Abs

[tuscan_thunder]

i feel the ABS triggers very quickly and too easily. it makes a horrible cheap sounding noise. i presume this is normal?

my main question is: if i remove the ABS fuse to cancel the ABS system, will everything else remain working ok? (ie. brake lights)

(It's horrible driving with ABS in snow)

[KenL]

It may sound bad but it is there for a reason - don't do it.

You'll take a lot longer in snow/frost/wet road to stop your car.

I would never buy a car without ABS again after a bad experience.

[tuscan_thunder]

personally, i don't trust ABS. I have a rally car and a 400bhp TVR and neither have ABS. I would rather a direct corrolation between my right foot and the brakes than via a computer interface. especially on snow ABS is useless.

plus, i often left foot brake and ABS gets confused with this. all my opinion and I believe that for most 'normal' drivers ABS is a bonus. (that's not a dig or an ego-boost for myself.)

just want to check if anyone has any knowledge of what circuitry is controlled on the ABS fuse.

[KenL]

You sound like you know what you are up to so I'll let you off

However for most of us ABS is a fantastic advance in technology. You should pump the brake to avoid skidding but when you have very little time to stop and a skid happens it is not easy to do so. From my understanding ABS does this but at a much higher rate than any human.

I know from personal experience in that I hit a little girl who ran straight across a road. Thankfully she was unhurt but I skidded to a stop on a greasy road in January a couple of years ago (just hitting here) and since then I have vowed never to have a car without ABS. I'm sure I'd have stopped soon enough in the MINI.