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Old 10 April 2008, 02:22 PM
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went to look at a car last night and took it for a 10 min spin at low speed, the ABS light was still on!
The owner said that as it had been stood for a couple of weeks without use then that is normal and it will go off after a couple of more miles use, has anyone heard of this before???

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Old 10 April 2008, 02:38 PM
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Rubbish. There's something wrong with the ABS system. Get it checked out, could just be a sensor (painful but bearable) or worse the computer itself (painful and unbearable )
Old 10 April 2008, 02:47 PM
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did a search on here and there was a post about it staying on a while after a long lay up. Anyone had that experience?

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Old 10 April 2008, 03:21 PM
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So the owner said it will go off after a couple more miles? So presumably you said, OK, let's keep test driving for a couple more miles?

It will fail an MOT.

Whether or not it's a small glitch or a major problem, you should have it checked out before buying. Caveat Emptor.
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When i first got my car it had been stood for about 6 weeks and the abs light was on, drove it around for a few days and it just went out itself.

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