Used to always use first and ebrake it. Recently I've drifted into just neutral and ebrake. My mom says she always used to put it in reverse with the ebrake. She says its the most unlikely gear to fail. I dont know. She drove vw's when she was my age.
E-Brake + 1st or Reverse, depending on if the car is facing up or downhill.
Started doing this after the ebrake cable in my 92 civic snapped and the car rolled backwards. Thankfully my wheels were turned and it stopped at the curb. Of course 1st/reverse won't help if its not a gentle slope, but if you do it all the time it become automatic.
Now if car makers would stop putting e-brakes on the floor as a pedal, I'd be happy. Drove for ~5 min with the e-brake on in a Chrysler minivan as there was no warning in the cluster and I didn't think to check the floor until I smelled something a bit off. (Thought the van was just naturally sluggish)
I approach the spot at about 30mph, yank the wheel hard to the right just as I pop the handbrake and clutch. As the car slides into position I pull the keys and climb out.
I approach the spot at about 30mph, yank the wheel hard to the right just as I pop the handbrake and clutch. As the car slides into position I pull the keys and climb out.
In my garage, just 1st gear. Anywhere else, 1st plus a couple clicks on handbrake (or lots of clicks on a hill).
My Mk3 golf didn't have the mandatory clutch press in order to start the engine. I used to be a neutral guy, handbrake only. Until one day the dealership service guy left it in gear, I started it up and the car lurches forward nearly 2 feet, missing the bumper of a 911 Cabriolet by less than 3" before dying. I learned from that point that most people DO put the car in gear. Never forgot that :thumbup:
I've had a car slip out of 2nd gear on a hill before while unattended (handbrake slipped, then gear slipped). Luckily my friend's full-size pickup kept the car from sliding down the hill...whew!
But I've never seen a car slip out of 1st or Reverse.
1st and handbrake. I used to leave it in neutral and handbrake then the handbrake on my MK1 failed so I just got in the habit of putting cars in gear and handbraking.
1st gear only on a flat surface. if on a hill, I'll use the e-brake. I also turn the wheels all the way to the right on a hill as well, so if it starts rolling (for whatever reason), it'll roll into the curb and stop (hopefully).
Hill, I put it in 1st or reverse depending on which direction the car is pointed relative to the hill. I don't want the engine being turned backwards....
Hill, I put it in 1st or reverse depending on which direction the car is pointed relative to the hill. I don't want the engine being turned backwards....
Why? Won't that keep it low mileage? (I saw it in a movie once.)
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