Current Events > Just drove a new VW manual with hill assist. The hell is this crap?

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treewojima
12/12/21 6:44:04 PM
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Listen Volkswagen, I know how to balance the clutch and gas to take off on a hill. I don't need you clamping down the brakes for 1.5 seconds and potentially stalling if I try to take off too soon. Besides, I'll still have to know how to get moving on a hill once the brakes release, so what's the point?

I suppose this feature is more of a "necessity" now that hand brakes are electronic instead of cable-operated, but at least give us a way to turn it off. So far all I've read is that you have to use a VW diagnostic computer to disable it.

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ApherosyLove
12/12/21 6:49:01 PM
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treewojima posted...
hand brakes are electronic instead of cable-operated
This makes me so sad. I like yanking on the handbrake

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treewojima
12/12/21 7:25:39 PM
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ApherosyLove posted...
This makes me so sad. I like yanking on the handbrake
It's fun in the right conditions, for sure. More importantly, it helps on really nasty hills. Electronic ones are useless in that regard.
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Kakapo
12/12/21 7:30:00 PM
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ApherosyLove posted...
This makes me so sad. I like yanking on the handbrake

Who doesnt like yanking their handbrake?

Sometimes, Ill just sit there pulling on it just because I can.

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RedLuigi
12/12/21 7:31:28 PM
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Kakapo posted...
Who doesnt like yanking their handbrake?

Sometimes, Ill just sit there pulling on it just because I can.

I sit there in the car and people just watch me engage my handbrake while I have a face like this the entire time:

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