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Originally Posted by privateer
Look at the rear wheels.
If it has disk brakes, it has ABS.
If it has drum brakes it does not have ABS.
You'll also have an ABS Service Reminder 'Idiot' light somewhere on the instrument panel if you have ABS.
Turn the key on and it should come on for a few seconds then go off.
If you don't have the Owners Manual,
http://www.scribd.com/doc/14219380/2...-Owners-Manual |
I've looked at the rear wheels. They are surrounded by big black inflated rubber things and have a shiny round hubcap in the middle.
Checking the dashboard is a good idea, altho I won't be able to look at it until I get out there to pick the car up, at which point I need to have the insurance already taken care of. But it might have a diagram in the owner's manual, which I'm pretty sure I brought home with me. When I went through what I have I was looking for the phrase "anti lock brakes" and not "ABS" or something else so I may have missed it.
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
[edit] This site says ABS is available, which implies it's not standard, even with 4 discs. On the other hand, that doesn't mean your new car doesn't have them.
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Yeah, it seems to have been optional. I'm guessing if it was an option, my mom got it. I hadn't thought about it but I should probably call my brother-in-law, he may know one way or the other.
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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
I think you can safely check No ABS and go forward with the insurance. It's not like they check it, even if an accident is involved.
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Yeah, I'm just gonna make a guess and check a box and get the damn thing on my policy so I can drive it. I'll only be adding it to the current term which runs out on 8/31, and the car's tags are only good til 8/28. If we don't get the title transferred I can't do anything about updating the registration; if we do the Chevy is history. So one way or the other I'll be in there redoing my policy between now and the end of next month, either to drop the Chevy or remove the Sonata if something happens and I don't get the title/registration sorted out before the tags expire and I have to drive the Chevy again temporarily.
By the time I'm sorting out which car needs to be insured starting 9/1, I'll have whatever info there is and can edit things accordingly. I may be switching insurance companies anyway if I shop around and find a better deal.
Thanks for all your help guys!