1st Gear when turning your car off?

JayYoon · 08-28-2010, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Zaggeron

Strange thread. Even stranger to me is that some folk keep their manual transmissions in neutral when they park. I just leave it in first -- the gear I was in when I stopped moving forward. I'd never trust the parking break even on a level surface much less a hill.

i am pretty confident more ppl in the world leave it on neutral than 1st gear~~;; i mite be wrong...

JayYoon · 08-29-2010, 01:57 AM

95%... thats pushin it... but i can careless... lol....

Vegitto-kun · 08-29-2010, 08:41 AM

That is not pushing it at all.

the only cars with a AT that I see once in a while are the more expensive cars like say a 7 series BMW.

I once spend a hour looking at the cars passing past the place I was working, I had nothing to do do I spend my time like that.

I saw 3 ATs in that hour and those were 2 BMWs and one audi the rest were all MT and I am pretty sure I saw over 80 cars in that hour

We grow up with MT so it is natural for us to all drive MT

DIGItonium · 08-29-2010, 12:31 PM

Back in the 350Z days, there were stories of the Z being in the middle of the street because it rolled down the driveway despite having the parking brake engaged. Then one day my buddy leaned on my 350Z, and it started moving. I thought he was crazy until he showed me, so that's pretty much the reason why I developed the habit of keeping it in gear even though people till this day question about it. My cousin, who has an '06 350Z, doesn't leave it in gear and wonders why I keep doing that.

IDZRVIT · 08-29-2010, 05:09 PM

Parking a manual in first or reverse is a no brainer. To do otherwise is just plain stupid.

08-29-2010, 08:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Vegitto-kun A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 2,011 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 263	That is not pushing it at all. the only cars with a AT that I see once in a while are the more expensive cars like say a 7 series BMW. I once spend a hour looking at the cars passing past the place I was working, I had nothing to do do I spend my time like that. I saw 3 ATs in that hour and those were 2 BMWs and one audi the rest were all MT and I am pretty sure I saw over 80 cars in that hour We grow up with MT so it is natural for us to all drive MT Last edited by Vegitto-kun; 08-29-2010 at 09:15 AM.

08-29-2010, 12:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 43	Back in the 350Z days, there were stories of the Z being in the middle of the street because it rolled down the driveway despite having the parking brake engaged. Then one day my buddy leaned on my 350Z, and it started moving. I thought he was crazy until he showed me, so that's pretty much the reason why I developed the habit of keeping it in gear even though people till this day question about it. My cousin, who has an '06 350Z, doesn't leave it in gear and wonders why I keep doing that. __________________

08-29-2010, 05:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
IDZRVIT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Halifax Posts: 1,659 Drives: '13 CTS-V, '76 Vette Rep Power: 28	Parking a manual in first or reverse is a no brainer. To do otherwise is just plain stupid. __________________ "America.... still builds rockets!" Vette: 355 cid, 400 rwhp '13 CTS-V Coupe: 6.2L LSA, 556HP

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08-29-2010, 01:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
JayYoon Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: san diego Posts: 452 Drives: 2010 370z Rep Power: 16	95%... thats pushin it... but i can careless... lol....