Posted by GVSII on January 26, 2016 at 10:37:11 from (74.79.204.124):
In Reply to: New Technology posted by Lazy WP on January 26, 2016 at 05:51:59:
First car I drove was a Model A ford.That was in the '50s.It was basic!Right down to it's mechanical brakes.
Lots of cars and trucks have passed through my hands since.The wifes cars are fairly well decked out.Mine have a minimum of options.My currant truck,an '06 F250 4 WD,6spd. manual,manual hubs and X/fer case,manual door locks and windows.
As for ABS-my opinion,a joke.Just for fun I did a little test on a glare ice road.Locked the brakes up at between 30 and 35 MPH.Slid for a 1/4 mile!ABS making all sorts of racket.Turned around and went back to the start,same spd.and pumped the pedal like we were taught way back when and guess what -stopped in 1/3 the distance.Engineers can keep the ABS!
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