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Old 04-20-2010, 10:48 AM
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My life threatening experience >.>

Well i was starting my car to leave for the morning and for some reason last night i put the car in gear when i got out... well as im sure you have figured out i failed to remember it was in gear when i started it this morning. With only one foot in the car as i was just starting it then going back inside for a minute, the car jolted foward missing my garage door by about 10 inches (its parked outside). But the good news is it didnt flood

ps. I looked around and made sure no one heard/saw me >.>
Old 04-20-2010, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Kaiser bun
ps. I looked around and made sure no one heard/saw me >.>
And if they did.......?
Old 04-20-2010, 11:30 AM
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I always leave it in gear when I park.

and 2 inches would have sounded much more dramatic
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That's what she said.
Old 04-20-2010, 11:36 AM
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Haha^ I never park in gear.
Old 04-20-2010, 11:38 AM
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Good thing you don't have remote start. I have heard a couple of very funny stories of runaways.
*I never leave mine in gear.
Old 04-20-2010, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Haha^ I never park in gear.
Me neither. Got towed a couple weeks ago.. The tow truck driver put it in gear when he was transporting my car, I had to help lower it off because it was so freaking low he had to place wood blocks all over and replace them so I didn't scrape..

Started her up on the flatbed and stalled instantly.. EMBARASSING MUCH?

"You don't wanna be doing that!!"
Old 04-20-2010, 11:42 AM
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That's always fun, I only leave mine in gear if I'm on a hill.
Old 04-20-2010, 11:44 AM
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With American vehicles in general I leave it in gear always and never used the parking brake. If an E-brake is there next to the driver seat like our sports car is, then I'll use it and won't leave it in gear. Otherwise, I leave it in gear.
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I always leave it in gear.....but i always put it in neutral to start it, something i was taught when learning to drive
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Originally Posted by Grungepup
I always leave it in gear.....but i always put it in neutral to start it, something i was taught when learning to drive
That pretty much sums it up for this thread.
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dont you have to push the clutch? unless you bypassed the clutch switch.
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Originally Posted by volk
That pretty much sums it up for this thread.
not necessary, you can still start in gear with the clutch pushed in.
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Originally Posted by jasonrxeight
dont you have to push the clutch? unless you bypassed the clutch switch.
That's what I was thinking, if the clutch isn't pushed down the car shouldn't start.
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lol thread res sorta, what happened was i pushed the clutch in, started the car, let clutch out (car was still in gear), causing the car to jolt forward
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