Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 13:46:50 -0000 From: "Julian <jmaynopsamco.uk> Subject: Re: ANTI LOCK warning Light 94 9000CS
"Walt Kienzle" <wkienzlenopsam.net> wrote in message news:bvhbls02mtunopsams2.newsguy.com... > > I'm not making a value judgement here, but I want to fully understand. Is > it the purpose of these vehicle inspections to get the owners to disable > warning lights telling them that a safety feature has failed? How is it > handled when the car is traded in to a dealer and/or sold to someone else? > Doesn't the inspector run the car through the lamp test cycle to make sure > the bulbs haven't burned out or were removed? If they did, wouldn't that > cause the car to fail the test or do they assume that if the car doesn't > have an ABS lamp that it is not equipped with ABS? > > Sorry if my questions seem silly, but we don't have vehicle safety > inspections where I live, just emissions inspections and most cars in the > state (Illinois) are exempt from this inspection too (but not my Saab). > > Walt Kienzle > 1991 9000T Hi Walt Not a silly question at all. I was faced with spending a significant amount of money to diagnose & repair a fault on a car worth very little (a '91 9000 with 180k miles!). I also took the informed, value decision that ABS was not a fundamental safety component, like (say) a worn steering component. I have driven for decades without ABS, so I felt quilified to make that decision. YMMV. So, write the car off for the failure of a peripheral part, spend a fortune repairing said part, or simply disable the feature? If ABS was not fitted, it's absence does not cause a failure in the test, It's like foglights - if they are fitted, they must work correctly. If they are not, this part of the test is ignored. Cheers Julian --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.573 / Virus Database: 363 - Release Date: 28/01/2004