I always hear people talking about ABS, and whether ABS makes for a safer drive or else just results in a higher maintenance cost over the lifetime of a vehicle.
Recently, the right-rear ABS wheel sensor in my 2002 Protege5 went kapoot. As a result, my ABS would trigger sometimes even on dry pavement, decreasing my stopping power. I took my car in to my local Mazda dealership for an estimate (which by the way cost me $95) and found out that to replace that sensor would cost me about $400. Ouch!
After some online research (the web is so great for this), I learned that there's a big debate over ABS, whether it even helps make (winter) driving safer than driving without ABS. I decided to pull my ABS fuse and drive without it this winter. So far, I've driven on wet roads, snowy roads, and icy roads and actually feel more in control than when my ABS was turned on.
I'm sure someone else out there will argue the other way. Let's hear it