reliantreviver
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Looking to find a replacement vehicle for my father who has a very weak arm due to illness. One of our family has a Panda with "City Mode" which ramps the assistance up and makes it seriously easy to manoeuvre. I know the Punto also has the same feature, but ideally we could do with something a little bigger, but the dog can be wedged in to whatever if needs be.
What other cars can people suggest that feature seriously light PAS or a city mode type feature please?
Thanks in advance.
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Reliant "750" Super Robin, Scimitar SS1s - 2 x 1300, 1 x 1600, 1 x 1800ti. 76 years off the road between them!
Also - Mitsubishi Galant Sport and Hyundai Coupe Gen3
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adam73bgt
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The Fiat Stilo also has 'city' steering and I'm pretty sure on the Stilo it wasn't limited to under 20mph like my later Grande Punto was... Stilo also comes in estate form for more dog space  |
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Could be worth talking to a specialist company like these - www.steeringdevelopments.co.uk/driving-controls-aids/power-steering-lightening/I have reduced strength in my legs and arms, which is getting worse, to the point where some days even my Smart Fortwo steering is too heavy for me whereas I can still easily drive my auto Discovery. What I'm saying is people with disabilities need to try out a vehicle to see if it suit them as what might seem perfect on paper / in theory might not be the best option. Neighbour with both hips replaced can still drive a manual car by going "upwards" with a people carrier so a better seating position than a lower down car. |
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taurus
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We have a couple of Yaris and the steering on them is very light. Japanese cars tend to overdo the steering and brake assist in my opinion, but it does make them very light to drive.
My parents, who are getting on a bit, went for a Yaris for exactly that reason.
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My corsa combo van (Corsa C) was very light on the steering at parking speeds, I would suspect the car version on skinnier tyres may be even more so.
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reliantreviver
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Thanks, all good suggestions and points. You are quite right Composimmonite, such a great variety of cars out there, that it's going to be a suck it and see process I feel, but hopefuly a few pointers will cut that process down a bit. Probably not going to invetsigate the avenue of converting cars as it's likely to be a relatively short term vehicle as my father shall have to give up driving not too far down the line.
Forgot about the existance of the Stilo, will follow that up, although the semi-auto is a rare beast it seems. Should have mentioned an auto is quite a firm requirement also.
The Yaris may well do the job nicely, would look for a Verso to gain that extra head room.
Neighbour has a couple of Corsas, so worth trying one out for feel, I know they have EPAS.... wonder if it could be modified to be variable?!
For what it's worth you can steer a Reliant Robin with one finger tip at speeds approaching 90, bit unsettling really!
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Reliant "750" Super Robin, Scimitar SS1s - 2 x 1300, 1 x 1600, 1 x 1800ti. 76 years off the road between them!
Also - Mitsubishi Galant Sport and Hyundai Coupe Gen3
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taurus
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You might be fine with a standard Yaris, they have a lot more head room than many cars - I know this because I hate washing them as they are taller than all our other cars. Seriously - I'm 5'11" and washing the room is a bit of a stretch.
This also makes them easier to get in and out of.
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