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Originally posted by lietuviai
My wife received excellent driver training but its the other driver that I'm concerned about. My wife and I don't even own a cell phone. My wife's Tahoe has ABS brakes and is equipped with a police suspension package that makes her SUV handle nearly as well as a large sports sedan. Yes it does have a higher center of gravity but I have taken the same curves at the same speeds I am able to with my 300D. The Tahoe even seems to handle better at times than my 300D. One thing is for sure the Tahoe brakes far more controllably than my 300D. I had some idiot pull out in front of me while I was driving the 300D last year. I had to hit the brakes so hard that the car locked up so bad and went all over the place that I almost landed into a drainage ditch. If I end up in another situation like that one with the 300D, I am just going to plow into whoever pulls out in front of me instead of ending up as a solo wreck.
I had to make a sudden stop with the Tahoe in another occasion and it stopped very predictably in a straight line with no lock-up due to its oversized brakes and the help of the ABS system.
I can understand why this subject can be a pet peeve to you RT, but my wife's safety is far more important that my own.
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Wonder how the 126's with ABS are in a panic situation?