Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age Hits 12 Years

Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by daniellarusso on Sunday June 20, 2021 @11:14AM (#27570805)

What year was the vehicle that did not have anti-lock brakes?

I think it was not mandated into US law until about a decade ago, but some OEMs have offered it since 1987, like Mercedes Benz

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Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by aidenn0 on Sunday June 20, 2021 @11:20AM (#27570862)

Not OP, but ABS wasn't mandatory in the US until 1999, about 20 years after the first S class shipped with them.

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Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by swimfar on Sunday June 20, 2021 @11:38AM (#27571072)

An earlier form of anti-lock brakes were available in some American cars starting in the late 60's. It was standard in the 1974 Lincoln Continental, 4 years before Mercedes even had it as an option. https://www.hagerty.com/media/archived/antilock-brakes/

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Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by joecool1029 on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:32PM (#27572157)

Only mandatory for trucks. My 2002 miata is a non-ABS car.

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Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by lotsofpulp on Sunday June 20, 2021 @11:23AM (#27570906)

Electronic Stability Control is what was mandated in the US a decade ago.

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Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by hn_throwaway_99 on Sunday June 20, 2021 @03:46PM (#27573281)

Yes, ABS was definitely a feature in 2000, but they were optional on many (most?) cars back then.

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Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by everdrive on Sunday June 20, 2021 @11:59AM (#27571324)

My first car was a 1997 Jeep Cherokee with no antilock brakes. So at least as late as 1997.

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