Sorry to hear about your pain Phil! I'm so glad ABS was a option, and even the used one I just bought doesn't have ABS. It's bad enough the expense is so ridiculous, it seems these systems could be better designed so troubleshooting wasn't a pain.
I read on Edmund.com (Ford Edge) where several people were applauding Ford for making ABS,traction control and the so called stability control standard just like everone else does.
I like having choice rather than having something shoved down my throat. I realize the "do-gooders" starting with Nader and so on thought they were doing the right thing, it just goes show what the "dumb'in-up of the public" has done.
It's amazing how good of job the marketing types have takin advantage? Oh you got to have this it's so great and if you don't have it your unsafe. Some inside info from Highway Patrol friend, accident reports are showing that vehicles with all the bells and whistles are only allowing the drivers to drive well above their abilities. His quote to me "drivers have no idea the dynamics they're dealing with".
Well that's my impression of all these loaded vehicles. How about a "kiss" vehicle that just gets decent gas mileage and is fun to drive? Hey I own two one's on the road the other a back-up or if I ever find another job pay would make it worthwhile to have both.
Sorry CEG just an Old Fart Baby Boomer whose out of the mainstream job market earlier than planned! Unfortunately there are more of us in my situation than our government realizes or wants to acknowledge.
Paul
98 Mystique LS 2 ea (07/97)(08/98)
