R16s and Peugeot 205/306/405 (etc) have trailing arms and the rear hand brake - however they don't sink to the bumpstops after being parked a while.
For "fun" reasons, I would like a rear handbrake on the Xantia too.
Xantia Brake Problem
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Old-Guy
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The rear brake circuit gets its pressure from the rear suspension circuit - thus making the rear brakes load sensitive and eliminating the need for the usual crude cut-off valve found on ordinary vehicles.
Compared with the master cylinder of a conventional servo-assisted brake system, the LHM reservoir is HUGE and there's a b****y great red STOP light on the dashboard that if you lose hydraulic pressure and there's still a pair of accumulators to provide a decent pressure reserve to enable you to stop. If you've ever tried to stop a conventional vehicle when the servo has failed...
Give me a Xantia any day - discs all round, a powered hydraulic system and if all else fails a really effective handbrake on the front discs.
Compared with the master cylinder of a conventional servo-assisted brake system, the LHM reservoir is HUGE and there's a b****y great red STOP light on the dashboard that if you lose hydraulic pressure and there's still a pair of accumulators to provide a decent pressure reserve to enable you to stop. If you've ever tried to stop a conventional vehicle when the servo has failed...
Give me a Xantia any day - discs all round, a powered hydraulic system and if all else fails a really effective handbrake on the front discs.
2012 Subaru Forester - capable but no magic carpet
2011 Grand C4 Picasso VTR+ 1.6HDi - not missed!
1995 Xantia Estate SX 1.9TD in Vert Vega "The Green Lady" - sadly missed
1998 Xantia 2.1 VXD Estate in Mauritius Blue - R.I.P. (terminal tin-worm)
2011 Grand C4 Picasso VTR+ 1.6HDi - not missed!
1995 Xantia Estate SX 1.9TD in Vert Vega "The Green Lady" - sadly missed
1998 Xantia 2.1 VXD Estate in Mauritius Blue - R.I.P. (terminal tin-worm)