Friendly debate, bad to leave car in gear?
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you are always supose to leave any manual transmission car in grear when you park!!!!!!!!!!!!
first gear or reverse. ideally reverse because reverse is a smaller gear and will hold the car better
the hand break in only for the rear wheels. puting it in gear will hold the front wheels also
first gear or reverse. ideally reverse because reverse is a smaller gear and will hold the car better
the hand break in only for the rear wheels. puting it in gear will hold the front wheels also
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and the story about the guy crashing his car "Back to the Future" style was very funny
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Park it in gear sure. However use the ebrake. If the car has coasted off the ebrake and is resting on the gear put the car in neutral and wait 15mins for the hydrolic timing belt tensioner to take the slack up and then start the car. Else you can skip teeth and bend valves on an older stretched timing belt.
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evos won’t start (and i think this can be said for all new cars) unless your foot is on the clutch. The problem is that many of the people who are use to leaving their car in neutral are also use to quickly taking their foot back off the clutch thinking they aren’t in gear. Thus sending them lunging forward.
and the story about the guy crashing his car "Back to the Future" style was very funny
and the story about the guy crashing his car "Back to the Future" style was very funny
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I got a Viper remote start/alarm/pager. They can wire it for a remote start, but it takes a bit more work, and you have to follow a shut-down procedure to activate it. It's worth it....I think. Cost about $600 I think.