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Neither did the fact that there is no emergency brake pedal
As the car ages parking brakes have been know to freeze into place in extremely cold conditions in these parts. I have never experienced this problem, but had the pleasure of just about every other surprise winter can throw at you. So to avoid parking brake anxiety it is nice for us "winter people" to have the manual option.