Parking Brake
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Be honest, when was the last time you used it?
>>14430374
a couple days ago to do some mad skidz in my fwd econobox
>>14430374
Every day when I park. You know, like you're supposed to.
>>14430374
About an hour ago when I parked my car
when i parked on an incline
>>14430374
Don't have one. Just a lever that does nothing.
Every day when I park.
Every day when I skid.
And I skid every day.
>>14430383
This. Even when I drove automatic I used it
A lot of brake dust builds up on my back shoes, so whenever I use the brake pedal, it squeaks.
To prevent this, when traveling at high speeds, I gently apply my handbrake to get all the dust and squeaky shit out of there so I don't squeak when in parking lots.
I never understood why Americans don't use it. Do you just leave your car in first all the time?
Last used ~15 mins ago parking on an incline at work.
>>14430444
>muhhh americans
Here we go again
>>14430456
>please explain this thing that people from a certain country do(not) do.
>waaah ur just butthurt
Yeah, nah. You're a special one arnt ya?
>>14430374
everytime I park my car. auto, or manual. always.
except my manuals which dont have a working hand brake.
>>14430374
You are missing a pedal, you don't need a parking brake without it.
Every fucking day in either my manual or auto car.
>wearing out your P
previous owner disassembled parking brakes and threw them away
pedal does nothing :^(
>gf's car is broken so I give her my SUV for commuting
>never parking brake
>accidently fucks with the car alarm
>doesn't know how to close locks now
>yesterday was snowing and she left car in the open parking lot
>this night it was -20°C so doors are now frozen shut
>she gets mad at the doors
>i have to write her a message to remind her to check if the doors are locked properly because she's always in a hurry
>drivers door doesnt open she tells me
i just hope she brings the car back in one piece
>>14430592
my gf used my car for a week and the interior was filled with bottles and cups
>>14430374
I park with it, Of course, I also put my car in the appropriate gear.
>>14430602
YES!
bottles, wrappers, gum and shit.
I mean what did I expect the interior of her car is a pigsty.
>>14430444
American's all drive automatic. If they drive a standard, they use it like they are supposed to.
Never, What do you think the parking pawl is for?
Everyday.
>>14430374
I use it all the time and I drive an auto. My friends don't and it secretly bothers the fuck out of me at times.
>>14430492
>see something online
>haha it must be about americans!
>averageeuro.jpg
>>14430374
erry day
ebrake then P or ebrake then N
>>14430592
my car btw. Hold me, bros. The only cars my gf drove before this were right hand subcompacts. She's always so close to the right border.
Ten goddamn minutes ago in mah auto subarububu
on flat ground? no park brake
on inclines? yes, park brake
sometimes just chuck it in neutral and leave it
but the more important question is why the fuck is the parking brake where the clutch should be? Id should be a handbrake between seats or next to the drivers seat or at the very least under the dash as a handbrake, no fucking right there
>>14430383
>>14430440
3rded
Also,
>""""driving"""" an aucuckmatic
rofl
>>14430374
Yesterday, when I last drove my car
>>14430374
Every single time, like you should, you tard.
And every time, after shutting down my engine, I shift into gear as an added security measure.
Being lazy on small, repetitive tasks like this says a lot about your personality and lack of drive. You will never be a better person. And no, its not about the parking brake. Its the mentality that tells you its ok to do "just this one more time".
If im not mistaken, putting it on park hurts your gear box on automatics. Putting it on park should be the last of your steps
correct way as it goes: Foot on break> Hand break > neutral > lift foot of break > parking
>>14430374
I park in neutral so yes.
>>14430592
>>14430602
Don't complain.
>Gf's car breaks down
>she asks to use mine since I have a motorbike anyway
>uses it for 2 days with out incident
>3rd day she calls me in hysterics
>she t boned some one in a roundabout
>completely her fault she was doing makeup in the mirror on her way to work
>cop behind her saw the whole thing
>no more car
>a week later a speeding fine comes in the mail
>in the picture she was talking on the phone.
Fuck women. Driving is not hard, yet the always manage to fuck it up. I honestly should've know better than to lend it to her.
I never let her drive when I'm in the car, she scares the shit out of me.
Got a good payout and brought another bike so I never have to loan my car out to any one again though.
>>14431320
I actually already paid a fine for her already. I'm a far worse driver when it comes to commuting everyday, but I try really hard not to create situations where accidents can happen. Just yesterday she almost hit a g-wagon because he stopped and she was tailgating him. The brakes took longer to brake because of the heavy snow and she was baffled at that fact. Last week she also topped off the fuel tank and she tells me it feels like the car isn't pulling so well.
>>14430541
To be fair, the parking pawl is a lot beefier than the parking brake. I still put on the parking brake whenever I park though.
>>14431320
btw it's also my fault her car is broken because I didn't fix it yet. It's been broken since last july. For it to run again need to order a new transmission from kawaiistan.
>>14430374
>tfw ebrake peddle doesn't lock.
Makes for fun times
>super low speed drifting while stuck in traffic on a freeway onramp
>>14430374
About 8 minutes ago when I arrived at work. But it's a proper one you operate with your hand not a retarded foot pedal.
>>14430430
Needing to use the handbrake to skid, not momentum drifting.
Every days
>mfw American
>mfw no hills near me
>mfw nice flat ground all around me
>mfw euros still cucks
>>14432066
>fucking up memetext
I can't inertial drift anon. I'm FWD.
Umm literally every time i park my car. I leave it in gear and parking brake.
Why wouldnt you use it? What autism are you inflicted with?
>>14430625
dipshit, the parking brake is there to prevent damage on the prawl.
>Most vehicle manufacturers and auto mechanics do not recommend using the transmission's parking pawl as the sole means of securing a parked vehicle, instead recommending it should only be engaged after first applying the vehicle's parking brake. Constant use of only the parking pawl, especially when parking on a steep incline, means that driveline components, and transmission internals, are kept constantly under stress, and can cause wear and eventual failure of the parking pawl or transmission linkage. The pawl might also fail or break if the vehicle is pushed with sufficient force, if the parking brake is not firmly engaged. Replacement can be an expensive operation since it generally requires removing the transmission from the car.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_pawl
What do you fucking think the park brake is installed for? Manufacturer just wanted to add some dead weight and extra cost?
>>14431991
The parking brake literally exists because the pawl isn't very strong.
>>14430730
A lot of trucks and SUVs have it there. I guess the maker like it better than the pull from the dash style.
>>14430707
>stock LX570
lmao
pull into driveway put the car in neutral let it roll back as I put on the parking break then after shift the transmission into P. turn off car go inside my house and fap to some anime.
This morning in the train station parking lot on a flat surface.
Every time I park. Using it is the best way to make sure it's working when you really do need it. I literally can't think of a reason not to.
>>14431128
This.
Dozens of times a day, but mine uses air.
>>14433184
I'm perfectly satisfied with my car stock.
Most of the day, all day, every day.
Erry day.
>>14436303
s10?
>>14436668
Yes
>>14432107
Yes, you can. Drivetrain is irrelevant when it comes to weight transfer
![tWmDOBm[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/AwKsH1O.jpg "tWmDOBm[1].jpg")
>>14436303
>Double heel toe for maximum dorifto
>Can smell the clutch still
Every day, I live on a hill and both of my cars are manual.
I used to get in arguments with my ex-gf over it all the time, she'd never use it and she'd bitch when I put it on after driving her car (Auto Honda Fit) because she was too weak to release it easily.
>>14434305
Because you're a fucking soccer mom.
Last weekend when I put the car on ramps.
Every time I use my car because I don't trust the transmission's parking pawl.
>people at work make fun of me for using the parking brake on the company car.
>some of my family members make fun of me for using the parking brake.
what the flying fuck? Am i surrounded by retarded drivers?
>>14437848
Nah there is really no reason to use it on an automatic unless you are on a super steep hill tho. Doesn't hurt however.
That said you may be kind of a dick to the next normie who drives it as god knows they won't know how to take the parking brake off, let alone what the beeping and shitty acceleration mean.
Use it in your own car don't use it in a company vehicle unless you are parking somewhere you turn the tires toward the curb.
>>14437065
m8 please show us your lx570 so we can see what's wrong with his?
>>14430781
>le ebbin automatic may may
i didnt have a choice you cuck
>>14438961
Don't respond to bus riders
>>14438977
>implying theres anything wrong with driving a bus
>mfw more than half of /o/ drives auto
>>14430374
A few hours ago when i parked my car..
>>14431128
I always did it as
>foot on brake
>pull e-brake/hand brake/parking brake up
>foot off brake
>shift to park
how badly have i fucked up
>>14431991
nigger you're retarded.
by surface area alone the parking brake has more strength.
>>14439050
When driving a manual makes sense:
>off roading
>circuit racing
>shitbox driving
When it is almost completely inferior to automatics
>daily driving
>drag racing
>implying you shift faster than me a340e in comfort mode
every time all the time
force of habit i get in trouble at work if i forget
i also park in gear all the time and get confused for a few seconds if i'm driving auto and i can't get the key out before putting it in P
>>14439101
>being a pussy ass bitch who can't DD stick
>muh traffic
>muh leg
>muh stop and go
>muh autotragic can shift faster
begone
>>14439101
Lol okay faggot
>>14439130
>muh exclusive STICK ENDANGERED SPECIES RACE club
shut the fuck up you sperg you make ud look bad
>>14430374
Every time I let my car warm up
>>14439130
I dd'd stick for 50k miles. I wouldn't do it again unless it was a lotus or a s2000 or something. Driving a luxobarge manual is just strange. Although I may convert my sc400 to manual because I do enjoy it on twisty roads.
>>14439140
driving stick isn't hard/exclusive
I've never heard of not using it outside of /o/. It really is baffling tbqh.
>>14439148
Then why do you act like it is
>>14439152
I'm not. You are.
>>14439155
>>being a pussy ass bitch who can't DD stick
>>muh traffic
>>muh leg
>>muh stop and go
>>muh autotragic can shift faster
>>begone
>"d00d im not u are"
>>14439174
There are a million good things about manual transmissions but you did just pointed out the flaws like the projecting elitist dingus you are.
>>14439196
m8 you projected manual > auto in a "elitist dingus" way like its reserved for real drivers
>>14439233
that wasn't me.
>>14439233
>>14439240
Yeah sorry I quoted the wrong post I'm the automatic driver lel
You fat and lazy faggots act like it is REALLY physically taxing you to use the parking brake.
Geez.
>>14439101
I'd argue that an automatic is better for offroading. Sure a manual has a more robust construction, but modern automatics for 4x4 arent made of paper clips and rubber bands either.
I think the real question here is this:
Do you, yes, YOU press the button when engaging the e-brake?
>>14430374
>drive manual transmission vehicle
>pull parking brake out of habit whenever parking, even on perfectly flat ground with transmission in 1st
>>14438961
>I was getting cucked, don't make fun of me :(
autocuck
>>14437848
Why do Americans laugh at people for the stupidest shit?
I once visited some friends who were cooking in a non-stick pan with silverware and after I told them the steel is going to fuck with their finish the whole fucking kitchen erupted in a roar of laughter.
A few months later they were complaining about how their expensive pot and pan set was flaking off into their food and for some reason they deny that I ever told them anything.
>>14430374
never.
because i'm not a plebeian with a foot or electronic parking brake.
I use it everytime I park the vehicle, like everyone else in the country
>>14430374
about 5 minutes ago when I parked
>manual
>not doing it on an automatic to maintain the integrity of the brake cables
>>14430374
All the time. It reduces wear on the tranny.
Every time I go to my gfs house because incline.
>>14440119
>unironically uses the word cuck consider suicide
Every day, because I live on a mountain.
>>14440046
Huh? The button is only for disengaging...
>>14440682
Because everything is amusing if you're stupid. I'm not talking about Americans specifically, just stupid people in general.
>>14430440
thats when you are supposed to use it most retard.
nothing pains me more than watching someone park on an incline and letting the car rock back onto the transmission after they release the brake. this causes premature wear in the transmission.
>>14430707
Love it!
Just bought a GX470 with 50k
Next I'll sell my 80 for a 200
I don't like Lexus's new grills:/
>back on topic
In WV with this new truck I use it ALL the time
I read the manual and it said to :)
Next used to in an auto with no incline
Every time in a manual tho
>>14443167
O yeah I forgot...
I can't turn off TC and it's full-time 4x4
But the it's got a hand activated parking brake for those 4500lb skids
>>14437052
The purpose of heel-toe shifting is so that you can rev match your downshifts while you brake. The clutch should be wearing less compared to a "normal" shift unless you're royally fucking up.
>>14430444
Americans that drive manual do use it. Soccer moms and teenage girls who drive automatics don't use it because America labels it as an emergency brake and automatics have a gear called "Park". They don't know any better.
>>14443174
>4500lbs skidz
mah nigga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMOgLushL40
>>14430374
Aways
>>14430456
>this salty as son as someone mentions America
stay obsessed
A few hours ago when I parked
But mine is hand operated
Rwd Manuel
>>14430374
My parking break is first gear #bikelife
>>14437065
>>14433184
>stock
What size rimz would you put on it brah
2 hours ago because I'm not a automatic driving faggot
So do people who drive autos not use the handbrake when parking? Weird 2bh
>>14443213
Snowed today and I forgot I don't need the E-brake
The GX is heavily rear biased and has a v8
I'm having fun
Like an hour ago.
>>14430374
when I want to get hektik
>>14430584
Fucking why
>>14432447
>>14439088
You guys have never seen the parking pawl on a Volvo aw71 transmission then.
Has anyone else noticed that when the parking brake is a hand lever, the car lacks cup holders so you have to wedge your cup between it and the seat?
http://www.newsfactor.com/mobile/?sid=030003P0LUQU&do=story
People are literally getting out of their cars while in gear. This wouldn't be an issue if they engaged the "parking" brake.
>>14430374
Every time I park. I do the same in automatics. Do you really want to put all that stress on the gearbox?
>>14443167
>GX470
What year? I have an '04 and it's been fantastic. Does well offroad for stock.
Hey guys I don't drive but do I need to use it if I'm on perfectly flat ground? I'll most likely get an automatic car if I learn how to and get a car
>>14443248
18s
>>14444792
Use it whenever you park.
>>14443167
congratz, m8. Although, do be careful with the skidz. The centre of gravity is really high on these ones.
>>14430374
I use it every day. Dat manual gearbox life.
>>14430781
>jerking a phallic lever around just to get from A to B
>>14444968
>not realizing this is the third gayest board behind /fit/ and /k/
Now get over here and shift for me while I give you a brojob.
