Poll: Leave car in neutral or in gear with handbrake?

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  • JBird
    E30 Modder
    • Sep 2010
    • 980
    #1

    Poll: Leave car in neutral or in gear with handbrake?

    Hey,

    I'm just wondering how most people park their manual cars. Do you leave it gear and put the handbrake on, or do you leave it in neutral with the handbrake?

    Thanks
    99
    Leave in Gear w/handbrake
    56.57%
    56
    Leave in Neutral w/handbrake
    43.43%
    43
    Last edited by JBird; 12-17-2010, 06:20 PM.


    "The Camry is an appliance, not a car. It attracts folks who have the same regard for driving that they have for washing dishes,
    i.e. it's a necessary but somewhat unpleasant chore and they want something to make the task a little easier and insulate them from the process."     - my friend, Número Veintiséis
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    • e1_griego
      Member
      • Jul 2009
      • 73
      #2
      In gear + handbrake.

      Trust me, I lost a car forgetting to leave the car in gear and having the ebrake cable snap. Now it's habit.

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        • JBird
          E30 Modder
          • Sep 2010
          • 980
          #3
          I have always believed...

          Flat ground = Neutral w/ parking brake on.

          Hill = 1st gear w/ parking brake on.


          "The Camry is an appliance, not a car. It attracts folks who have the same regard for driving that they have for washing dishes,
          i.e. it's a necessary but somewhat unpleasant chore and they want something to make the task a little easier and insulate them from the process."           - my friend, Número Veintiséis

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            • Unearth078
              R3VLimited
              • May 2008
              • 2623
              #4
              in gear, no handbrake.

              hill? 1st+handbrake

              my dads lectured me for years about sticking hand brakes... this thread may change how i feel after a few horror stories im sure.
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                • Raxe
                  R3V Elite
                  • Nov 2006
                  • 5346
                  #5
                  Where's the option without a handbrake?

                  I never use mine except if I have to leave the car running and I'm not in it. Emergency brakes stick and seize.

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                    • JBird
                      E30 Modder
                      • Sep 2010
                      • 980
                      #6
                      I'm starting to like the idea of Gear + NO handbrake on flat surfaces. It seems easier than having to use the handbrake all of the time. I usually have done Neutral + handbrake on flat surfaces because it's nice to be able to just get in and turn the car on without having to shift it out of gear and then back into gear.


                      "The Camry is an appliance, not a car. It attracts folks who have the same regard for driving that they have for washing dishes,
                      i.e. it's a necessary but somewhat unpleasant chore and they want something to make the task a little easier and insulate them from the process."                       - my friend, Número Veintiséis

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                        • Holland
                          R3V OG
                          • Nov 2008
                          • 7176
                          #7
                          Parking brake and 2nd cause it makes me feel like a badass. The way I see it why not? it's 2 precautionary measures to make sure the car remains stationary.
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                            • JBird
                              E30 Modder
                              • Sep 2010
                              • 980
                              #8
                              Man, too bad you can't edit a poll and add another option.


                              "The Camry is an appliance, not a car. It attracts folks who have the same regard for driving that they have for washing dishes,
                              i.e. it's a necessary but somewhat unpleasant chore and they want something to make the task a little easier and insulate them from the process."                               - my friend, Número Veintiséis

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                                • ck_taft325is
                                  R3V OG
                                  • Sep 2007
                                  • 6880
                                  #9
                                  I believe it was the Bentley Manual that said not to park with the car in gear.

                                  So, I've always just used the hand brake unless I'm on a hill and I pop it in first. But, that's me.
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                                    • u3b3rg33k
                                      R3VLimited
                                      • Jan 2010
                                      • 2452
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Unearth078
                                      in gear, no handbrake.

                                      hill? 1st+handbrake

                                      my dads lectured me for years about sticking hand brakes... this thread may change how i feel after a few horror stories im sure.
                                      People that never use their handbrakes always seem to have issues with them when they do...

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                                        • ill4noreason
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                                          • Sep 2010
                                          • 2710
                                          #11
                                          in gear no handbrake unless on hill.
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                                            • monkeytaco
                                              E30 Modder
                                              • Jan 2010
                                              • 882
                                              #12
                                              In gear, with handbrake, always. Making sure the brake holds the weight of the car, not the transmission. The gear should only be a backup, maintain your handbrake and it will work properly...


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                                                • JT325is
                                                  E30 Fanatic
                                                  • Oct 2009
                                                  • 1242
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by e1_griego
                                                  In gear + handbrake.

                                                  Trust me, I lost a car forgetting to leave the car in gear and having the ebrake cable snap. Now it's habit.
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                                                    • e1_griego
                                                      Member
                                                      • Jul 2009
                                                      • 73
                                                      #14

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                                                        • mrsleeve
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                                                          • Mar 2005
                                                          • 16385
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Unearth078
                                                          in gear, no handbrake.

                                                          hill? 1st+handbrake

                                                          my dads lectured me for years about sticking hand brakes... this thread may change how i feel after a few horror stories im sure.
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