just been pulled by the police

[Greg!]

in a car park,

fourtantly i was just parked next to my mate when he arrived, he just told us to take our 'handbreak turns somewhere else'

well anyway.. it was the 1st time i had really gone for it regarding handbreaks, i only passed my test 6 months ago but i manged to do a good few 180's.. but what is the hurrendus banging sound the car makes???

i have been the passenger for many a handbreak turn etc in my friends MGZR and his dont make no strange noises, just wondering if anyone can enlighten me?


cheers

[Wardy!]

Personally I wouldnt want to try them in my car, being it only a 1.4glx it wouldnt do much anyways.

I'll leave handbreak turns to clarkson on topgear and I'll save my tires

[BigOL]

greg said:

fourtantly i was just parked next to my mate when he arrived, he just told us to take our 'handbreak turns somewhere else'

Well can you blame him. Your endangering every other car in the car park. Remember you aren't fully insured in a car park as its private land. I agree with thewardster, I'm glad you can afford to burn up your tyres. As for your knocking, I don't think anyone here is gonna help you identify what it is as its not exactly what your car is designed to do, and I wouldn't have thought many of us have had the experience either apart from in an accident to which I'm sure we were more interested in cr@ppin our pants rather than knocking noises.

[Mullet]

Boys lets not take the 'handbreak turn' issue to far, he was only messing about at night (presumably in plenty of space ) so why all the stern posts frowning on his actions?

[PaulG]

Because Mullet it's people like this that put my insurance premium up.

Fine if you have a private airfield, private track then all well and good, providing you have a pocket deep enough to repair the bits you break by putting extra stress on the rear wheels and axles......at a minimum you'll end up prematurely ageing the handbrake cable (stretching it leading to early fatigue).


I not suggesting that Greg isn't a good driving BUT even in an empty carpark what happens if he slides into a lampost causing several thousand £ worth of damage. This sort of irresponsible behaviour is factored into young drivers insurance premiums.....

Plus....if people do this in carparks....what sort of behaviour do they get up to on the public roads.....?

I am not denying that I have never done this...but when I have it has been in a controlled environment!

[Wardy!]

I was just saying that I would never attempt anything like that on mine, there are plenty of people who can handle the can under certain conditions no doubt, and i wasnt frowning over his actions either.

[Mullet]

PaulG said:

Plus....if people do this in carparks....what sort of behaviour do they get up to on the public roads.....?

I thought the idea of doing it in a deserted car park was so they DON'T do it on the road.....?
You also say you can't deny doing this... So private airfield or not things can still go wrong, you can still roll the car even in 100 square miles of flat tarmac. So why moan when he's just messing about, yes it's not the most sensible thing to do with your car but it's his car... just like it was your car when you decided to do stuff like this.

[Greg!]

well

firstly there was noway i could have crashed into a pole as there were no poles, it was an rarly used overspill car park with no lighting, that is very rarey used!

i was NOT endangering other car park users as there were non..

and as for how i drive on a public road... well, id never dream of doing a handbreak turn on a real road, i drive sensibly, aggressivly sometimes, but never dangerously

[Sale]

Handbrake turns are stupid, but so what? Guy wants to try it out, it's his car and tires, so again, so what? Nobody else has done it here? Or something similarly foolish? Give him some slack here guys, at least he was going "wild" far from public, and had enough common sense to try out something foolish away from the public road and other cars and people. Better to let off steam elsewhere and in other way than going wild and pulling stunts on the road, right?

We all want to do something stupid in our cars from time to time (hey, it is US who drive the car, not the other way around ;D) like handbrake turns, oversteer, understeer on purpose, donuts (it's not spelled right, i know ) etc etc... Better to let off steam in the car park and drive sensibly on the road, than the other way around.

Can't help you about the noise, i better go out and make some turns myself, just to check that out ;D ;D ;D

[BigOL]

Well I'm anti - why? For the same reason as mentioned in Paul G's first sentence. If it was in a situation where the risk to other factors has been minimised then fair enough i.e in a place where a person can't do harm and if they do, they do it to their own equipment and can't "claim" to have it repaired if it all goes wrong.

I do not support this thread.

[Adi]

I think a few people are getting a bit serious and parent like here

I'm 34 and a father and give me a bit of gravel in an off the road situation......and I'll be yanking the handbrake and throwing the car sideways like the best of them.

Its all about doing it in a safe place.....if you know what I mean ;D

[PaulG]

I think a few people are getting a bit serious and parent like here

I'm 34 and a father and give me a bit of gravel in an off the road situation......and I'll be yanking the handbrake and throwing the car sideways like the best of them.

Its all about doing it in a safe place.....if you know what I mean

And by safe place

- private airfield
- private track

NOT
- public carpart
- country lane
- bridelway
- gravely off-road - track (someone will own the land)

"Sorry Mr farmer looks like I've destroyed part of your stone wall by performing a highly unnecessary handbrake turn."

I know I'm exagerating but I'm just trying to make my point....perform this activity at you're own risk and well away from anyone else.....

"Hello Mr Peugeot dealer....hmmm, it appears that my rear suspension is making funny noises and the rear axle just doesn't seem right...I've been driving quite normally so this should be covered under my warranty?"


Sorry to be anti but it's my point of view and I'm entitled to it just as much as all of you lot are.

Cheers

[heyman]

Hey greg, sounds like youv'e upset a couple of people ;D ;D ;D. I bought a gti to appreciate the fun i could have in it and yes i use and abuse it to the max ;D ;D ;D.

[angela]

hey guys even me yes me i love it a few handbrake turns great fun in an empty gravel space o o o o yeh !!!!!! in my other halfs mx5 of course dont want to ruin my handbrake and tyres ha ha ha great fun!! ;D Greg is only doing what we have all done at some point in our youth well i am only 34 .....

[Taff]

I was a young lad once upon a time! Nothing quite like howling down a disused runway and renching up the handbrake! Mind you, I had an old Micra at the time, and tyres were only £50 for a set of 4! Aah, cheap, bog standard motoring... I remember the days!

Anyway, this banging noise could possibly be a very slack handbrake cable hitting the underside of the car when you rip it up. Normal parking, you maybe lift the handbrake 3 'clicks', however, when you do hanbrake turns, you have to really yank it to lock the back wheels, maybe 6 or 7 'clicks'. Do this repeatedly, and the cable will stretch, thus giving lots of slack. One thing to note though, there is a limit to how much they can be adjusted. I had to fork out for a new cable.