Had a lucky escape today - car rolled down the road - Eeek!

[EBMCS03]

WOW!!!!!! crazy insane... I'm glad you didnt hit anything... like all those obsticles in between... maybe you can take a pic and help those of us who never been to your place visualize...

[obehave]

You're a lucky guy Max. Glad everything turned out as good as it did. Sounds like it could have been much worse.

[BruceK]

Wow! Glad the damage wasn't worse and nobody was injured. This roll-away problem with the handbrake applied has happened to quite a few MINI2 members.

http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...handbrake+fail

Most, if not all, of them seem to be in the UK where it is apparently not as common to leave a car in 1st or Reverse when parking it. Leaving a manual transmission car in gear when parking is usually part of driver education in the US. Of course, we've got a goofy clutch pedal interlock on all cars sold here (meaning the engine can't be started without first depressing the clutch pedal), so there are no concerns about car from jumping in gear as the starter is applied.

Oh, and there was a recall on earlier RHD MINIs concerning a handbrake problem.

http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...ndbrake+recall



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[ButtonIt]

Bloody hell Max, lucky escape. Anyone seen that advert where the dog knocks the handbrake of that people carrier

[Parc77]

Lucky ******* - if that had have been me the car would be rapped around a tree or something.
Yeah I instantly thought of that add buttonit - the one with the Ford Galaxy and the car finishs up on the driveway, think the dogs called Lucky. I watch far to much TV.

[Harpo]

Quote: Originally Posted by ButtonIt

Bloody hell Max, lucky escape. Anyone seen that advert where the dog knocks the handbrake of that people carrier

A Mini adventure with a happy ending.

[dinger]

Quote: Originally Posted by Max

Lucky

If your a gamberling man Max get your bets on because with luck like that you wont lose.


dinger.

Who will be following Max into the betting shop.

[Speedd]

you sure you put the handbrake up?? no spring chicken anymore are you?? .. Brushy is always doing that but he has a flat drive thank god else he'd not be popular

Remember firm grip and lift straight up

on a serious note, glad all is ok

ps Buttons the dog in that advert was called Lucky ….

pss I always leave the car in gear.. have done for years now but remember to tell anyone who drives the car after you, would not be a good site as my mums driven after me and had many many close shave

[ScottyB]

OMG!

I has never thought about the cooling either..... whoa.

Thats really lucky.

[AidenL]

Yikes !

Lucky escape alright............

[Brushy]

Brushy says.............................Lucky Max

[Jones]

Yeah, echo the "lucky" there Max, but exactly the same thing happened to me. I parked my car on my mum's drive, slight incline after a 100 mile journey and car rolled off drive onto and remained in the middle of the road. Lucky it was the middle of the night and my sister was coming to pick me up to go to the airport and she managed not to crash into it!!

Question is....? Is there not a motion detector as part of the alarm kit? Should this have not reacted when the car decided to play Knightrider?!

Jones!

[Cold Side]

Wow that was lucky.

Perhaps I should leave my car in gear when I get out!

[Lorri]

omg Max... did you actually see it happen? doesn't bear thinking about

I always leave it in gear

[Hat]

i don't, but i will now.

i can just see max legging it down the road after his pride & joy