Handbrakes...

car lover !! · May 10, 2006, 9:48 PM

This may move to pointless section...
The point of this thread is to know whether is there any handbrakes underneath the roof top ?

So does any car its handbrake underneath the roof top and not the normal position ?

My friends said it...I don't...he is my classmate's friend...and my classmate said that his friend is kinda expert in cars...

AWDfreak · May 10, 2006, 10:00 PM

wtf? When were handbrake handles on a rooftop! Dude, they're usually next to the shifter, not the rooftop. That handle on the rooftop is just for you to hold.....

SteveFX · May 10, 2006, 10:01 PM

He sounds like "kinda a dumbass" to me... Did he have a flashback on bad drugs to a former life as a PBY Catalina pilot? In the purely mechanical linage era; high wing aircraft had throttle/flap controls overhead, because it was simpler/less friction to do so.

In a car you would need meters of extra cable (and more friction) to operate a handbrake. Why would you want to do so?

car lover !! · May 10, 2006, 10:05 PM

Yeah that's why...I don't think so the handbrake will be the underneath the rooftop , that is very hilarious ain't...my classmate said that that friend is kinda expert in car...omg...plz...

PHutch3 · May 10, 2006, 10:37 PM

I hate when people say things that confuse you so much you think that you have actually lost some brain cells.

Ravenous · May 10, 2006, 10:45 PM

I know utes and some of the older Fords have their handbrakes as levers that you pull out of the dash, but I seriously doubt a handbrake would be placed on the roof.

v@nQu!$h~$ · May 10, 2006, 11:18 PM

Handbrakes on rooftops....hey that might just happen.............when pigs can fly..

M3_GTR · May 11, 2006, 3:16 AM

ive never heard of anything like that.. its possible.. but why bother?? plus it wud b more dangerous... becoz in a emergency u wudnt be able to catch the handbrake straight away!!!

WitSkaapie · May 11, 2006, 4:44 AM

not to mention impractical in everyday driving... some "pick-ups" (sorry, i live in South Africa. we call them bakkies) have their handbrakes on the dash, sort of, below the stearig wheel... i dont really know why they did it that way, i think beacause of the seating arrangements(the older bakkies had a bench seat, accross the whole cab of the car)...

but enuf of that, that handbrake thing is rediculous...

escapade · May 11, 2006, 4:50 AM

our old falcon had three seats along the front and the handbrake was a pedal on the floor that you pushed in.

WitSkaapie · May 11, 2006, 4:53 AM

my dad's mercedes also has that, a lever next to the clutch that you push in to engage the handbrake and a lever on the dash to disengage it. but the lever is well enuf out of the way that you dont accidently push it, that could be bad, and embarrasing...

the solitaire · May 11, 2006, 4:57 AM

That's indeed mercedes' normal way of doing things differently.
Most mercedes cars after 1990 actually have these foot operated parking brakes.

Can be quite tricky stuff.

Apart from mercedes, only cars with automatic transmission and 3 seats front instead of the usual two have parking brakes on another location then besides the transmission.

M3_GTR · May 11, 2006, 5:22 AM

ive heard of cars(not sure wat model).. but u wud hav to "smash" down the brake pedal to activate the handbrake!!

car lover !! · May 11, 2006, 7:11 AM

He has sit before in a Gallardo and the handbrake were underneath the roof top...LOL...

flamed · May 11, 2006, 7:37 AM

aaaaaaaaaaaahahahhahaha... no words for that!!!!
The only place besides being next to the shifter that i know that usualy are also used is on the other side of the seat... for an example, Ferrari 348tb have the handbrake next to the door!!! (once again... hope you understand this)

May 10, 2006, 9:48 PM	#1
car lover !! Diablo GTR Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Doesn't Matter Posts: 8,853	Handbrakes... This may move to pointless section... The point of this thread is to know whether is there any handbrakes underneath the roof top ? So does any car its handbrake underneath the roof top and not the normal position ? My friends said it...I don't...he is my classmate's friend...and my classmate said that his friend is kinda expert in cars... __________________ America started making solid cars and automatically won every competiton before they started. - Evo

May 10, 2006, 10:00 PM	#2
AWDfreak AMERICA: F*** YEAH Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SF Bay Area, CA (USA) Posts: 8,969	wtf? When were handbrake handles on a rooftop! Dude, they're usually next to the shifter, not the rooftop. That handle on the rooftop is just for you to hold..... __________________ ...it's too mainstream... [Starbucks] tastes like crap... - hipster teXas

May 10, 2006, 10:01 PM	#3
SteveFX Bent Rim Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 3,523	He sounds like "kinda a dumbass" to me... Did he have a flashback on bad drugs to a former life as a PBY Catalina pilot? In the purely mechanical linage era; high wing aircraft had throttle/flap controls overhead, because it was simpler/less friction to do so. In a car you would need meters of extra cable (and more friction) to operate a handbrake. Why would you want to do so? __________________ monkey's Camaro went faster because of the howling pack of starving stray dogs behind it.

May 10, 2006, 10:05 PM	#4
car lover !! Diablo GTR Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Doesn't Matter Posts: 8,853	Yeah that's why...I don't think so the handbrake will be the underneath the rooftop , that is very hilarious ain't...my classmate said that that friend is kinda expert in car...omg...plz... __________________ America started making solid cars and automatically won every competiton before they started. - Evo

May 10, 2006, 10:45 PM	#6
Ravenous Filthy whore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: AWOL Posts: 13,384	I know utes and some of the older Fords have their handbrakes as levers that you pull out of the dash, but I seriously doubt a handbrake would be placed on the roof. __________________ your right, the empty space in your garage IS way more hardcore than my R6 ~ Evo

May 10, 2006, 10:37 PM	#5
PHutch3 Poster Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 233	I hate when people say things that confuse you so much you think that you have actually lost some brain cells.

May 10, 2006, 11:18 PM	#7
v@nQu!$h~$ Mr. Conservative Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 3,205	Handbrakes on rooftops....hey that might just happen.............when pigs can fly..

May 11, 2006, 3:16 AM	#8
M3_GTR hi :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,200	ive never heard of anything like that.. its possible.. but why bother?? plus it wud b more dangerous... becoz in a emergency u wudnt be able to catch the handbrake straight away!!! __________________ Plead guilty, show remorse. Tears could help. Cleavage and a short skirt would help more. - Ravenous

May 11, 2006, 4:44 AM	#9
WitSkaapie Experienced Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Knysna, South Africa Posts: 634	not to mention impractical in everyday driving... some "pick-ups" (sorry, i live in South Africa. we call them bakkies) have their handbrakes on the dash, sort of, below the stearig wheel... i dont really know why they did it that way, i think beacause of the seating arrangements(the older bakkies had a bench seat, accross the whole cab of the car)... but enuf of that, that handbrake thing is rediculous... __________________ In the heart of every grown man, is an 8-year-old waiting to play...

May 11, 2006, 4:50 AM	#10
escapade roXorZ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: your mums house Posts: 1,161	our old falcon had three seats along the front and the handbrake was a pedal on the floor that you pushed in.

May 11, 2006, 4:53 AM	#11
WitSkaapie Experienced Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Knysna, South Africa Posts: 634	my dad's mercedes also has that, a lever next to the clutch that you push in to engage the handbrake and a lever on the dash to disengage it. but the lever is well enuf out of the way that you dont accidently push it, that could be bad, and embarrasing... __________________ In the heart of every grown man, is an 8-year-old waiting to play...

May 11, 2006, 4:57 AM	#12
the solitaire DIY N/A RE 13B Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 47798 Germany Posts: 5,006	That's indeed mercedes' normal way of doing things differently. Most mercedes cars after 1990 actually have these foot operated parking brakes. Can be quite tricky stuff. Apart from mercedes, only cars with automatic transmission and 3 seats front instead of the usual two have parking brakes on another location then besides the transmission. __________________ If you can´t fix it with a hammer, you have an electric problem

May 11, 2006, 5:22 AM	#13
M3_GTR hi :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,200	ive heard of cars(not sure wat model).. but u wud hav to "smash" down the brake pedal to activate the handbrake!! __________________ Plead guilty, show remorse. Tears could help. Cleavage and a short skirt would help more. - Ravenous

May 11, 2006, 7:11 AM	#14
car lover !! Diablo GTR Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Doesn't Matter Posts: 8,853	He has sit before in a Gallardo and the handbrake were underneath the roof top...LOL... __________________ America started making solid cars and automatically won every competiton before they started. - Evo

May 11, 2006, 7:37 AM	#15
flamed Poster Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portugal - Lisbon Posts: 376	aaaaaaaaaaaahahahhahaha... no words for that!!!! The only place besides being next to the shifter that i know that usualy are also used is on the other side of the seat... for an example, Ferrari 348tb have the handbrake next to the door!!! (once again... hope you understand this)

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