in my 92 240 it is really hard to drive the car with the handbrake down. it hits your leg no matter what. the car also comes without a cupholder. i made a custom built in cupholder for the console and was going to relocate the handbrake to the opposite side of the cupholder (passenger side)
all you have to do it drill new holes for the ebrake to mount and it should be fine, just dont make the cable any more or less tense.