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by **Ae92typeX** » Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am

This is probably off topic, but its technical so yea...
I was at the wreckers afew days ago and just before I left (it was raining hard as), I saw some toyota diesel...possibly a corona, Im not sure... it was an auto, but had a third small as pedal in where the clutch pedal would be. I didnt have time to trace it, but it had linkages etc. It def wasnt a clutch as it was way smaller.
Just wondering out of intrest if anyone else seen this or know what it is??
Cheers

by **diss7** » Sun May 02, 2004 1:54 am

Handbrake pedal

My brothers camry has it also.

by **adikt** » Sun May 02, 2004 6:21 am

very bad idea in my experience

nothin like cruising down the road & going to overtake someone, drop down a gear & oh SH!T, full lockup ...

anyway .. does make it a bit easier for those emergency turns where you need both hands

by **Ae92typeX** » Sun May 02, 2004 8:37 am

sweet, cheers.- I didnt even notice a lack of handbrake!, think I prefer ya standard arm yanka!

by **JRS** » Mon May 03, 2004 10:00 pm

adikt wrote:anyway .. does make it a bit easier for those emergency turns where you need both hands

no it doesn't, u have to fumble around under the dash to pull the release. also there isn't much use of the steering wheel required for a hand brake turn, 1 hand is plenty!

by **fangsport** » Mon May 03, 2004 10:12 pm

a rear brake pedal, awesome!!

all you then need is to block off the rear brake fluid lines from the master cylinder and practice some serious left-foot braking.

by **Adamal** » Mon May 03, 2004 10:21 pm

ARGH these things SUCK!
We had one of our clients driving a Priviea (I think thats what the new Toyota van is called?) and it had one. Someone needed to get out of a park he was blocking so I went to move it.
Ok... Where is the hand brake??
I search around for 5 mins and I still can't find it!!!
Eventually, the guy comes out and says "Look on the floor"

Doh. :roll:

2001 Toyota Gaia · by **BlakJak** » Tue May 04, 2004 12:25 am

My dad has an Estima (Previa shape van thing) - handbrake is between the drivers seat and the door.

by **Lanius** » Tue May 04, 2004 8:34 am

BlakJak wrote:My dad has an Estima (Previa shape van thing) - handbrake is between the drivers seat and the door.

Yeh, I've seen those ... thats gotta be the stupidest place EVER for a handbrake

by **jr007** » Tue May 04, 2004 9:25 am

Is it still a handbrake if you use your foot to engage it?

by **Lanius** » Tue May 04, 2004 9:38 am

e-brake (as it is referred to in the US)

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