Date:         Sat, 18 Nov 2000 21:41:22 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: ABS on a Vanagon ... wha'???
Comments: To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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I know we tend to think simple is better most times, but the ABS  or other anti
lock systems have been on military jets, airliners, and corporate jets for quite
a long time now. Those puppies do work. Saved many a pilots butt, his passengers
butts, and the cargo's butts.

Nothing wrong with them being on other vehicles including Vanagons......but of
course they aren't.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver



David Marshall wrote:

> 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)