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Originally Posted by spike021
Not ashamed to admit I use the hill assist.
To be honest though, when I was learning stick in this car, even with the hill assist enabled I had to use the e-brake on decent hills because the assist wasn't active long enough for me (I was still slow at the time at getting going from a stop).
But now I still use it and I don't mind. I know how to use the e-brake if I ever drive a manual without hill assist.
What is it people say these days? Oh yeah, screw the haters!!  |
You should still learn to do it without the handbrake. It is an important part of of the MT driving skill set. Most of the MTs I have drove had no hand brake (honestly most had no e/parking brakes at all since they were either seized up or broke) since they were either a floor pedal or a hand pull down by your left knee. Too use them on a hill was impossible. You may never drive something like that but if you get a chance you will be stuck if you need to start on a hill.