car moored in the thames

[Ramage]

It seems Toyota Aygos have handbrakes that use drums on the rear...


http://www.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=106273

 

[No Regrets]

Thats because they are....yes! Citroens!!

Aygo is a nasty cheap Citroen/ Peugeot with new badges.

Careful what you buy people, even Nissan are trying to flog you Renaults

 

[teddington_lock]

My CLK has handbrake shoes , my wifes A class has handbrake shoes.

 

[No Regrets]

Yes, but both are dedicated handbrakes, not anything to do with the footbrakes!

My A Class has all-round discs, yet a drum parking brake, and our CLK has the famous foot operated parking brake!

Both are Auto's, so don't need a parking brake. It's only there as a legal requirement as a backup to failed footbrakes...

 

[Ramage]

Ah, a copy of the Series Land-Rover......

Mind you, that is drum transmission brake and drums all round !

 

[teddington_lock]

My A Class has all-round discs, yet a drum parking brake, and our CLK has the famous foot operated parking brake!

Same cars !

What ones have you got ?

 

[No Regrets]

A160 CDi Avantgarde, and just sold CLK280 Cab! LOL

 

[teddington_lock]

Nice , i had a 320 cab until it was written off at Ember Court roundabout.

 

[No Regrets]

They crash well though...

 

[teddington_lock]

Yes , our one saved us.

We were waiting for the roundabout , and a kid rear ended us at 40mph ( he was texting and didn't notice we had stopped ) , smashed us into the car in front , and that into the car in front of that , we all ended up on the roundabout.

I managed to drive the car to the garage afterwards , after jumping on the bonnet and tying it shut with a shoelace ! Was toast though.

Poor old bus. Got a new one with the insurance money though. V8 this time

 

[No Regrets]

Ooh! 430 or 500?

 

[teddington_lock]

430

 

[No Regrets]

They made an AMG version too...6.2 litre.

Quite vicious thing....

 

[teddington_lock]

Yeah , i've had a go in one , savage things.

They do an AMG 55 version , which i think i will go for next. The 63 is a bit out of my price range at the moment.

 

[ADLS]

My CLK has handbrake shoes , my wifes A class has handbrake shoes.

My Ford Escape SUV has discs all round "not square ones" and drum hand brake.

Came upon a Bedford TK truck on a hill back in the dark ages of the 60s, the driver was waving like mad. He had sheared a half shaft so couldn't hold the truck on his gears, the hand brake worked on the prop shaft, this wouldn't hold because of the broken half shaft. So he just had to wait with his foot on the brake till someone came along and stopped. Luckily he had stop chogs for wheel changing, put them behind his wheels and one releaved driver got out of his cab.

 

[plumbob]

My 1916 Tasker chain drive steam tractor had 6 wood blocks on a steel band which rubbed against the fly wheel. The "hand brake" was more wood on a band round the axle. 40 turns of a hand wheel to apply. best hand brake we had was a 12" block of oak.............that did it !

 

[DogsBody]

any truth in the report that seconds after the car splashing into the water, that Steve from SRB moorings was there in his boat ready to collect the £8 mooring fee !!!!

You just made me spill wine all over my keyboard!