VW Golf electronic handbrake. Why?

I'm sure, with practice, he'll get used to both.  I presume that he's fairly young so he'll benefit from gaining experience of different types of vehicles in a safe environment.  Can he opt to take lessons in a vehicle with a conventional handbrake?

Good luck to him.

I think there are definately more vehicles with handbrakes than auto. I also feel that all  driving schools should use the conventional type , and once proficient then you could use the auto brake ( bearing in mind that this is quite new to the market) If not then the driving school should inform the customer that they use autobrake vehicles. It certainly must be confusing when having to switch back and forth Especially when lessons are paid in advance.

My OH got a new Polo last year.  She would ideally have got a Golf, but rejected it on the grounds of not having a proper handbrake.  Same with spare wheels.  We would never consider a car unless it had a spare wheel.

Thinks....  I wonder if anyone is producing a retro-fit handbrake for the Golf?

I don't fancy the idea of learning to use an electronic hand brake, old habits and all that.

My Ford Grand C-Max has a conventional hand brake, which I use for hill starts, also when stationary in traffic, rather than dazzling the folks behind me by using the foot brake.

My Ford also has something called ' hill start assistance '. I've never (knowingly) used this, I find that the hand brake is perfectly adequate.

Why on eath do car manufacturers persist in fitting these 'helpful' gadgets ?

More stuff to need expensive maintenance.

I think there are definately more vehicles with handbrakes than auto. I also feel that all  driving schools should use the conventional type , and once proficient then you could use the auto brake ( bearing in mind that this is quite new to the market) If not then the driving school should inform the customer that they use autobrake vehicles. It certainly must be confusing when having to switch back and forth Especially when lessons are paid in advance.

I have had automatic hand brakes on all my cars since 2007 so possibiliby all not that new to the market.

I learnt in cars with no syncromesh so I'm sure the techno savi youths of today can cope with electronic handbrakes! I'd bet I could still float shift today!

Our car has a foot operated parking brake. I don't know how anyone could pass a test in it, as you can't use the correct procedures when stopping, IE,  handbrake on, out of gear. Ours is auto, but the manuel is the same.

Just another fad from the USA

I think there are definately more vehicles with handbrakes than auto. I also feel that all  driving schools should use the conventional type , and once proficient then you could use the auto brake ( bearing in mind that this is quite new to the market) If not then the driving school should inform the customer that they use autobrake vehicles. It certainly must be confusing when having to switch back and forth Especially when lessons are paid in advance.

I have had automatic hand brakes on all my cars since 2007 so possibiliby all not that new to the market.

 

Likewise - Discos have had it since then and so has my Touareg - plus "hill start assist" which is brilliant when towing and copes with not only the car but also with a twin axle Bailey on the back! Makes for very smooth hill starts.  I think it's a marvellous invention.