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« on: 15 June 2012, 08:58:31 »
Well after two days motoring I can sum it up in one word..... "why?".
Sure the auto-release on the handbrake seemed to work ok - but no better than a conventional hill start. So, apart from generating a revenue stream later in life when the system fails and cars start to fail MoT, I can't see why Vx bothered.
As for the footbrake auto-hold - what's that all about? You take your foot off the brake and the car starts to roll! Just like I'd expect it to do! Slam it back on, handbrake on, gingerly release in case it hasn't worked, start again. Gap in traffic gone - hold it on the clutch next time! (Burning smell? What burning smell? Rental cars don't have burning smells!)
Would I buy one? Would I fu****!
