Well ABS didn't cause that. Maybe a rock puncturing a line.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
To: "Thomas - Sweden" <csp311@telia.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: GREEN caliper pistons? (Now Way OT)
> A woman here was driving on a gravel road with a brand new buick, and when
> she came to a curve she said she hit the brakes and there was none. She
> rolled it.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas - Sweden <csp311@telia.com>
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 3:59 PM
> Subject: Re: GREEN caliper pistons? (Now Way OT)
>
>
> >I have been using ABS brakes for 15 years on snow,
> >ice, gravel, whatever and I love it. On good roads I
> >can brake into a corner and drive ever faster than
> >without ABS. I dont think that was the original
> >intention of ABS brakes but it works if the rest of
> >the hardware is good enough.
> >
> >Thomas
> >
> >
> >Mike Harper wrote:
> >
> >> My only problem w ABS brakes are they are built for
> >> people (the majority I am afraid) who do not know how
> >> to use brakes. The trick is to not lock up brakes,
> >> and I would rather trust my driving skills than
> >> engineers to accomplish that. My 2c
> >>
> >> Mike
> >> SC
> >> --- "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > I have heard some horror stories about the ABS
> >> > Brakes. They do not stop a
> >> > car on ice or sand or Gravel. Any loose soil that
> >> > allows it to slip and the
> >> > brakes release. Pat
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: RoadsterGB@aol.com <RoadsterGB@aol.com>
> >> > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> >> > <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >> > Date: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 2:02 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: GREEN caliper pistons? (Now Way OT)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >Hi Eddie, Thomas and Chris
> >> > >
> >> > >I did look at the Nissan Primera - nice car -
> >> > however, the RS was launched
> >> > >two weeks ago over here - just #15,100 with vented
> >> > discs all round, ABS,
> >> > >traction control, lowered/stiffened suspension,
> >> > etc, etc (all Audi/VW) -
> >> > >inside there's leather, climate control, cd changer
> >> > etc, etc. She even had
> >> > a
> >> > >spare 17in alloy. My insurance company insists on a
> >> > Thatcham Cat 1 alarm
> >> > >(145mph+ and 0-60 in just over 7 secs).
> >> > >
> >> > >The Skoda salesman got stopped speeding in their
> >> > demonstrator the day I
> >> > went
> >> > >for a test drive - 120mph in a 50mph limit -
> >> > instant ban!
> >> > >
> >> > >List - do Skoda/Seat sell in the USA?
> >> > >
> >> > >Further roadster content - the roadsters are
> >> > staying in the garage, the
> >> > Skoda
> >> > >outside - it's a company car.
> >> > >
> >> > >Speak soon.
> >> > >
> >> > >Rob
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> >> a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
> >
> >
> >
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