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Old 07-31-2012, 10:34 PM
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Wife and I swapped cars today, she fcessed up that she drove it approx 300 yds with the parking break engaged, said it just seemed slow.
Come to find out, this wasn't the first time, she said it had happened once before for a shorter distance.
What can I expect damage wise, what do I do to reverse it.

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Old 08-01-2012, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by rentprop1
Wife and I swapped cars today, she fcessed up that she drove it approx 300 yds with the parking break engaged, said it just seemed slow.
Come to find out, this wasn't the first time, she said it had happened once before for a shorter distance.
What can I expect damage wise, what do I do to reverse it.

Please no beat your wife jokes, thanks
Divorce.


Shouldn't be that bad if it was only 900 feet.
 
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Old 08-01-2012, 12:26 AM
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Mine is scared to drive my Ram. Lol. I don't have to worry about your situation there.

But in all seriousness, there shouldnt be any damage if it was a short distance.
 
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Old 08-01-2012, 01:47 AM
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my wife did the same thing. so now ehen im on a hill i just put it in 4lo in 1st and she dont move.
 
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Old 08-01-2012, 02:27 AM
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Ya...should be much if anything....maybe wore the rear pads just a bit more than usuall...Mine drove mine once...said it was way to big for her...(her car can fit in the bed of mine...
 
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Probably not a big deal under the circumstances, but how the hell do you drive any distance at all with that light flashing?
 
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...but how the hell do you drive any distance at all with that light flashing?
If she's anything like my wife, she just figured the flashing light would eventually go away if she ignored it long enough...
 
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Exactly like mine....Mine came to me complaining about a noise coming from her motor....So I went out to listen for it, heard it knocking, then popped the hood and checked the oil....sure enough....none...I mean bone dry....Filled it back up and the knocking stopped...Asked her why she didn't pay attention to the oil light on the dash....she said she figured it was to tell her that there was oil in the motor...
 
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Exactly like mine....Mine came to me complaining about a noise coming from her motor....So I went out to listen for it, heard it knocking, then popped the hood and checked the oil....sure enough....none...I mean bone dry....Filled it back up and the knocking stopped...Asked her why she didn't pay attention to the oil light on the dash....she said she figured it was to tell her that there was oil in the motor...
hahaha, love it, that's fantastic.


to the op, yeah shouldn't be any real issues, maybe a bit of extra brake wear but not anything you will probably notice.
 
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Old 08-01-2012, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by rentprop1
Wife and I swapped cars today, she fcessed up that she drove it approx 300 yds with the parking break engaged, said it just seemed slow.
Come to find out, this wasn't the first time, she said it had happened once before for a shorter distance.
What can I expect damage wise, what do I do to reverse it.

Please no beat your wife jokes, thanks
Rent,

There is no reversing it but there should not be much extra wear on the brakes from such a short distance driven with the EB on.
 


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