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hi I’m new to forum
I have a question I hope can be answered here i took delivery of a new qashqai on Monday 27/1/25 while I am happy with the car me nor my wife can get used to the electric hand brake we really want a car with the old style h brake anyone know if I would be allowed to swap the car through the scheme thanks in advance
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I know someone who cancelled their Motability car less than 1 month after having it. The car had done less than 500 miles. They called motability customer service and explained why it was not fit for purpose and Motability agreed for it to be returned. They got their AP returned (done on a pro rata basis I believe). Any additional extras you might have added, will not be refunded. Motability only allow a couple of cancellations every 3 years so make sure your next car meets your requirements. All the best,
You will soon get use to he electronic hanbrake as my 80+ year old parents did and now wouldn’t buy a car with a traditionall handbrake.
Give it time you will find its alot easier once your use to it and not faffing when pulling off on hill 🙂
Hi, it is strange after pulling up a traditional handbrake lever for a long period however just think of it as a finger leaver and just flick it up honestly you will get used to it very quickly and then realise how much easier it actually is.
I have a question I hope can be answered here i took delivery of a new qashqai on Monday 27/1/25 while I am happy with the car me nor my wife can get used to the electric hand brake we really want a car with the old style h brake anyone know if I would be allowed to swap the car through the scheme thanks in advance
I would agree with the TonyCr, mechanical handbrakes are on their way out (your accelerator is probably already ‘fly by wire’). Learn to embrace the change (an electric parking brake is at least easier to operate for those with reduced mobility). I miss the traditional handbrake because I could use it as a hand support when leaning out the drivers door to lift my wheelchair in one-handed. I’ve had to adapt and now use my transfer board, wedged in next to the passenger seat to replace that handy hand brake.
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It does take a little time to adjust, but I would not go back to a traditional handbrake.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally say the wrong thing.
I alternate between a old Dacia Duster (traditional hand brake) and a Renault Symbioz hybrid automatic (electronic parking brake) my brain does seem to auto switch, as above, it does take a little time to adjust, only thing I do on the Symbioz if stopping on a hill is to press the anti roll back button.
Not my last car but one before I had EHB and the last one should have had it but was lied to by the dealer so suffered 4 years with one of those horrible lever things.
Current car has EHB and over the 2 years and 11k miles of driving I can honestly say I’ve only ever touched the tiny lever switched a handful of times, needs to be switched off on the rare occasions of doing very slow reversing manoeuvrers or turned on (as in pulling the tiny lever) you need to leave the car with the engine running.
Maybe the Nissan’s are different in how they work but if the EHB is linked to an auto-hold system there’s no need to touch it and when you stop the EHB sets in a standby mode and when the car is turned off the handbrake is set automatically to full on.
Just to add, my experience in using EHB with an auto gear box so not sure of how they do in a manual.
Manual handbrakes will soon be unheard of. Bear with it and you will get used to it, make sure it’s in auto mode and you’ll hardly ever need to think about it – it will just engage and release as required. I never touch mine.
If I seem a little strange, that's because I am.
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i have a nissan juke hybrid, i dont know if its the same on the quashqai but i havent touched the brake button since i bought it. i just set it to auto on day one.
I’m another who never touches the electronic handbrake. It applies automatically when park is engaged and disengages automatically as I pull away. It’s beyond me why anyone would want an old fashioned manual operated one instead. It’s a bit like wanting wind up windows rather than electric ones!
It’s beyond me why anyone would want an old fashioned manual operated one instead.
Maybe the OP just like doughnuts. 😁
It’s beyond me why anyone would want an old fashioned manual operated one instead.
Maybe the OP just like doughnuts. 😁
Excellent reply. I thought the same thing. 🙂
Current car: MG HS Exclusive in nice shiny black. 🙂
If your new car is an auto, you don’t need the handbrake anyway. Once the cars in park, the gearbox is locked.
I had numerous American cars in my younger days and haven’t had a manual car since the 90’s and never had a single problem because the handbrake hadn’t been applied.
Current car: MG HS Exclusive in nice shiny black. 🙂
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