ATTN: Manual drivers, Parking in Gear?

[lumlum1013]

Just wanna see if all you manual drivers will park in Gear 1/reverse.

wat's the pro? cons?

i myself, park my car in gear if it's on a inclined parking space,
i know it's a bad habit....but if you have a turbo timer or
Remote start, you can only park in neutral....get me?

[Kaldonis]

I usually leave the car in first gear, but mainly because my car's ebrake is not very trustworthy.

[JAGpilot]

If I drive a manual car I usually leave it in first (since thats what I drive into the space with. Occasionally I have left it in reverse.

[SoNgMaN]

I leave it in R for Race most of the time I back into my parking spot. but yes usually in gear with e-brake. and on a hill with the proper wheel angle when i remember

[number84]

in 1st normally and when up hill, in Reverse when downhill...heard to do it that way somewhere

[seftonm]

If parking on level ground, I raise the hand brake a couple notches and leave my car in whatever gear it was in when I came to a stop. If parking on a grade, I raise the hand brake until it can hold the car and put my car in 1st gear.

[rchong]

Just wanna see if all you manual drivers will park in Gear 1/reverse.

wat's the pro? cons?

i myself, park my car in gear if it's on a inclined parking space,
i know it's a bad habit....but if you have a turbo timer or
Remote start, you can only park in neutral....get me?


Are you saying it's a bad habit to park in gear? :confused: It can be real easy to steal a car in neutral with just the emergency brakes on. What if your car was facing downhill and some jerk decides to jack up the back end? :twisted:

But as you said, remote start and turbo timer users would need to park in neutral.

I park in gear with the e-brake because if the e-brake is engaged 1 notch less, my car WILL start moving on an incline.

[actng]

i usually have it in 1st, 2nd or R gear. Buddy said it's good to cycle different gears - doesn't matter which gear it's in, as long as it's in gear, the car won't move.

[plucky duck]

I always park on level ground and just use the e-brake. During winter time I program the remote starter so that I can start it up in the mornings, another reason why I only leave it in neutral so it won't lurch forward and hit another parked vehicle.

[Jayhoo]

I always park on level ground and just use the e-brake. During winter time I program the remote starter so that I can start it up in the mornings, another reason why I only leave it in neutral so it won't lurch forward and hit another parked vehicle.

>:( +1 have you ever had to run after your car as it lurches away with each hit of the starter, in the middle of winter? I have. Fun times :cheesygri

[3weddings]

i usually have it in 1st, 2nd or R gear. Buddy said it's good to cycle different gears - doesn't matter which gear it's in, as long as it's in gear, the car won't move.

That's what I've always done.....it takes the stress off one gear

[tidus888]

Just wanna see if all you manual drivers will park in Gear 1/reverse.

wat's the pro? cons?

i myself, park my car in gear if it's on a inclined parking space,
i know it's a bad habit....but if you have a turbo timer or
Remote start, you can only park in neutral....get me?

the only reason why you'd use 1/reverse when parking is because they are the shortest gear for your car.. meaning more for the wheel to turn.

if you have a remote start.. i think depending on which one.. some requires that before you leave the car.. you need to set a key sequence or something like that.. and that the parking brake must be active.. itz more of a safety thing..

coz i mean.. there has been cases where someone bypassed the clutch sensor and installed a remote starter... next thing u know.. some pressed the ignition button and the car ramped into his own garages...

[toujours]

On the flat : parking brake only.

On a hill : leave in gear, with parking brake AND turn the wheels slightly toward the side of the road.

[MP3_SKY]

on Neutral and I use remote starter.

When I put in gear, and I always forgot that I'm on gear....I start the car, let go the clutch and I stall it, LOL :D

[Sylvestre]

Always park in gear (1st downhill or flat, R on uphill). Also always use E-brake, and always turn wheels appropriately (into curb on flat or downhil, away from curb on uphill).

It's about safety and security.

And to those that have auto-starters, you really should get an override to avoid the lurch when you are parked in gear

[lumlum1013]

Oh, what i meant was that its a bad habit for me that i usually
leave car on neutral eventhough after i had the turbo cooled down....
i alwayz j/ pulled handbrake and leave...

Are you saying it's a bad habit to park in gear? :confused:

[tidus888]

Oh, what i meant was that its a bad habit for me that i usually
leave car on neutral eventhough after i had the turbo cooled down....
i alwayz j/ pulled handbrake and leave...

i find using the handbrake in the winter a bad thing to do sometimes.. dun want itz to seize up due to the cold weather.

[oldsnail]

on Neutral and I use remote starter.

When I put in gear, and I always forgot that I'm on gear....I start the car, let go the clutch and I stall it, LOL :D


i always leave it in gear and i dont trust a 2 ton car holding its wheels with 2 wires.
i had my ebrake snap 3 times during the last 9 years of winters,. ( toyota mr2 turbo) ..
i would never leave my car on ebrake as its own entity.
in winter, i will usually just leave it in gear, and not use ebrake at all, for it has fused with the brakes a few times.

[actng]

also related:

i love how n00b automatic drivers just leave their car in P, even on an incline with NO PARKING BRAKE!!!

[MP3_SKY]

even when I drive an automatic, I put P and ebrake.....habit for me to put ebrake.

[lumlum1013]

even when I drive an automatic, I put P and ebrake.....habit for me to put ebrake.


Me too! my previous Protege 5 was an AUTO, not only
it's a habit, but it willl actually maintain the life-span of the headlight bulb.

[onecoolloser]

It can be real easy to steal a car in neutral with just the emergency brakes on. What if your car was facing downhill and some jerk decides to jack up the back end?

LOL, don't give people ideas :lol:

[actng]

It can be real easy to steal a car in neutral with just the emergency brakes on. What if your car was facing downhill and some jerk decides to jack up the back end? :twisted:

LOL, don't give people ideas :lol:

It did give me an idea but then I realized something - there is a lot of friction on the ground when you jack up a car. Unless the surface was really smooth, it'd be really hard to get the car going. And as soon as the car falls off the jack, the tires will stop it from going anywhere.

Still worth a try though.

[afici0nad0]

always either 1st or reverse

[blackhawk]

had problems with parking brake seizing when left for a few weeks so never again

[cereal83]

always in gear

[Tha_Doggg]

I've always parked in 1st gear. It doesn't matter if I'm on flat land or on a hill.

[nsr250]

In 1st gear and e-brake no matter what. Learned my lesson a few years ago when I used to only use e-brake and leave it in neutral my car rolled off my driveway onto the street good thing my neighbour came over and rang my doorbell to tell my my car's in the middle of the road.

[tidus888]

Me too! my previous Protege 5 was an AUTO, not only
it's a habit, but it willl actually maintain the life-span of the headlight bulb.

even when I drive an automatic, I put P and ebrake.....habit for me to put ebrake.

also related:

i love how n00b automatic drivers just leave their car in P, even on an incline with NO PARKING BRAKE!!!

not a good idea in winter!.... it is so common seeing people's e-brake seize!

[runningdog]

I ALWAYS park in first gear.