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When my dad has bought new cars, he's always ended up ordering one with exactly what he wanted and waiting for it to be produced and shipped. But he tended to want cars with less common options, like a trailer towing package. ABS was starting to become pretty standard on U.S. cars, but with downward pressure on prices recently it's become optional again on most lower-cost models. Interestingly enough, statistically ABS doesn't seem to reduce accident rates. It's possible that drivers "compensate" for having it by driving more aggressively, cancelling out the benefit.
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