XPost: comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 12/12/2025 8:28 am, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:11:00 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> The next car my father bought, a Peugeot 205, was the first we had   
   >> with hydraulic clutch, same reservoir as the brakes. Bought maybe   
   >> 1984. I remember the first time I drove it, my father warned me the   
   >> brakes were brutal. Yet I was surprised by them, the car stopped   
   >> brutally. Vacuum servo-assist.   
   >   
   > I don't think they do it as much anymore but automatic transmission   
   > cars used to have very wide brake pedals, presumably to allow for   
   > braking with your left foot.   
      
   Naughty! Naughty!! ;-P   
      
   > Brutal was when your manual transmission muscle memory kicked in, you   
   > attempted to hit the clutch pedal, and got the brake instead.   
   >   
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