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01-26-2013, 12:24 PM | #46 |
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What everyone says here is true about uphill/downhill.
The only time 1st/reverse is NECESSARY though, is when your e brake is worn down (be it from doing dumb stuff in parking lots, normal wear and tear, etc). Even then I would just get the e brake repaired. Turning wheels into the curb is always a good idea though. |
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01-29-2013, 09:28 AM | #47 | |
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Forces while driving are indeed greater, but they're also of a different nature. When you're driving, all of the forces on the driveline are running in the same "direction", working together to either maintain or increase the car's momentum. When you're parked on a hill, you've got the wheels naturally inclined to move and the engine naturally inclined to resist, so the whole driveline is subjected to tension from those forces acting in opposite directions. I can't actually quantify how much damage that can do in the long run or even if it can do any, but I do know that comparing the strain to the strain of driving isn't valid.
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As for what I do when not on a slope, I always leave it in the gear I plan to use when starting the car next (as some others mentioned). Honestly, this being my first car where 1st and reverse are right next to each other, every once in a while I'll think I'm in reverse when I'm actually in first, or vice versa. Thankfully I tend to ease out of parking spots...
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01-29-2013, 10:37 AM | #49 | |
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Exactly what I do. E brake on first and release pedal so car sits on e brake, and the either 1st or reverse depending on direction I'm pointing.
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Uh, generally unless you are a mod, I'm not aware you can add a poll after the thread posts in vBulletin.
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Neutral + Handbrake usually... unless on a hill then 1st + Handbrake
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Personally, I think that this is pretty insignificant. If the car is going to roll, it is going to roll if it's in gear or in neutral-there's not that much more resistance to change the dynamic. Making sure that your ebrake is engaged and your wheels are turned properly on hills is more important. |
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02-01-2013, 12:16 PM | #55 | |
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