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Originally Posted by slodave
What a silly idea to put the hand brake near the door.  |
Back when I had my 914 I stopped at a bank that only had valet parking. I was leery of letting the valet park my car but I had no choice. I asked him if he could drive it and he said he could drive anything.
When I stopped I pulled up the handbrake which, as you know is on the left side. He promptly stuck it in 2nd and killed the car. He tried 3rd and then 2nd again. I explained it would help if he used 1st gear. He looked pissed and asked where 1st was. I reached in and put it in first for him. It died again because the handbrake was on. So I explained it would help if he disengaged the handbrake. He looked all over the center console and then under the dash for a handle. He finally threw up his hands so I reached and released the handbrake. He parked it in the very fist spot just a few feet away. When I came back he just handed me the keys. He knew he would never find reverse.
I wonder how many cars have the handbrake in that location?