TobesEtc
Mexico City
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- 2 Jun 2014
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993 C4 with standard brakes. Several times I've noticed that the ABS system seems to cut in earlier than I would expect. When braking fairly heavily, the pedal seems to stutter away from you as the brakes are cut in and out to avoid locking up. It isn't that the ABS isn't working, rather that (I feel) it cuts in earlier than I would expect.
This has happened consistently throughout my ownership on whatever old or brand new tyres it's wearing. It's not getting worse. It's not something I notice anywhere near every drive, just when I apply heavy braking, so it's a marginal thing that occurs infrequently. But it's more often than I expect - I guess I'm judging against my experience in other cars, it happens more often than any other car I've driven regularly... but I suppose its the heavier of the sports cars that I've owned, so...
Does not feel like the brakes don't work, just that the ABS is firing a bit "easily" . It's booked into a local (ish) Indy for this to be checked this week.
Does this mean I have to stop wearing my lead diving boots when I drive? Maybe I'm just trying to give myself an excuse to upgrade the brakes - but something tells me that upgrading brakes and leaving the same ABS system in place, isn't going to stop it!
Thoughts?
This has happened consistently throughout my ownership on whatever old or brand new tyres it's wearing. It's not getting worse. It's not something I notice anywhere near every drive, just when I apply heavy braking, so it's a marginal thing that occurs infrequently. But it's more often than I expect - I guess I'm judging against my experience in other cars, it happens more often than any other car I've driven regularly... but I suppose its the heavier of the sports cars that I've owned, so...
Does not feel like the brakes don't work, just that the ABS is firing a bit "easily" . It's booked into a local (ish) Indy for this to be checked this week.
Does this mean I have to stop wearing my lead diving boots when I drive? Maybe I'm just trying to give myself an excuse to upgrade the brakes - but something tells me that upgrading brakes and leaving the same ABS system in place, isn't going to stop it!
Thoughts?