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Originally Posted by garsh0p
Question!
So I'm pretty decent at starting on hills now with the handbrake, and I'm fairly comfortable in traffic, but what about traffic on a hill? Is using the handbrake too cumbersome while in traffic on a hill?
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Nope. Stop the car with the foot brake on the hill. Pull the handbrake and slowly release the foot brake to make sure the handbrake is holding. Add some gas, slowly let out the clutch while at the same time releasing the hand break. Hold in the button on the handbrake during this procedure.
If you are at a stoplight, you can do the first few steps of this procedure and just let the handbrake hold the car. When the light is about to change, pull the handbrake up slightly and push it the button with your feet ready on the clutch and the gas.
Shifting from 1st to 2nd has some problems on this car, especially when driven from a cold start. See this thread:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8437
Note: The handbrake uses a drum brake and separate pads inside the normal disk on the rear wheels of the car, not the normal calipers and disks that are engaged while using the foot brake.