My VX stops WAY better without the ABS. I am not sure why though. This should not be the case. Driving my old RX-8 without the ABS was like a suicide mission, but the VX seems to be way different. I almost rear ended people when my ABS was actually working and since it broke and I removed the annoying light bulb, nothing but quick stops for me. Just this past week it saved me rear ending someone on Kirby.