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      10-30-2013, 06:00 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by Bob UK View Post
Something I was thinking about whilst driving an auto loaner, I found myself sitting on the brake quite a bit in urban driving. I suppose it's not as much of a risk due to the low speeds but still can't be good for the discs long term.
Same here - as a manual owner, I recently had an auto courtesy 3 series, and I also couldn't help thinking about how dazzling for the people behind it must be with the LED brake lights constantly on in a queue. Must be awful in the US where most cars are autos.

Then again I also still can't get my head round the electronic handbrakes in Audis - if the power fails does the brake fail-on or fail-off? if it's parked on a hill and the battery dies does it roll down hill? or is it just impossible to bump start it or drag it onto a low loader.
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