Ethics Question, Removing ABS from a Street Boxster |
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Ethics Question, Removing ABS from a Street Boxster |
Series9 |
Oct 20 2011, 07:13 PM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
I have a Boxster customer with a brake problem. She's had the car for 140k miles and has taken it with her to Hawaii and back.
Late in August, she experienced a very strange brake failure about 50 yards from her driveway. The pedal went to the floor. She stopped with the parking brake. Immediately after stopping, the brakes worked normally again. She took the car to her old mechanic, who replaced the master cylinder. Last week, it happened again. This time, she was going 45 and had to swerve to miss traffic. She ended up in the grass, facing the other way by the time she stopped. Once again, the brakes were back immediately and she drove home. When she returned to her mechanic, he told her the car was a liability and said he couldn't help her any more. That's when she found me. There are no fault codes stored or active for the ABS and she is now afraid of the car. She wants to keep it, though. She's a school teacher who can't afford the $4000+ bill to replace the ABS (if that were to become necessary). We have discussed bypassing the ABS hydraulically, but I told her I have ethical questions I have to ponder before doing so. I would like your opinions, please. |
SLITS |
Oct 21 2011, 07:15 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Before you disable the ABS System, spend time on the net researching. In a few minutes, I was able to determine that this problem and others with ABS spans a lot of auto manufacturers. What reader was used to try and see if codes were present? Several posts indicate that only the manufacturers' readers pick up codes; Flaps readers won't.
While you are a raving asshole, I wouldn't want you to get pinned for an accident or death. If you do decide to proceed, will you sleep well knowing that it could possibly lead to the above? It's all about how you feel, not her. And in the end, would you drive the car on a daily basis, assured that it wouldn't happen again? Oh well ... more coffee! |
Series9 |
Oct 22 2011, 08:52 AM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
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