ShoobieRat said:
Car companies sell you ABS, but have you ever actually had to use it?
I agree with a lot of the possible "conspiracy" scenarios you listed shoobie, but for most of those to be succesful they would have to be HUGE as there are agencies that check on all those sorts of things. I understand what you're saying though.
ABS. Ahh ABS. Yes, I have had to use it. Actually, the nice thing about it is that it is automatic. I dare say it saved my ass once when some jackass nailed the brakes the instant a light turned yellow on an icy (not to mention downhill) road. Other than that my ABS has been activated many times (not in dire situations) driving around in my neighboorhood on unplowed streets. You don't live anywhere with much snow do you? Finally, I've also heard them come on a few times during some extreme dry pavement driving. I think they might have saved me from taking out my buddies mailbox one time... man, that was fun as hell! I was new with my car, testing it out .
So I can safely dismiss that conspiracy; ABS DOES EXIST! (at least for me )