Need Help! ABS or Not?

[2BADD 4U]

Need some advice on ABS on the 2001 and no ABS on the 2000 GTS. I am looking at 2 2000 GTS red/ silver and steel gray/silver coupes. Is ABS really going to make a big difference? What pros and or cons are there ? My GTS will not see a lot of track running if any. I can wait for a 01 and probably go with the red/stripes. Should I go with the ABS or won't it matter too much?

Thanks, Dave

 

[Fred(DrivingSchool)Kinder]

ABS will stop in a shorter distance and save $$$ for tires (no flat spotting). Some guys pretend that non-ABS is better and that they can stop faster without ABS, I say B.S., older ABS systems were not as good as todays technology and a pro could stop shorter on dry pavement but not on wet or otherwise low grip situations. The Viper's ABS will not be out performed 99.99% of the best drivers. Buy the 2001 without question!

 

[Mike H]

Fred says it well, for the average person who even road races a couple of times the Abs will take you to the limit of wheel lockup and keep the tires from flat spotting....in the real world abs is great....

 

[Supercharged Vipermad]

An additional, important point -- for 2001 they changed the rear calipers on the Viper to a substantially larger unit. Even without ABS, the '01 Viper would stop better. Couple that with the ABS system, and I've recorded repeated 60-0 braking of 110', compared with published figures of 143' - 155' for '00 and earlier Vipers.

Get the '01!

 

[2BADD 4U]

Thanks guys for all the info! It will be an 01!!!