Date:         Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:19:21 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: ABS on a Vanagon ... wha'???
Comments: To: David Griffin <dgriffin1@HOME.COM>
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You are thinking of too fair a weather my friend!  I could have really used
ABS in my Vanagon last night!  The roads were covered in ice as the time
went to 0C... hitting the brakes to stop the wheels just locked up when this
happens you can't steer so you have to start pumping the brake pedal.  This
way you can remain in control, but ABS does a lot better of a job!  My Audi
5000 quattro has ABS and I think it is kinda neat!


David Marshall

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of David Griffin
Sent: November 17, 2000 7:40 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: ABS on a Vanagon ... wha'???


<I have seen this in the ETKA CD along with all of the other cool things
that
we never got:>

I can only thank the VW gods that such a Mongolian Cluster...party as ABS
never found it's way onto MY Vanagon. A computer to run one's brakes? Bah!

I confess my prejudices, but doesn't it seem rather opposed to the VW spirit
of simplicity to clutter it up with this kind of overengineered junk?

David Griffin
85 Westy (has many names, depending)