Handbrakes of any kind are a pain really, something to go out of adjustment, seize up, or if electro-mechanical to fail with a control problem - failing safe means the brake is stuck on.
A well designed mechanical one is my preference but I wouldn't fight in a ditch over the inevitable and it's odds on that even Dacia will get there when its current models become [more] obsolete and are replaced by less obsolete Renaults.
I've even accepted electric power steering - on the first one we had (2002 Civic) it was rubbish but it's perfectly acceptable on the Roomster, Outlander and MX-5. Since I went on the beta blockers I am much less resistant to change - well, to anything really:)
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