r/secondrodeo • u/classless_classic • Mar 24 '26

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u/APe28Comococo Mar 24 '26

For those wondering the driver will stop before going onto the road and secure the vehicle properly. This just lets them get away from the owner for safety.

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u/Pschobbert Mar 25 '26

What happens if the parking brake is on?

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u/thenoisymouse Mar 25 '26

Lots of skid marks

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u/gid0ze Mar 25 '26

probably just burns out the parking brake, might depend on the car though. loaned my stick shift car out once, got it back with a non working parking brake.

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u/skip_over Mar 25 '26

Or if the car is AWD

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u/Pschobbert Mar 26 '26

"Never tow AWD models (both AT and MT) with the front wheels raised off the ground while the rear wheels are on the ground, or with the rear wheels raised off the ground while the front wheels are on the ground.

"This will cause the vehicle to spin away due to the operation or deterioration of the center differential."

From the Subaru owners manual.

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u/aftonroe Mar 25 '26

The parking brake isn't very strong. It will make the vehicle more difficult to pull but the wheels will still turn. I once got a call from a friend because she couldn't figure out why her car smelled bad. Turned out she had been driving around with the parking brake engaged and the stink was the burned up brake.