How Do You Park with a Stick Shift?

[wardzach2007]

Do you leave the car in gear? Or just leave it in neutral and pull the handbrake?
Or do you leave it in gear and pull the handbrake?

[cobalt123]

voted boobs

[Tuner923]

you are supposed to park either in reverse or first depending if the car is facing up or down a hill with the parking brake on.

but, I just park in neutral with parking brake on.

[wardzach2007]

Originally Posted by Tuner923 you are supposed to park either in reverse or first depending if the car is facing up or down a hill with the parking brake on. but, I just park in neutral with parking brake on.

What if the car is parked uphill? You put it in first?

[Tuner923]

yes, i believe it's the gear opposite. It causes more "drag" in the trans to hold the car in the event brake fails. but parking on a flat surface even a crappy parking brake will hold. if you want more technical i can explain further.

[wardzach2007]

Originally Posted by Tuner923 yes, i believe it's the gear opposite. It causes more "drag" in the trans to hold the car in the event brake fails. but parking on a flat surface even a crappy parking brake will hold. if you want more technical i can explain further.

Actually yeah, if you don't mind.

In my parking lot of my apartments is pretty much flat so I wanted to get in the habit of leaving it in gear. Because I hate when I'm on a slant and put my car in gear and I always forget and the car stalls out on me when I start it. lol

So would it hurt if I always leave it in gear?

[XxChristalSSxX]

I just leave it in gear, but if I'm on an incline, in gear and Ebrake.

[Brit]

Originally Posted by XxChristalSSxX I just leave it in gear, but if I'm on an incline, in gear and Ebrake.

yea. i agree with her! ^^

buttttt still voted. Boobs. seemed reasonable. haha

[bbrewbaker]

I voted boobs also.

[arman14]

voted boobs