Anyone else miss a hand brake?

[Duncan]

Having a Bronco on order since Aug 17, we couldn't take it anymore and bought an almost identical 2024 Bronco off a nearby lot. Proud owners of a Big Bend, two door, manual transmission, tube steps and mid package in velocity blue. We didn't order the tow, switches, and floor liners, but no big deal, considering.
First time driving a Bronco: What, no hand brake? My 2021 Ranger has one as did our ex Focus. The electric parking brake seems a bit whimpy to use. I still grab for the brake. Instrument panel? I could do without the bar graph tachometer seeing I have a pseudo analog tach in the Ranger on all the time. I think a tach is fun with a stick shift (which I wish the Ranger had).
Love the Bronco, impressed with the ride, power and handling. Like I said, we couldn't wait!

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[RedSoloCup]

Yup. I hate electronic e brakes. My new Mustang doesn’t have a hand brake and it’s total BS. I wanna eliminate the electronics brake and install a past gen mustang hand brake. I don’t care if i get a dash light.

 

[604Bronco]

Nope. Electronic is fine by me!

 

[Hemisfear]

Nope, not at all…

 

[CarmeloS]

I fear the day the e-brake fails with no real warning and you find your car rolls into the street and into oncoming traffic

then who’s responsible for that debacle?

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

I Like the Way of the Ford Ranger Raptor has the e-brake between the seats on the console like it should be behind the shifter. I wouldn't mind swapping over that interior console into a Bronco.

 

[HighVelocity]

I fear the day the e-brake fails with no real warning and you find your car rolls into the street and into oncoming traffic

then who’s responsible for that debacle?

You are. Leave it in gear.

I don't have any particular attachment to a handbrake. I do miss a foot-controlled high beam switch though.

 

[CarmeloS]

You are. Leave it in gear.

I don't have any particular attachment to a handbrake. I do miss a foot-controlled high beam switch though.

sometimes you forget to. I dont get the logical of an ebrake over a handbrake, especially when Jeeps still have them

 

[indio22]

I miss the traditional hand brake for these reasons:

• Easier to locate near gear lever, compared to e-brake on lower left dash.
• Like having control over how much I apply, rather than e-brake binary on/off.
• It's up it's on no question, no looking for dash icon etc.
• Would like to match my other manual handbrake vehicles for consistency of usage.
• It's all about my decision making and application.
• My wife likes the Bronco but complains about the e-brake.

 

[HighVelocity]

sometimes you forget to.

Doesn't matter, "I forgot" isn't a legal defense. the buck stops with you.

Also, why would having a cabled parking brake be less likely "forgotten" than an e-brake?

I dont get the logical of an ebrake over a handbrake, especially when Jeeps still have them

Nor do I, but maybe it saves a bit in long-term maintenance? I've never found lubing a parking brake cable that big of a deal, but one less thing to maintain is one less thing...

 

[Dog]

Easier to do Rockfords with a hand brake...

 

[Az_Squatch_Bronco]

Change is hard....electronic is fine... you know it's engaged because you hear it.

 

[RustysBronco]

Having a Bronco on order since Aug 17, we couldn't take it anymore and bought an almost identical 2024 Bronco off a nearby lot. Proud owners of a Big Bend, two door, manual transmission, tube steps and mid package in velocity blue. We didn't order the tow, switches, and floor liners, but no big deal, considering.
First time driving a Bronco: What, no hand brake? My 2021 Ranger has one as did our ex Focus. The electric parking brake seems a bit whimpy to use. I still grab for the brake. Instrument panel? I could do without the bar graph tachometer seeing I have a pseudo analog tach in the Ranger on all the time. I think a tach is fun with a stick shift (which I wish the Ranger had).
Love the Bronco, impressed with the ride, power and handling. Like I said, we couldn't wait!

Very much. When I went through the huge puddle in my profile picture, I noticed getting a little bit of brake fade, which I'm guessing was due to the mud/water saturating the rotor/pad. Hand brake would have gave me a lot more peace of mind.

 

[MaxBadland]

Yes, I miss it. I liked resting my hand on the brake instead of the shifter and I liked tapping in the brake button. Little things, but oh well

 

[604Bronco]

Doesn’t an e-brake suffer from issues in extreme cold with it freezing? I thought I heard this is less of an issue with a manual hand brake, but maybe that’s not accurate?

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