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My car doesn't have ABS, I think it teaches you how a car reacts better than one with ABS, but that's me. I also think the same about power steering, I personally don't like it, especially on ice, because it's a lot easier to "feel" the road when traction lessens.
Pity most of the non power steering polo's are scrapped now.
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Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!Join Date:Posts: 64342
Those cars were relative lightweights, RJ
For me ABS is priority #1 too
In both my big V8 BMW saloons I had one occasion where I would have hit something without the ABS. Both would have been tiny incidents with only small material damage, but still. The ABS saved a few feet in stopping distance. That and the comforting thought that I can just plant my foot deep into the braking pedal no matter what
My 25 year old car has ABS too
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Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!Join Date:Posts: 64342
Plus the fact under certain conditions it can be defeated (not necessarly snow or frost either) abs is not going to make you invincible.
That's the same as saying you're not wearing a seatbelt because under certain conditions it is better to be thrown out of the window than to be trapped inside
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.....................any older car that you're buying for less than a grand.? ....................Those cars were relative lightweights, RJ
For me ABS is priority #1 too
In both my big V8 BMW saloons ..................
True but they fall into the criteria mentioned
The Prelude was €850 and you'd buy a 3SGE powered Celica for under a grand too. Not many V8 BMWs about for under a grand.0 -
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That's the same as saying you're not wearing a seatbelt because under certain conditions it is better to be thrown out of the window than to be trapped inside
Just making the point that the units can fail, I wouldn't fully rely on it alone. People did survive before wothout it
As for the S3 its a 1974 ex mod yoke, clearly wasnt compulsary in those days0 -
Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!Join Date:Posts: 64342
Just making the point that the units can fail, I wouldn't fully rely on it alone. People did survive before wothout it
ABS units are very reliable when they are active!
But I do take your point. I even seem to remember that early cars with ABS in Germany (about 30 years ago) were more often involved in accidents than similar cars without ABS a few years before. I think the suggestion was that people with ABS drove faster / riskier than before My ads on adverts.ie
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ABS units are very reliable when they are active!
But I do take your point. I even seem to remember that early cars with ABS in Germany (about 30 years ago) were more often involved in accidents than similar cars without ABS a few years before. I think the suggestion was that people with ABS drove faster / riskier than before
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"Never needed a service cos it was well looked after"
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