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Originally Posted by A264172
My current practice is to engage the brake... wait for the car to stop (on a slope)... then put it into park as a backup.
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Tip: For rear drum brakes it's best to have the service brakes engaged while engaging the parking brake. Just engaging the parking brake will only have the tips of the shoes touching the drum. Doing it while the service brakes are applied will ensure full purchase of the shoe surface against the drums and do a better job of holding the car.
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Originally Posted by Vronsky
I've experienced now twice how the using the parking brake causes the rotors to get 'wobbly', particularly when parking for a week or more in very cold weather....
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Yes, the difference in rotor corrosion can be felt even after a week outside in damp weather. If left longer, sometimes it gets so bad that it sticks, or won't get wiped off after a few miles, which requires trueing the rotors. This same phenomenon can happen to the clutch of a car that's been stored. I had that sat outside for three months. It was so bad that I had to repeatedly bump the starter (with the clutch in) many times until it broke loose. The clutch rusted fast to the flywheel, and I was afraid I'd never break that bond!