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Vash · 08-24-2008, 10:36 PM

This is one thing I love about the new interior design.

They did it RIGHT with the lever.

It's 2008 and people still make the levers that hit your right leg if your driver and tall. I was window shopping other vehicles and a LOT of them still have the lever on the left as if it's still a Ford Pinto.

Not that I want the passenger to be uncomfortable. But better them than me.

What ever happend to good old school foot ebrake?

Not everyone is a 5 foot tall Japanese car engineer (I don't mean that in a personal way I mean it in a technical way).

*TAG UR IT* · 08-25-2008, 12:50 AM

oh, no good old fashioned ebrake. ONLY handbrake for me....thanks.

Zieke · 08-25-2008, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

oh, no good old fashioned ebrake. ONLY handbrake for me....thanks.

are you possibly a drifter?...

Vash · 08-25-2008, 01:03 AM

Well I think it's good here they put it on the correct, non Japanese side.

As far as the old school like on the gen 1 and 2 you could still do trick. Just have to be able to reach down and pull the release with your left hand. Old school tricks.

I still think some people do that just to keep tall people from buying a small car.

Xanthos · 08-25-2008, 01:25 AM

Good thing I'm short... But no, I also prefer a handbrake to a foot pedal. Not because I drift - I've never touched the e-brake while driving, and even if I did, I'd much rather do it with the throttle than the brake - but because I find a handbrake much easier to set quickly when exiting the car. I've had three cars - one had a foot brake, one had a handbrake with a bad cable (bought the replacement cable, just never got around to replacing it), and one has a working handbrake. I actually use the handbrake when I get out of the car. The foot brake was a bit of a hassle when I tried to use it regularly.
- Xanthos

CWIweldace · 08-25-2008, 03:52 AM

My Colorado has fot parking brake. Only problem I have is always releleasing hood instead of brake

Shifty 6 · 08-25-2008, 08:52 AM

hand brake is the only way to go. I have a hand on the VW, I use it every single time I park the car. I don't want to get in a hurry and let the clutch out in the wrong gear (1st or R). I think it stems from back in the day you used to be able to start cars with out the clutch in. I actaully tapped a car in a parking lot, I forgot to put the clutch in and the car lunged forward. So now I always use the hand brake and put it in the opposite gear of the obstacle.

EllwynX · 08-25-2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Vash

What ever happend to good old school foot ebrake?

A foot emergency break is the worst imo.

It's called an EMERGENCY brake for a reason. If you need to use it it's going to be under circumstances where you need to do so quickly.

And bringing your foot up to the height every foot ebrake I've seen isn't something quick or necessarily easy. It's not even something you THINK about in a desperate situation.

Reaching over and lifting a hand brake is infinitely easier and more swift imo.

ckellyme3 · 08-25-2008, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EllwynX

A foot emergency break is the worst imo.

It's called an EMERGENCY brake for a reason. If you need to use it it's going to be under circumstances where you need to do so quickly.

And bringing your foot up to the height every foot ebrake I've seen isn't something quick or necessarily easy. It's not even something you THINK about in a desperate situation.

Reaching over and lifting a hand brake is infinitely easier and more swift imo.

Yeah i tottaly agree. I had a chrysler cirrus with the ebrake in the center. I cant tell u how many times i poped it in N and yanked the ebrake to avoid some serious collisions. Or just for fun and doing 360s and drifting around turns. Come on people you know your going to want to drift this monster at some point or another. haha

Vash · 08-25-2008, 02:33 PM

No one was suggesting it be changed of course. I said they did it right. The "what happend to the foot pedal" was just a flashback to the 1st and 2nd gen Camaro's.

*CamaroSpike23* · 08-25-2008, 03:06 PM

something else to keep in mind is that its getting more and more common that it is a "parking brake" not an "e-brake". with most larger vehicles it wont stop you in an emergency. it is mean to hold the car steady. with a smaller car however it can lock up the wheels.

blaSSt · 08-25-2008, 03:18 PM

I just wish/hope it was tucked in closer to the console. Kind of out there in space. 4th gen design was better.

Vash · 08-25-2008, 04:53 PM

I think it's that way so you can put a large drink in the cupholder. Well if they had put it on the drivers side I would not of considered buying one. If you drive more than 30 minutes and your leg is resting on that thing it really can be irritating. Go past 2-3 hours and you'll have a red mark on your leg.

08-24-2008, 10:36 PM	#1
Vash Drives: 00 Blazer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 5,148	Emergency brake lever This is one thing I love about the new interior design. They did it RIGHT with the lever. It's 2008 and people still make the levers that hit your right leg if your driver and tall. I was window shopping other vehicles and a LOT of them still have the lever on the left as if it's still a Ford Pinto. Not that I want the passenger to be uncomfortable. But better them than me. What ever happend to good old school foot ebrake? Not everyone is a 5 foot tall Japanese car engineer (I don't mean that in a personal way I mean it in a technical way).

08-25-2008, 12:50 AM	#2
TAG UR IT Moderator Drives: THRSS #2 / CGM#1 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SA, Texas Posts: 16,578 View My Garage	oh, no good old fashioned ebrake. ONLY handbrake for me....thanks. __________________ I thank God for my life-And for the stars and stripes-May freedom forever fly, let it ring. Salute the ones who died-The ones that give their lives - so we don`t have to sacrifice - All the things we love

08-25-2008, 01:25 AM	#5
Xanthos Not a M.O.D. Drives: Stick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 11,253 View My Garage	Good thing I'm short... But no, I also prefer a handbrake to a foot pedal. Not because I drift - I've never touched the e-brake while driving, and even if I did, I'd much rather do it with the throttle than the brake - but because I find a handbrake much easier to set quickly when exiting the car. I've had three cars - one had a foot brake, one had a handbrake with a bad cable (bought the replacement cable, just never got around to replacing it), and one has a working handbrake. I actually use the handbrake when I get out of the car. The foot brake was a bit of a hassle when I tried to use it regularly. - Xanthos __________________ 14.031 @ 101.54 - 3631 DA

08-25-2008, 03:52 AM	#6
CWIweldace Happy Camaro Driver Drives: 2010 2SS/RS,LS3 2006 Colorado Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NW Oregon Posts: 1,724 View My Garage	My Colorado has fot parking brake. Only problem I have is always releleasing hood instead of brake __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy shit, what a ride!"

08-25-2008, 03:06 PM	#11
CamaroSpike23 Truth Enforcer Drives: anything I can get my hands on Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: over there. Posts: 15,297 View My Garage	something else to keep in mind is that its getting more and more common that it is a "parking brake" not an "e-brake". with most larger vehicles it wont stop you in an emergency. it is mean to hold the car steady. with a smaller car however it can lock up the wheels. __________________

08-25-2008, 01:03 AM	#4
Vash Drives: 00 Blazer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 5,148	Well I think it's good here they put it on the correct, non Japanese side. As far as the old school like on the gen 1 and 2 you could still do trick. Just have to be able to reach down and pull the release with your left hand. Old school tricks. I still think some people do that just to keep tall people from buying a small car.

08-25-2008, 08:52 AM	#7
Shifty 6 Drives: 2001.5 Passat 250,000 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Morton, IL Posts: 529	hand brake is the only way to go. I have a hand on the VW, I use it every single time I park the car. I don't want to get in a hurry and let the clutch out in the wrong gear (1st or R). I think it stems from back in the day you used to be able to start cars with out the clutch in. I actaully tapped a car in a parking lot, I forgot to put the clutch in and the car lunged forward. So now I always use the hand brake and put it in the opposite gear of the obstacle.

08-25-2008, 02:33 PM	#10
Vash Drives: 00 Blazer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 5,148	No one was suggesting it be changed of course. I said they did it right. The "what happend to the foot pedal" was just a flashback to the 1st and 2nd gen Camaro's.

08-25-2008, 03:18 PM	#12
blaSSt Drives: 10 Synergy, & more Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 258 View My Garage	I just wish/hope it was tucked in closer to the console. Kind of out there in space. 4th gen design was better. __________________ .............06 TB SS...........98 Camaro SS.......07 Cobalt SS..............10 Synergy........... On the internet - Anything is possible, especially when you don't know what you are talking about.

08-25-2008, 04:53 PM	#13
Vash Drives: 00 Blazer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 5,148	I think it's that way so you can put a large drink in the cupholder. Well if they had put it on the drivers side I would not of considered buying one. If you drive more than 30 minutes and your leg is resting on that thing it really can be irritating. Go past 2-3 hours and you'll have a red mark on your leg.

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