I'll never daily drive a car without ABS. I'm a fairly experienced driver, and the ABS on the 1997 C230 saved my skin one time. Raining, going 40, car in the oncoming lane didn't see me coming and started to turn left right in front of me. I though oh no this is it, I AM going to crash. I panicked, hit the breaks and yanked the steering wheel as HARD as I could. I mean not a controlled thing at all... hard enough to pull muscles in my back. The C230 stopped really short while swerving within inches of the other car. When it stopped, the car rocked back and forth for a second, but it never lost traction. Other drivers stopped and we're laughing at what an outrageous maneuver it was and commented that it was a miracle that I didn't hit that lady.

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Michael

1988 300 SL (5 Speed)
1994 E320 Wagon
1997 C230