Quote Originally Posted by Chris_F View Post
bloody hell, how steep is the drive way? I wonder if it has anything to do with the brake pads being used?

Looks like I'm going to stop parking on steep slopes for the time being.
It is a bloody steep incline. I have tried going up from standstill at the bottom, and I just end up burning the clutch. Now I get some momentum instead and then turn into the driveway up the hill.

I find that if I pull the handbrake up while cold, it's fine. But if I do it while it is hot, the car will slowly slide backwards a few feet over 2-3 minutes with the nice groaning sound, eventhough I have the transmission in 1st gear (i.e., engine rotating the wrong way!)