First gear, hadbrake and wheels turned slightly towards the curb.
Manual box users
Gone but not forgotten
i would hope to god that neutral + handbrake is the majority vote
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So it seems, and rightly so. Why risk the damage?Originally Posted by BillionPa
2008 audi A3 1.9tdi
(former 1991 520i LPG)
So are we talking just manual or automatic? Same principle applies - car in first gear, handbrake on. No different level ground to on a slope except wheels turned toward the kerb on a slope. If you just trust your handbrake, you'd better pull it on hard enough to stretch the cable (which you will eventually ...) ... if you think you're risking damage to the engine or gearbox in the event of a rear end shunt with the car in gear, I think you're missing the point a little ....
I'm the Leave car in neutral with no handbrake(gulp) and being quite honest. MOst of the time this is how she's left. I almost never park on a street, in a parking lot or other busy area. You could park ten semi-trucks outside my office and it hits the garage when it gets home. Elsewhere, I just throw it in first, no handbrake.
My no hand brake rule stems from bush work in the winter. You want a smelly ride home? Put a parking on in a filthy bush truck, them let it sit at -40. Old habits die hard i guess
Dave
10/90 Build 525im, 630,000+km, Eibach/Sachs, Engine Rebuild
*RIP Oskar the DOG *
After several incidents of having the car slowly rolled off to a different spot, I stop that practice. At least I would leave the car in gear. One time the car rolled from the driveway back to the street. Our neighbor alerted us.Originally Posted by Dave M
'01 540it, 6/01
'03 325i 5 speed, 9/02
'10 535ix. 9/09
'10 mini 6 speed
'15 mini countryman 6 speed
Neutral with handbreak, no question.
[1994 530i/5-Speed]
Neutral with handbrake, since I'm parking on level ground most of the time. If I park uphill or downhill, then I put in gear to be safe and pull extra on the handbrake.
With my auto (haha), I find I leave it in neutral with the hand brake... I'm beginning to notice some extra slack in the hand brake though, so I am beginning to use P... Which makes more sense.
Old car: 95 525i, OB/Silver, Eibachs, Style 66, Missed dearly!!
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