S4DAM Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 OK, this might be a dumb question but just seen a post about ABS and it got me thinking about something.I know we all have ABS on our cars, but has anyone ever felt the ABS pump kick in under heavy braking? I must admit i have no ABS lights come on and quite often when im going for those "spirited drive" ive had a lock ups on the front wheels but none of the abs pumpin the brakes on/off/on/offi just always thought oh well old car = sh1t ABSNot that it bothers me im just curious to see if anyone has come across, or maybe im not driving fast enough in which case.... time for a topgear challenge! jus kidding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKH25 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Always thought it came in a bit too easy, might just be my lead plates though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesyMB6 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Mine was on for about a year, and even when slamming on in the wet it never even locked up. Before when it was working I think I felt it come on once, so who knows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4DAM Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 my lights never been on or anything and i've never felt the abs pump on the pedal like i have in other cars.i know you shouldn't really be driving like that but hey.... in town slow down, everywhere else you're ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philgor Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Yeh, I felt it kick in, on a bit of gravel and at the end of a dual carrage way slip road i've felt it working in all of the snow and ice this week and oh boy having a LSD make's poor weather brilliant, even passed a stuck range rover sport on the A46 on monday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesyMB6 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Yeah the LSD has helped me out loads, I wouldn't be without it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4DAM Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 hmm... come to think of it, i've never really had the civic out in the snow or gravel, so i'll have to put it to the test when i get it back on the road.I crapped myself last year going round a bend and the back end just swung out of nowhere doing like 25 mph in wet, ran over a massive metal plate in the middle of the bend and swoosh. couldn't have had it so sideways if i had tried. loljust kept thinking to myself please dont crash, please dont crash, please dont crash, its gonna b a b@sterd getting parts for you!!!!you dont mind a bit of sideways action if thats what you're going for but if you're driving slow, secretly using ur iphone to text... then phone goes up in the air and two hands on the wheel, uv got fight ur instincts and keep the foot on the gas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyfie5 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 wish i had ABS and an LSD i was sliding all over the place on monday roads had black ice topped off with snow! took me over 2 hours to travel 24 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4DAM Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 wish i had ABS and an LSD i was sliding all over the place on monday roads had black ice topped off with snow! took me over 2 hours to travel 24 miles should've taken a video, ken block gymkhana aberdeen style. i love driving on ice/snow, bit annoying when you need to get places tho lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesyMB6 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Yeah its fun if you have a lot of space and don't need to be anywhere.If not its annoying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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