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 >.>

 

And if they did.......?

 

I always leave it in gear when I park.

and 2 inches would have sounded much more dramatic

 

That's what she said.

 

Haha^ I never park in gear.

 

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.

 

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!!"

 

That's always fun, I only leave mine in gear if I'm on a hill.

 

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.

 

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.

 

dont you have to push the clutch? unless you bypassed the clutch switch.

 

not necessary, you can still start in gear with the clutch pushed in.

 

That's what I was thinking, if the clutch isn't pushed down the car shouldn't start.

 

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