mtsmiths Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Had to run into the house as I left this am. Sure makes starting out again easy, especially in snow (not yet). Wonder why all cars don't have it, or why more folks don't even know about it? You'd think Subaru would be the most popular car in SF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerFahrer Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 On a slight incline it's not that big of a deal, but on a steep one, yes it REALLY comes in handy. It's never really necessary, but I don't particularly like to pull away from a stop at 3k rpms because I'm scared of careening into the guy behind me :-p It's not such a fantastic device when it springs a leak and leaves you with no brakes however. I speak from experience on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 Since 1982 we have owned five Subarus and have a cumulative 275,000 (+-) miles under our wheels. Three MT, two AT, never ever had one fail yet. Just lucky, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerFahrer Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 My Legacy's HH is still original and untouched at 137k, but for some reason, my XT's HH sprung a leak around 104k :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Forester had one. Last night I was on a couple of steep hills coming back from a party and the hill holder would have been great. My brother in law has one on his Legacy in Kiwi and it works very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canajun2eh Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 I agree, the Hill Holder is nice to have. However, if you don't have one (e.g., the "Brighton" model), you can always use the hand brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clark Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Ditto Gerry, that was what I was going to chime in with.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Dreamer Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 when I first started driving I used the Hand brake to start off on hills specially the one on 52nd and sheridan (for those familiar with colorado) I was always afraid to hit that one red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paladin_w Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 All this hill holder talk, got me so nastalgic for my 92 legacy, my 97 outback doesn't have HH on it, and I miss it soooooo much. Have had to do the hand brake routine several occations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Since 1982 we have owned five Subarus and have a cumulative 275,000 (+-) miles under our wheels. Three MT, two AT, never ever had one fail yet. Just lucky, I guess. So how exactly does the "Hill-Holder Clutch" work on an AT? :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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