|
Re: driver side parking brake not working
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
wrote: >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote: >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com... >> >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on. >> >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal? > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp. Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately pulled the brake just a little *too* high? |
Re: driver side parking brake not working
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something
compelled Madesio <email@invalid.address>, to say: > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote: > >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message > >> > >> news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com... > >> > >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on. > >> > >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal? > > > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those > >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of > >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently > >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp. > > Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people > drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to > withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of > being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately > pulled the brake just a little *too* high? I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position at lights. That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of anyone else doing that. -- Life is too short to play cheap guitars. |
Re: driver side parking brake not working
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something
compelled Madesio <email@invalid.address>, to say: > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote: > >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message > >> > >> news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com... > >> > >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on. > >> > >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal? > > > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those > >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of > >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently > >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp. > > Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people > drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to > withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of > being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately > pulled the brake just a little *too* high? I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position at lights. That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of anyone else doing that. -- Life is too short to play cheap guitars. |
Re: driver side parking brake not working
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something
compelled Madesio <email@invalid.address>, to say: > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote: > >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message > >> > >> news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com... > >> > >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on. > >> > >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal? > > > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those > >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of > >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently > >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp. > > Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people > drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to > withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of > being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately > pulled the brake just a little *too* high? I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position at lights. That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of anyone else doing that. -- Life is too short to play cheap guitars. |
Re: driver side parking brake not working
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something
compelled Madesio <email@invalid.address>, to say: > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote: > >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message > >> > >> news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com... > >> > >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on. > >> > >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal? > > > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those > >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of > >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently > >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp. > > Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people > drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to > withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of > being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately > pulled the brake just a little *too* high? I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position at lights. That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of anyone else doing that. -- Life is too short to play cheap guitars. |
Re: driver side parking brake not working
On Aug 31, 4:17 pm, Steve Daniels <sdani...@gorge.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something > compelled Madesio <em...@invalid.address>, to say: > > > > > > > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hooc...@googlemail.com> > > wrote: > > > >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote: > > >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message > > > >>news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googleg roups.com... > > > >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on. > > > >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal? > > > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those > > >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of > > >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently > > >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp. > > > Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people > > drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to > > withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of > > being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately > > pulled the brake just a little *too* high? > > I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with > the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position > at lights. Indeed. > That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of > anyone else doing that. It makes more sense to me than sitting there with the car in Drive and a foot on the brake pedal. |
Re: driver side parking brake not working
On Aug 31, 4:17 pm, Steve Daniels <sdani...@gorge.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something > compelled Madesio <em...@invalid.address>, to say: > > > > > > > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hooc...@googlemail.com> > > wrote: > > > >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote: > > >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message > > > >>news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googleg roups.com... > > > >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on. > > > >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal? > > > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those > > >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of > > >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently > > >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp. > > > Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people > > drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to > > withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of > > being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately > > pulled the brake just a little *too* high? > > I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with > the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position > at lights. Indeed. > That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of > anyone else doing that. It makes more sense to me than sitting there with the car in Drive and a foot on the brake pedal. |
Re: driver side parking brake not working
On Aug 31, 4:17 pm, Steve Daniels <sdani...@gorge.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something > compelled Madesio <em...@invalid.address>, to say: > > > > > > > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hooc...@googlemail.com> > > wrote: > > > >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote: > > >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message > > > >>news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googleg roups.com... > > > >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on. > > > >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal? > > > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those > > >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of > > >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently > > >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp. > > > Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people > > drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to > > withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of > > being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately > > pulled the brake just a little *too* high? > > I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with > the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position > at lights. Indeed. > That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of > anyone else doing that. It makes more sense to me than sitting there with the car in Drive and a foot on the brake pedal. |
Re: driver side parking brake not working
On Aug 31, 4:17 pm, Steve Daniels <sdani...@gorge.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something > compelled Madesio <em...@invalid.address>, to say: > > > > > > > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hooc...@googlemail.com> > > wrote: > > > >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote: > > >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message > > > >>news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googleg roups.com... > > > >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on. > > > >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal? > > > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those > > >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of > > >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently > > >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp. > > > Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people > > drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to > > withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of > > being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately > > pulled the brake just a little *too* high? > > I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with > the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position > at lights. Indeed. > That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of > anyone else doing that. It makes more sense to me than sitting there with the car in Drive and a foot on the brake pedal. |
Re: driver side parking brake not working
On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:30:30 -0000, against all advice, something
compelled Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>, to say: > > I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with > > the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position > > at lights. > > Indeed. > > > That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of > > anyone else doing that. > > It makes more sense to me than sitting there with the car in Drive and > a foot on the brake pedal. Certainly won't hurt anything. -- Life is too short to play cheap guitars. |
| All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:08 AM. |
© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands