Pontiac: ABS Not Working- Follow Up

"John" <com> wrote in message
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bah, you don't need ABS.

Sounds like you were taken by whomever sold you the car. I'd go after them,
since the ABS system is part of the brake system

"John" <com> wrote in message
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Until you hit something, and then the insurance company tells you to get
bent for disabling a safety device.

On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 20:27:41 -0700, Paradox wrote:

 


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So what would happen if you drive a car that does not have ABS as an option?
Don't drive or find another insurance company or suit the car company?
Forget about insurance company. It is your life that you are talking about.
Fix it if it interference with your normal braking system or remove the fuse
(meaning remove this ABS option.)
"Marky" <net> wrote in message
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Obviously, if a vehicle was not manufactured with ABS, an insurance
company will not refuse otherwise entitled compensation on that note
alone. But on cars so equipped, disabling it is a good way to get in
trouble if one should be involved in an accident. And it's not just
*his* life, as you state; if he hits your wife and kills her, maybe then
you would wish you hadn't advised he disable a safety feature. It takes
an effort for a driver to become accustomed to ABS brakes and many don't
like them, I understand; I don't like them either, and I don't own a car
ever available with the system. But the feature *does* decrease stopping
distances, and that translates to a reduction in collisions. Not to
insult anyone here, but the sad fact of the matter is most drivers just panic
and swerve/jam the brakes to the floor at any emergency situation. Sorry
to be the asshole.

Mark

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 17:05:09 -0700, no email wrote:
 


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Paradox wrote : Bah you don't need ABS


Five years in here & the boy finally says something I agree with.

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"Marky" <net> wrote in message
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Case in point (mine). If you disable the ABS "safety feature" and are then
involved in an accident, whether you are at fault or not, the insurance
company will deem it a contributory factor and refuse to pay part, if not
all, of the damages.