EPB’s - Love ‘Em Or Loathe ‘Em ?

Bristle Hound · 03-12-2018, 04:27 PM

EPB’s - electric parking brakes
Do you love ‘Em or loathe ‘Em ?

I had my first car with one in 2009, a new Audi A4 (which also had hill hold assist) & I absolutely love it!

Seems strange to get in car now with a ‘real’ handbrake lol

Thoughts ?

wish wash · 03-12-2018, 04:39 PM

The interior seems nicer when you have not got one to look at. I thought on the E class that the pedal was a little too close to the clutch pedal. Only downside is needing an odb reader to do a simple job like pad changes

macca666 · 03-12-2018, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bristle Hound

EPB’s - electric parking brakes
Do you love ‘Em or loathe ‘Em ?

I had my first car with one in 2009, a new Audi A4 (which also had hill hold assist) & I absolutely love it!

Seems strange to get in car now with a ‘real’ handbrake lol

Thoughts ?

Not voted as think I've only had one car with it. Current mx5 has a traditional handbrake and the jeep a foot brake.

Wasn't overly impressed with them and the Hill start is a pain when reverse parking on a hill as you can't just put your foot on the clutch and roll back.

It's like most things these days they're designed to make life easier but also IMO makes for less of a driver. Does the test still include a hill start (or am I really showing my age) and if so can you switch hill start assist off?

Dannbodge · 03-12-2018, 04:44 PM

On the fence.
Don't love them but don't hate them

robertdon777 · 03-12-2018, 04:57 PM

Work brilliant with a DSG and traffic assist...pain free traffic jams, even uphill!

Sam6er · 03-12-2018, 04:59 PM

Not had a car with one in yet but i dont like the idea of them. I may convert as i hated the oil level sensors before but i kind of like them now, makes checking oil a doddle but is a bit of a pain come service time.

Only thing is they are much more expensive to repair if they go wrong. as with oil level sensors. Iv had one of those go on me and £100 for a new one is not nice when a dipstick has never gone wrong on me lol.

ollienoclue · 03-12-2018, 08:03 PM

Call me old fashioned but I would prefer a full mechanical hand brake, oil level gauge and temperature gauge. A lot of modern cars have none of the above!

Soul boy 68 · 03-12-2018, 08:06 PM

You can't be a hooligan and perform handbreak turns with a silly EPB. A proper handbrake for me any day.

DLGWRX02 · 03-12-2018, 08:13 PM

Now on my 3rd car with one still much prefer a hand operated one.

andy__d · 03-12-2018, 08:25 PM

yet another pointless "gadget" for the sake of a gadget,
Yet another thing that people who cant drive properly can blame when it goes wrong

View Poll Results: Electric Parking Brake
Love ‘Em - Makes life so much easier	23	36.51%
Loathe ‘Em - Nope not for me	40	63.49%
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03-12-2018, 04:39 PM	#2
wish wash OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Causing mischief in the R35 Posts: 1,449 Thanks: 42 Thanked 645 Times in 524 Posts	The interior seems nicer when you have not got one to look at. I thought on the E class that the pedal was a little too close to the clutch pedal. Only downside is needing an odb reader to do a simple job like pad changes

03-12-2018, 04:59 PM	#6
Sam6er OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: England Posts: 878 Thanks: 508 Thanked 384 Times in 306 Posts	Not had a car with one in yet but i dont like the idea of them. I may convert as i hated the oil level sensors before but i kind of like them now, makes checking oil a doddle but is a bit of a pain come service time. Only thing is they are much more expensive to repair if they go wrong. as with oil level sensors. Iv had one of those go on me and £100 for a new one is not nice when a dipstick has never gone wrong on me lol.

03-12-2018, 08:03 PM	#7
ollienoclue OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 955 Thanks: 269 Thanked 422 Times in 352 Posts	Call me old fashioned but I would prefer a full mechanical hand brake, oil level gauge and temperature gauge. A lot of modern cars have none of the above!

03-12-2018, 08:25 PM	#10
andy__d PC Perfectionist Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 406 Thanks: 435 Thanked 312 Times in 214 Posts	yet another pointless "gadget" for the sake of a gadget, Yet another thing that people who cant drive properly can blame when it goes wrong

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