Idaho2018GTPremium
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So a transmission that is designed to handle 420+ ft-lbs of torque (for the '18+ A10) for many years of use will wear out if you don't use the parking brake on a relatively flat surface (rhetorical question)? I admit I use the parking brake when parked on a incline/decline with my A10 GT; but I do not use it on a flat surface or nearly flat surface because the torque applied to the transmission will be a tiny fraction of the torque applied to the trans by the engine during operation, esp. at peak torque output.I've always used the parking brake. It's called the parking break. In an automatic if you don't use it you're relying on the transmission to keep you parked which is putting unnecessary wear on one of the most expensive parts of your car. That's why they give you a cheap parking break to use to take that pressure off of it. Use it people.
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