Bought me a 2.5i 5M wagon yesterday. Drove it an hr before paying. Brake pedal was soft. Had some travel before they started to grab. Told them to check them out. One guy they said was a tech, was telling me that is how the ABS will feel. Didn't make me feel very comfortable when braking, like they didn't start to grab till the pedal was depressed about 1/3. Felt like it would increase the stopping distance, by time I got them to start grabbing.
I'm not a fan of ABS to start with so it didn't endear me to them like others are. I like things that are confidence inspiring, not something to make me less confident, and drive slower. I have an injury that when I am not feeling good, my reaction times are Much slower, which I don't enjoy. To drive a car that adds to the time or stopping distance, Isn't Gona Get It. I Hope I don't have to Fix It myself, but then that won't be anything new. Been told many times, That's the way they All are. Like a V-8 motor that was fouling 2 plugs after 3K mi, and every 600 after that. The dealer wouldn't put hotter plugs in since the car was driven in the city a lot, and the motor had the same plugs as the 2-4bbl motor. They tuned it up 3X, saying Big motors don't run smooth, and then Rebuilt the motor, and the breaking in, light oil doubled the time till the plugs fouled. Changing to one heat range hotter solved the problem.
Another that developed a growling noise when decelerating from speed at 40K mi, was Supposed to be how they All sounded. Dealer would't check the fluid level. I did and it was 1/3 what it should be. Filling the Man. trans ended the noise. Must not have been enough oil, since it was quiet for 100K more miles.
VF