E-Brake

[uncletime]

is it bad to drive 100 miles straight with the ebrake half way up?

 

[BoostedSpd6]

yes it is look at ur rotors.. any sign of warping or deep gouges in them... if ur car was still rolling fine and didnt feel differently u may be ok... new rotors are somewhat cheap if u need new ones.

 

[Speed3Max]

lol pwnageeee... i did that in my rsx but it was ok

 

[CTGrey02]

Oh you mean lever that makes the car smell funny..

 

[knowledge007]

I did the same in my old 3 but it was a 1/4 up. Then one day I was on an incline at about 45%. I went to sit down in the car and e-brake failed and teh car obviously started to roll back. I am assuming the dealer had to drain the lines and or something. I would get it checked out just to be safe.

BTW, how the hell did you not feel the difference in acceleration...lol

 

[uncletime]

lol i was in a funky mood last night before i went to bed. i thought this thread would just be everyone telling me how much a fool i am.. i didnt do that. haha but thanks for the concern and advice.

 

[uncletime]

Oh you mean lever that makes the car smell funny..

LMAO

 

[LENNY127]

your rear brakes will have worn down and overheated , but half way up on our cars doesnt seem that much so I wouldnt worry about it, drive straight , let go of the steering wheel (provided u are on a flat surface) hit the brakes and see if the car pulls. regularly 70 % more or less of your braking force comes from the front so any wear that you might have caused to the rear shouldnt matter that much.