If you had a choice//parking brake button or mech. lever type

Which would cost the most to install on a new Tacoma? Lexus AWD and many other vehicles have a elect. parking brake button instead of the 100 year old mech. parking pull handle type brake. I can see the mech brake with a manual transmission but why on an automatic transmission vehicle?

 

I just put it in Park. I never use the parking brake unless I’m crawling under the truck.

 

I love the parking brake on my 3rd gen. No change. I always dis liked the knee buster before.

 

Electronic brakes take up less space inside the cabin area. That’s the main reason they are moving in that direction

 

But what if you have no electricity and ur brake lines fail at same time.
How u gonna stop without mechanical park brake?

 

I like the mechanical lever style parking brake.

 

Parking brake eh? I always considered it an emergency brake, which it technically is. I've had to use it in emergency situations (brake line failure on a 06 Sierra in downtown rush hour traffic).

I'll take the 100 yr old E-brake over electric parking brake any day...

 

+1 Manual Parking brake handle for the fun factor.

 

How about we get rear disc brakes first?

 

As someone who's nephew engaged the electronic parking brake while I was driving, I'll take the manual lever any day

 

Manual lever. And while we're at it, bring back the manual t-case stick, 'cause I hate the idea of a push-button 4wd. I'll keep the push-to-start ignition, though, I like that one. But manual everything else!

 

Same. It works well, doesn't bother me, and I like the classic 5-7 clicks sound when you yank it up

 

MT trucks need the mechanical one for controlling rearward roll. HSA is for losers and every MT driver knows it even if they are stuck with it.

but, if i had an AT truck:
1) I'd prefer a button style electronic one
2) someone shoot me for buying an AT truck.

 

The odds of that would be very slim, given if even the hydraulic brakes completely failed and the engine happened to shit off when driving, even if the battery had a dead cell or two, it should have enough capacity/voltage having just been getting power from the alternator to power the electronic brake

 

Lever in a Toyota pickup. Or the T In front of the knee.

Get that button bullshit out of here. THis is why tacomas can’t have nice things anymore.

 

Manual hand-operated parking brake is superior to other systems and designs as it can modulated to perform varying braking after loss of the main braking system (broken lines etc). An electric brake is off/on (no help). A ratcheting foot brake (like in other Toyotas) cannot be easily released once pressed (no help).

The hand-operated parking brake on the 3G Tacomas can actually be used to apply varying braking power (hold down the release button while pulling on it). It’s not nearly as effective as the actual brakes, but works in a pinch or emergency.

 

While they might be nice in some cases, elect. parking brakes need a scan tool to "back off" the caliper to change rear pads (at least on 4 wheel disc), I don't know how many DIY'ers have one.

 

And...….you could have more cup holders !!!!!

 

Normal style cable actuated hand brake.

 

Everything else can gtfo