It’s b/c sometimes the hill is steep enough that using the e-brake is the only way to prevent rollback...or the car behind you is right on your rear bumper!
Lots of last-generation (mid-2000s) Volvos had them, too. Though when Xenon reflectors are made by the factory, they actually work properly, unlike the crap above hehe
Engaging the clutch was effortless but in a very ambigious and questionable way - it was standard new car fare - not in the fact that the engagement point was in the exact right spot or it didn’t smell like the business end of a thousand left-foot redline dumps, but that nearly every consumer-level affordable manual…
Fantastic post! Brings back a lot of memories...
Give it time...
Interesting how what are arguably the two most important modern SUVs both starred in Jurassic Park movies...
I still remember when Nissan’s main marketing strategy was durable and long-lasting cars... Too bad they deviated from that.
Yep, that’s typical for Europe - at least for the most urban areas. Called ‘spider trucks’ in some countries b/c of the appearance of the crane. They’re also a far more practical and less damaging way to tow away a car!
You magnificent bastard.