, there is a balance. Most of us petrolheads dont want the fancy electronics. But do we really want floppy chassis, cart springs, drum brakes, leaks and bits that drop off? Surely you want a car that incorporates the best of modern design and manufacture but without the electrons whizzing round integrated circuits. Something like say the Lotus of the late 90s. Or indeed the plus 6 without that horrific gearbox.

After all, you mostly all go for modern engines in your Trad. Why stop at engines? Why not proper brakes as well?