I was wondering cause I have a friend who ended up sliding into a ditch doing the speed limit on a ramp and when he was trying to slow down, his brakes literally locked up on him...but especially his rear end just slid from behind him.

He's ok, no body damage but his rear tires are done and he messed up his radiator.

 

Its an option but not standard.

I dont have ABS, i'll live. Its just fun braking really fast.

 

aaah. An option aye?

Ok. I'll let him know.

 

He will just have to learn how to manuliplate the brakes so they don't lock. When they lock, you go stright no matter how far you turn the wheel. And from what I have been told, drum brakes lock up easier than disc.

 

Intresting

 

i have ABS, and it almost caused an accident. i was braking normally, and it restricted braking, and i almost slid into another car, and it threw the car on a 30 degree angle when ABS hit
i wish i didnt have it

 

My LS doesn't have it either. I realized it when this stupid lady pulled out in front of me and stopped in middle of the road and I skidded 30 ft. Before that incident, the dealer told me that I did have ABS when I was buying. I guess it's alright. At least I know now.

 

None on my LS or my gf's LS.....

 

It's part of the 1SB option package that includes:

Or that's the way it is on my LT anyway - wasn't available as a separate option.

 

I thought all 05 LS's came with ABS since it was 'mid' level trim. Since the renaming of the trims for 06+ LS's are now base and those dont come with ABS.

 

No ABS = base model Balt.

 

i was almost glad to not have abs, if i was like the cavaliers abs,. and no traction control, the tc on my alero made not having it a huge selling point to me

 

My 06 Cobalts LS has ABS. And it was a showroom car =)

 

I can't believe you can still get a 15k+ car without ABS... I thought that was standard on all but the crappiest econoboxes...

 

Actually I think for the 2007's the 1LS is the lowest model and there is no more base, they now instead have three models of LT, the second of which offers ABS. So, in 2007 - you have for ABS
LS - optional
1LT - optional
2LT - SS/SC - Standard

Oh, and on the statement above, the 2LT is the first car with MSRP over $15k.

 

Having ABS is no big deal, just lean to pulse the breaks when you know you wont get traction.

 

I think ABS is often misunderstood. It allows to to retain steering control control.

ABS will sometimes breifly lock up, say on ice--but you can always steer--hopefully your way out of hitting something. You still have to thik and drive sanely--ABS is not an exuse to get out of that.

 

I manage a collision center and can tell you that statement is correct. Something else I thought I might add is that drum brakes actually provide more stopping power than disc brakes, but they cannot dissapate heat nearly as well. That's why discs are preferred.

 

the MSRP on my LS 1sb was 18.5k or something
that's not what I paid, but that's what it was at, and mine has ABS