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Originally Posted by mdm
You seem to insist that there is something oncorrect in using handbrake to start on a steep hill, and I still can't get why would it be incorrect.
How is this an argument? Transmissons weren't synchronized back then and required particular techniques to engage gears without grinding. It does not mean that we should employ these techniques with modern synchronized gearboxes because it's somehow "correct" .
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What does synchronized transmissions have to do with using a handbrake on a hill? I was simply pointing out that this "technique" is fairly new in relation to the car in general since they didn't come with handbrakes for a time after first being introduced.
It isn't that its not "incorrect," it is a crutch.
From that other thread it seems like most of the people using this handbrake method are younger guys who learned off youtube or didn't have someone teach them (broad generalization). It is just an interesting thing I have noticed. I'm willing to bet most forums don't have this debate at all.