stupid stupid car :( :( :( :(

Delivery_Driver

Road_Hog wrote: »

Just for you, a '70s public information film recreated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-7rPTs8e8U

Also, when turning left, I always wind the driver's window down and extend my right arm, to rotate it in an anti-clockwise direction. It just a common sense extra safety measure just in case my rear indicator bulb may have blown.

I also, always check oil and coolant levels before setting off on any journey. One can never be too safe.

You're right, I may as well not bother with the handbrake at all, afterall there is the friction of the road on the tyre holding it in place.
While we're at it, may as well remove the brakes altogether as they just weigh the car down(increasing braking distances) and I can stop with engine braking.

poppasmurf_bewdley

Although I now have automatic cars, but if I drive any manual car I always park with the car left in first gear if on the flat or facing uphill, or in reverse if facing downhill.

I would never trust a handbrake alone, especially on a hill.

Road_Hog

mildred1978 wrote: »

There's a new PIG (park in gear) campaign now after a child was killed by a car whose handbrake failed.

http://www.harrysfund.org.uk/ping-campaign.html

I'll tell you what. What if we banned cars altogether, how safe would that be? Perhaps if children never left the house, how many deaths would that save?

Road_Hog

Delivery_Driver wrote: »

You're right, I may as well not bother with the handbrake at all, afterall there is the friction of the road on the tyre holding it in place.
While we're at it, may as well remove the brakes altogether as they just weigh the car down(increasing braking distances) and I can stop with engine braking.

Sorry, but you appear to misunderstand how parts of a vehicle are meant to function.

Brakes are for stopping or holding a vehicle, that's why they have them and they're a bit of a necessity.

Gears are for transferring power from the engine to the drive mechanism (wheels).

Gears for driving, brakes for stopping.

s_b

Road_Hog wrote: »

Sorry, but you appear to misunderstand how parts of a vehicle are meant to function.

Brakes are for stopping or holding a vehicle, that's why they have them and they're a bit of a necessity.

Gears are for transferring power from the engine to the drive mechanism (wheels).

Gears for driving, brakes for stopping.

Do you know you are so wrong here its frightening reading of your posts
Of course you should park into the kerb if on a hill and to let some fool kid you otherwise shows that you have no understanding of how cars work
Please stop advising people its a from the ark idea, its not, its common sense

Sgt_Pepper_2

s_b wrote: »

HIGHWAY CODE


So you dismiss the highway code too?
it would be interesting if you were up before the beak with your ideas

No doubt he'll be back with the Highway Code is just a guide rubbish.

Delivery_Driver

s_b wrote: »

HIGHWAY CODE


So you dismiss the highway code too?
it would be interesting if you were up before the beak with your ideas

I'd recommend a defence along the lines of "gravity is so 1970s".

captainawsome

Back to the OP. you have next to no chance of having a car bought back for 2 faults, one which is now fixed and on which is getting fixed. Can I ask what the fault was with the clutch?

gilbert_and_sullivan

Belt AND braces never a bad idea, particularly if you happen to own certain German cars with electric handbrakes.....some owners of which have returned to them to find they have disappeared down the road due to the handbrake releasing its grip.

Common sense is so old hat, ask a politician.

Strider590

OP, if your sitting too close to the wheel (might you be?), you could be unwittingly riding the clutch..... Not only that, but if you have an accident the air-bag could take your head off.

Handbrake, you should always park in gear with the wheel toward the kerb. Disc brake handbrakes are much more susceptible to slipping as the brakes cool down after a run.... I recall Peugeot especially had this issue decades ago, when they started fitting rear discs as standard.