90 200Q Parking Brake

[Fred Munro]

Actually, a hand-brake turn works quite well on a quattro. Used it to good
effect with the UrS4 at the ice races last year .

Fred Munro
'94 S4
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent McLean" <kentmclean at mindspring.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: 90 200Q Parking Brake


> Kev the Brit wrote:
> >Its a "hand brake" on the other side of the pond.
> >I do not understand why people don't use them over here, how do you
expect
> >it to work if its never used ?
> >You WILL need it come safety inspection time.
> >
> > >It's the PARKING brake, Huw,  not the emergency brake.
>
> Quattro makes it difficult to pull off a hand-brake turn.
> But I guess you could use it for parking, or even in an
> emergency, provided it is working.
>
> Kent McLean
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy"
>