Input on my brakes please?

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deedeesmom

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southpawboston said:
that guy is totally wrong on two points:

1) the ABS not functioning does NOT interfere with normal braking. the cars are designed this way intentionally. brakes must work in spite of electrical or other problems a car may have.

2) having air in the brake system (needing to be bled) does NOT cause the pedal to "pull away from you toward the floor". i have never heard of this. air in the system causes the pedal to travel farther than it should toward the floor, and causes the pedal to feel "mushy" but does not "pull" away from you.

i don't know if you are friends with this mechanic or not, but he sounds to me like a total quack, IMHO.
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He's not a friend -- I don't have any mechanic friends. Wish I did!

1) That is good to hear.
2) I know nothing about cars (got a horse or grammar question and I'm your gal!) and there's a very high chance I worded that wrong -- I think he may have been saying what you said. Not that I understand what a mushy brake is. But I was totally rewording based on my a) understanding and b) memory, both of which are not to be trusted, lol.

I really don't know what to do now though. Take it to a 5th person?! What would I ask them? @%&#!

Can't we go back to riding horses everywhere? Those I understand. Not sure how carseats would work that way though and I guess I couldn't fit 2 Radians on there ...
 
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