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Re: 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question
Posted by c.k.christacopoulos (more from c.k.christacopoulos) on Thu, 23 Sep 1999 10:02:08
In Reply to: 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question, Jeff Stevens, Tue, 21 Sep 1999 15:18:12
To add my two thoughts on the subject,
I was not impressed by ABS on one wet road where I felt the brakes were spending longer locked than unlocked. ALthough the car was driveable it was not stopping fast enough and it spend too long skidding. In panick I resorted to my old 900 technique of pumping the pedal as hard and as fast as I could.
I feel the car stopped faster by pumping the pedal (admittedly the ABS also joined in at every press).
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A car is supposed to stop the quickest if the wheels can be kept at the position just before they lock. Locked wheels do not stop the car as well. >From the original question it seems to me that the person felt his car was not stopping fast enough (same for me). I add that it spends too long in the locked position but I have not driven any other car with ABS.
Can any people who have used other cars give an idea of how other (non SAAB) abs brakes behave?
I am interested as my car is still under manufacturer's warranty plus a dealer's guarantee.
Regards Charles
97 9000CSE 2.0 LPT 35k miles (just a baby).
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Posts in this Thread:
- 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question, Jeff Stevens, Tue, 21 Sep 1999 15:18:12
- Re: 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question, c.k.christacopoulos, Thu, 23 Sep 1999 10:02:08
- Re: 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question, Brian_Carney/FS/KSG, Wed, 22 Sep 1999 18:42:08
- Re: 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question, E. L. Mosshamer, Wed, 22 Sep 1999 18:42:00
- RE: 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question, John Cooper, Wed, 22 Sep 1999 18:41:59
- RE: 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question, Brian_Carney/FS/KSG, Wed, 22 Sep 1999 18:41:54
- RE: 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question, Jeff Stevens, Wed, 22 Sep 1999 11:12:59
- Re: 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question, Andy de Boer, Wed, 22 Sep 1999 10:39:31
- Re: 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question, Paul Galanti, Wed, 22 Sep 1999 09:29:00
- Re: 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question, Duane Dostie, Tue, 21 Sep 1999 20:57:18
- Re: 1990 900 Turbo Anti-Lock Brake Question, Andy de Boer, Tue, 21 Sep 1999 18:16:45
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