I'd just like to say that I am most definitely not in the "last real Mog was flat rad" category. I think I made it very clear that I'm totally behind MMC's modernisation. I wouldn't buy an everyday car without all these "aids" and legislation wouldn't let me anyway. But I bought my Mog to have a different driving style, a change for fun. That's all. I fully understand that things move on.
Just a technical thing though.ABS is a valuable safety feature because it allows you to steer not because it stops you more quickly. It's quite possible to beat abs stopping distances in a non abs car. The friction quotient is far higher with a locked tyre, so you stop in a shorter distance. Abs allows you to steer around the child, but you can do that by releasing the brake pedal. But for straight line stopping distance non abs wins. Abs not good on leaves either.....
