Finally Drove the New Celica in Snow! ABS Question.. Options

[FrankB2]

I bought this thing in October, and it's finally snowed in southeast Pennsylvania. I've been wanting to test the ABS brakes, and I found a 1/2" of snow on the roads. Anyway, the ABS makes a rapid grinding*/pulse in the brake pedal, instead of slower on/off pulse I'm used to with my Jeep's ABS. Is this normal for Celicas?

*Grinding might not be the best word. It's more of a 300 rounds per minute sensation.

This post has been edited by FrankB2: Jan 21, 2013 - 9:33 PM

[FrankB2]

Yeah, I had to hit the brakes pretty hard and at a higher speed for the ABS to activate. All of this was done in an empty parking lot, and I had to turn around a couple times to make faster runs. The braking performance on snow without the ABS activating (less than 15mph) was excellent, so just one more reason to love my car. I should note that I have a 1996 Caprice, and that car is awful in snow and rain. My son uses it 99.9999999% of the time, but lately he's been driving my Jeep. Why would I drive a Jeep when I have a zippy little black convertible???