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Thread Author: R.P.	Replies: 14

Wed 24 Feb 10 09:23

Driving a car with no handbrake - R.P.

Yes, I know its not legal but I had to take my nephew's Corsa to a local indie to have some "brackets" and cable replaced (apparently they all do it !) - odd experience - fully conscious of the problem it's surprising how difficult a hill start can be be without the re-assurance of the h/brake and ~I don't know how many times I pointlessly applied and released it......

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Wed 24 Feb 10 09:34

Driving a car with no handbrake - Bellboy

ive just moved a car with no footbrake, i even put a large idiot sticker on the steering wheel to remind me
guess what i just did when i moved it?

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Wed 24 Feb 10 10:15

Driving a car with no handbrake - Old Navy

And I bet it was still a surprise! Too many years of brain training for stop = foot on brake. :)

Last edited by: Old Navy on Wed 24 Feb 10 at 10:17

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Wed 24 Feb 10 19:47

Driving a car with no handbrake - Runfer D'Hills

I had a Spitfire which didn't really have a footbrake for about 9 months. The handbrake wasn't up to much either. Interesting times.

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Wed 24 Feb 10 19:49

Driving a car with no handbrake - RattleandSmoke

Its a very common problem the back box often hits the rear chasis leg damaging the hand brake cable in the process. My dad drove his car for about 4 months without a hand brake or as it turned out rear brakes :(.

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Wed 24 Feb 10 19:52

Driving a car with no handbrake - Iffy

I remember a black cab driver in London talking about his FX3, I think, and its lack of performance as we chugged out to Heathrow along the M4.

He said something like: "It will only do about 60mph, but that's a safety feature really, 'cos the brakes don't work."

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Wed 24 Feb 10 19:56

Driving a car with no handbrake - Old Navy

>> I had a Spitfire........

Try using the flaps on approach. :)

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Wed 24 Feb 10 19:58

Driving a car with no handbrake - Runfer D'Hills

always got the old kite home though y'know... 0-0 ( those are meant to be goggles but they're a bit rubbish sorry )

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Wed 24 Feb 10 20:04

Driving a car with no handbrake - Iffy

Ron,

Speaking of black cabs and getting home, how did you get on in the smoke today?

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Wed 24 Feb 10 20:10

Driving a car with no handbrake - Runfer D'Hills

Departed secret location in NW at 04.15. Arrived at rendezvous in Kings X at 07.30. Contact made. Documents exchanged. Lunch eaten wearing carnation and carrying rolled up copy of Kit Car Monthly at pre-ordained bench. Returned to base 18.00. Not traced.

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Wed 24 Feb 10 20:26

Driving a car with no handbrake - Iffy

Good work, I'm sure the PM will show his gratitude in due course.

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Wed 24 Feb 10 21:24

Driving a car with no handbrake - VxFan

I thought you only needed a handbrake to stop the car, not drive it?

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Wed 24 Feb 10 21:28

Driving a car with no handbrake - rtj70

>> I thought you only needed a handbrake to stop the car not drive it?
>>
I thought the brakes were to stop a car and the handbrake to secure it when parked/stopped ;-)

Fun can be had with the handbrake when moving though.

And how do you do handbrake turns with an electronic parking brake?

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Wed 24 Feb 10 22:02

Driving a car with no handbrake - Runfer D'Hills

>> And how do you do handbrake turns with an electronic parking brake

Quickly I'd have thought.

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Thu 25 Feb 10 00:27

Driving a car with no handbrake - VxFan

>> And how do you do handbrake turns with an electronic parking brake?

I tried it recently, but the electronics won the battle and said no.

Last edited by: VxFan on Thu 25 Feb 10 at 00:28

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