I‘m considering buying a used car which is a great price and has great options.except for the fact that it‘s missing ABS brakes. Could anyone tell me the advantages of having ABS brakes as opposed to power brakes (whatever that means)?
they move valve up and down
The rocker panels are located just below the doors.
I hate ABS brake systems. Old cars do not have them and they stop just fine. ABS will keep your tires from locking up and sliding which isn't always a good thing.
When ABS brakes are applied when braking on an icy surface the brakes will 'chatter': that is pressure will be applied and released continually to stop the wheel locking. ABS was developed 50+ rears ago for aircraft to allow planes to brake hard without locking. Rather have a car with ABS than not.
ABS brakes were designed simply to prevent morons who don't know how to drive from locking their brakes in an emergency situation. Learning how to control a car properly is much more important than having a fancy brake system that tries to make up for lack of ability. Many people have found out the hard way that ABS doesn't help unless the car is stopping in a straight line. If you hit the brakes while turning, you will skid off the road no matter what brake system you have. It has nothing to do with power brakes vs manual brakes. Power brakes use engine vacuum so that a person doesn't have to push as hard on the brake pedal to apply the brakes as they do with manual brakes. More important is disc brakes vs drum brakes. Disc brakes (found on the front of most newer vehicles ) stop a vehicle much more efficiently than drum brakes. (found on the back of most vehicles.) Sportscars and performance cars usually have discs on front and rear. A properly trained driver knows their vehicle's limitations and applies what is known as thresh hold braking. This is applying the brakes to just short of locking. I can stop using thresh hold braking in a much shorter distance than with the brake pedal locked down with ABS. The ABS system to prevent accidental lock up does not allow the full braking pressure to be supplied to the wheels. This safety margin is to allow for equipment adjustment and manufacturing tolerances.
