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Old 12-21-2009, 01:08 PM
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leaving car in gear while in storage?
bad idea to leave car in 1st during storage while the handbrake is down?

or must it be left in neutral?

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Old 12-21-2009, 01:18 PM
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I leave my '8 in [1st] gear in storage. It's better than stretching the E-brake cable.

You could alternatively use wheel chalks and leave it in neutral tho'.
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Old 12-21-2009, 01:27 PM
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I leave the car in gear when the road has an angle (uphill 1st gear, downhill reverse).
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Leaving an automatic transmission in "park" is essentially in gear, so no reason not to do so with a manual.
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Yes, leave it in first with the handbrakes off while in storage.

I leave it in first with the handbrakes on for normal parking, just in case spirited driving causes too much heat in the rear brake disc.
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I just left mine for 7 months in first w/ the handbrake down. No problems.
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