Handbrake Or No Handbrake

[j88chn]

I have never used the parking brake on my Mk2 '93 LS400. Only had it 2 months. My drive is sloped. Should I really use the parking break, or just carry on as usual and leave the girl in "P"?????

[Steve]

on slopes I always put the handbrake on.... normal roads i never put the hand brake on.

[ricky_is200]

If its in Park its never going to move anywhere.

[james2210]

I'm not sure how the gear lever is connected to the transmission, but I read somewhere of a situation in the states where a car rolled away because the cable between the gear lever and the tranny snapped and caused park to become disengaged.

[JMRussell]

I always use the 'hand'brake - just do it automatically. I don't like the rocking you get just leaving it in park. My wife has a Saab which you have to leave in reverse to get the key out and she hardly ever puts the handbrake on. Drives me nuts - get in the car foot on clutch to start it and the damn thing rolls away!