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Originally Posted by Number 3
Actually costs more.
And not sure why you think an old school hand lever makes you feel better about parking your car down hill and really not clear how snow impacts it any more. Do you just pull even harder on your hand brake if there is snow?
The e-park brake simply locks the rear brakes. No cable to stretch or worry about. Just done. I think you guys just need to build your confidence with it.
But you bring up the only real point. If you aren't used to it, it can seem strange. An awful lot of new cars now come with an e-park brake. It enables a better package for the occupant. Also consider many cars had the old foot park brake and it saves that space as well.
There are so few people that actually need a hand brake for turns that OEMs are simply making use of the space in the console.
Also enables e-shift transmissions which the Camaro may get someday.
And that Hill Hold feature? I think that is the e-brake as well.
But no, OP, GM did not make a huge mistake. They just did something you don't like or more specifically, aren't used to yet. I suspect you will in time if this is your first car with the feature.
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I do like the hill hold feature. And I'll concede most of your points. However if you don't know why you'd need a handbrake in the snow, I'll just smile and pat you on the head. There are probably you tube videos to school you on this skill.