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ALTRNTV · 06-29-2005, 11:47 PM

Just wondering how many of you guys park their car with either the E-brake up, or leave it in gear.

I pull the e-brake up since I had an autostart alarm before in my old s13 and I always put it in gear. You guys can figure out what happened....

Negatives/Positives of doing each way?

RBS14 · 06-29-2005, 11:49 PM

I do both. redundancy is a good thing in this case, especially since it's so easy.

Dousan_PG · 06-29-2005, 11:50 PM

in gear
why? can cause more accidents if zoning out
advantage: on hills imo. turn wheel into curb ebrake and in gear (maybe if in SF or something)

ebrake handle, more then enough when just parked around flat areas in town. no worries.

luisgonz · 06-29-2005, 11:50 PM

The transmission is not a kick stand so please do your trans a favor and pull the e-brake.I know you didnt say that but thats what i say to everyone.

NSDCA · 06-29-2005, 11:53 PM

for me..if ive been on my BRAKES like a MAD MAN i just shut off the car and put it in gear so my brakes can cool down. if im on a hill i think its plain and simple E-brake and in gear and turn the wheels. if none of the above, just E-brake.

ALTRNTV · 06-29-2005, 11:56 PM

I'd like to put it in gear, but I'm scared I'm going to forget it's in gear when I start it.

NI_YON_Zenki · 06-30-2005, 12:04 AM

E-Brake. So You all can have the in gear parking shit. I don't think anyone here drives hard enough on the street to have the need to keep from E parking in order to cool off their brakes. .. .xcept . . .me. lol.

kuramaya · 06-30-2005, 12:39 AM

Ebrake and In Neutral - Turbo TImer

HyperTek · 06-30-2005, 12:45 AM

i park in gear and ebrake... its force of habbit for me to always check it to put in nutural before i start, as WHAT EVERY ONE ELSE SHOULD DO. Otherwise, its your fault for jumping into someone elses car and starting in gear without checking anyways.

If someone hits your car, Id worry about other things besides the tranny anyways, cuz obiously a hit strong enough to destroy your tranny probably took out more of the car.

But its all personal opinion.. should start a thread "who warms up thier car in the morning or justs jumps in and drives?"

**mrmephistopheles** · 06-30-2005, 12:47 AM

depends on the car... NA KA 240sx? In gear and ebrake. SR20DET 180sx? ebrake only (turbo timer).

OptionZero · 06-30-2005, 12:47 AM

my car is wired such that it will not start in gear, so no fear of accidents there.
Ebrake + in gear

however, if you are on the track, you don't want to park w/ E-brake because it traps gasses and heat and such on your rear brakes and fucks everything up....u should leave leave car in gear + use ramps behind the wheels to prevent rolling

p11driver · 06-30-2005, 01:04 AM

i always park in gear and ebrake now.
one night i parked my old s13 on a hill and it rolled on down.
nailed 3 trash cans, a suv then a dumpster. only parked with ebrake.

91CRXsiR · 06-30-2005, 01:13 AM

only ebrake because im practicing for a turbo haha

Drunk Bastard · 06-30-2005, 03:00 AM

nah, dont do either.

what you REALLY gotta do is:
1. put a tire chalk under the front tires
or
B. hire someone to stand behind your car and make sure it doesnt roll down a hill (thats what i do)

oh, btw, HI!!!

holisticbeatz · 06-30-2005, 03:03 AM

Normal level surfaces = ebrake

parking on an incline = ebrake + in gear + wheels turned into curb just in case

Friends w/ EVOs and STis all have to park with ebrake and in gear on inclines, because ebrake alone won't hold the car. That only applies to steep inclines though.

*Sil-Abc* · 06-30-2005, 04:13 AM

ebrake only... turbo timer and remote start. dont wanna start my car and hit an old lady

kenshinS14sks · 06-30-2005, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by p11driver

i always park in gear and ebrake now.
one night i parked my old s13 on a hill and it rolled on down.
nailed 3 trash cans, a suv then a dumpster. only parked with ebrake.

lol...oh man...that seriouly sux, how bad was the damage?? s13, suv, and the dumpster? how far of a roll??

Quote:

Originally Posted by HyperTek

But its all personal opinion.. should start a thread "who warms up thier car in the morning or justs jumps in and drives?"

i warm up for a minute if i have time... but not much longer, heard somewhere a while back that it's not good to idle too long 3+minutes

'edit'
oh oops...i e-brake... started my car in gear too many times now... unless im on a hill~

dct223 · 06-30-2005, 04:48 AM

i park using just e-brake in parking lots or my house... put it in gear if its on a hill or what not...

kandyflip445 · 06-30-2005, 05:16 AM

E-brake.

Kansas=FLAT

Sil Beer S13 · 06-30-2005, 05:48 AM

neither i let my back into some one

Gjohnson7 · 06-30-2005, 07:17 AM

E-brake and in gear. Saftey first

ranisron · 06-30-2005, 10:46 AM

ebrake only... it does the job...

Ritz S14 · 06-30-2005, 10:51 AM

Shift to Park, and Ebrake.

That's what I'd do on an auto.

axiomatik · 06-30-2005, 11:44 AM

So, have a lot of you disabled the clutch safety interlock (those that don't have remote start)? Or do s14s not have it? Because my car won't start without the clutch fully depressed, so I don't have to worry about slamming into another car at startup, and I always put it into neutral before starting anyway.

I always use both e-brake and leave it in gear, just in case. One night, I parked in front of my in-laws' house, which is on a moderate hill, and when I went to leave, my car wasn't in front of their house anymore, which scared the hell out of me. Turned out that, even though I usually use both e-brake and leave it in gear, I forgot to leave it in gear that night, and I happened to have not pulled up the e-brake as far as I usually do. My car rolled down the hill and into a neighbors yard two houses down, sitting right in front of their front door. I was lucky, if it had rolled 3 feet more to the left, it would have hit a cement wall, and if it had rolled about 5 feet farther, it would have run into their garage.

!Zar! · 06-30-2005, 12:37 PM

E-brake and in gear. When on a incline, I'll curb for fear of my car rolling down the hill or those cocky metermen. One day I'll have to leave it out of gear for my turbo timer but that's not going to be for days~

p11driver · 06-30-2005, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenshinS14sks

lol...oh man...that seriouly sux, how bad was the damage?? s13, suv, and the dumpster? how far of a roll??

no the s13 hit the dumpster, suv and trash cans!
it rolled about 100 feet or so.

park in gear and turn the wheels to the curb when facing downhill!

AeBaSupLook · 06-30-2005, 02:08 PM

For my Corolla, I leave it in gears because its a old car and the lines are stretched.. But then again T50 trannys are weak and ebrakes rarely locks, its a old car.. I remember parking on a slight hill with the E brake on only pulled to the highest point and the car was slowly rolling back.. With my little brothers S13, I just leave it in gears so it would save the lines from stretching..

-Kevin

CHRI$ · 06-30-2005, 05:28 PM

I was teaching my buddy how to drive stick in my 83 Prelude (a few years ago) and when he parked on a hill he left it e-brake only. We came back and it had rolled down the hill, through a yard, and up onto a HUGE lawn rock (like 3 feet high, a few feet wide). dented the fender, door, cracked the wheel, and broke the steering rack

I've parked e-brake + in gear for 10 years... it's ingrained into me

91CRXsiR · 06-30-2005, 06:37 PM

if u park on a hit and its steep u should put the car in gear and turn the wheel.. i guess ur friend didnt remember his DMV written test training

RightWheelDrive · 06-30-2005, 07:42 PM

I usually leave it in gear + ebrake (a healthy habit to have living on a hill) but right now I have no choice but to just leave it in gear because I have no ebrake ( recent 5-lug swap ). I had to park on a crazy hill in SF last weekend and was so afraid the car would roll but luckily it didnt. Looks like some people here weren't as lucky as me

. Why do some people start in gear? I thought that was extra wear on the clutch since it isnt fully disengaged until it was in neutral (even though you have your foot on the clutch)?

06-29-2005, 11:47 PM	#1
ALTRNTV Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Western Conference Posts: 9,429 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Park in gear or E-brake? Just wondering how many of you guys park their car with either the E-brake up, or leave it in gear. I pull the e-brake up since I had an autostart alarm before in my old s13 and I always put it in gear. You guys can figure out what happened.... Negatives/Positives of doing each way?

06-29-2005, 11:49 PM	#2
RBS14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Cruz/San Diego Posts: 2,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I do both. redundancy is a good thing in this case, especially since it's so easy. __________________

06-29-2005, 11:50 PM	#3
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	in gear why? can cause more accidents if zoning out advantage: on hills imo. turn wheel into curb ebrake and in gear (maybe if in SF or something) ebrake handle, more then enough when just parked around flat areas in town. no worries. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

06-30-2005, 12:04 AM	#7
NI_YON_Zenki Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 885 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	E-Brake. So You all can have the in gear parking shit. I don't think anyone here drives hard enough on the street to have the need to keep from E parking in order to cool off their brakes. .. .xcept . . .me. lol. __________________ "GHOST"

06-30-2005, 12:39 AM	#8
kuramaya Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 沖縄 , Japan Age: 52 Posts: 1,677 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: kuramaya Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Ebrake and In Neutral - Turbo TImer __________________ ZEROYON WEBSITE IS HOMO NEW SITE: blacklinux.com/innersanctum/index.php

06-29-2005, 11:50 PM	#4
luisgonz BANNED Join Date: May 2004 Location: los angeles Age: 42 Posts: 2,761 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	The transmission is not a kick stand so please do your trans a favor and pull the e-brake.I know you didnt say that but thats what i say to everyone.

06-29-2005, 11:53 PM	#5
NSDCA Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 156 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	for me..if ive been on my BRAKES like a MAD MAN i just shut off the car and put it in gear so my brakes can cool down. if im on a hill i think its plain and simple E-brake and in gear and turn the wheels. if none of the above, just E-brake.

06-29-2005, 11:56 PM	#6
ALTRNTV Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Western Conference Posts: 9,429 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'd like to put it in gear, but I'm scared I'm going to forget it's in gear when I start it.

06-30-2005, 12:45 AM	#9
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	i park in gear and ebrake... its force of habbit for me to always check it to put in nutural before i start, as WHAT EVERY ONE ELSE SHOULD DO. Otherwise, its your fault for jumping into someone elses car and starting in gear without checking anyways. If someone hits your car, Id worry about other things besides the tranny anyways, cuz obiously a hit strong enough to destroy your tranny probably took out more of the car. But its all personal opinion.. should start a thread "who warms up thier car in the morning or justs jumps in and drives?" __________________ Keep it Classy

06-30-2005, 12:47 AM	#11
OptionZero Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Norcal Age: 41 Posts: 6,263 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: OptionZero Feedback Score: 2 reviews	my car is wired such that it will not start in gear, so no fear of accidents there. Ebrake + in gear however, if you are on the track, you don't want to park w/ E-brake because it traps gasses and heat and such on your rear brakes and fucks everything up....u should leave leave car in gear + use ramps behind the wheels to prevent rolling

06-30-2005, 01:04 AM	#12
p11driver Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: So cal Age: 39 Posts: 516 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i always park in gear and ebrake now. one night i parked my old s13 on a hill and it rolled on down. nailed 3 trash cans, a suv then a dumpster. only parked with ebrake. __________________

06-30-2005, 01:13 AM	#13
91CRXsiR Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: City of Industry, CA [626] Age: 42 Posts: 2,092 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	only ebrake because im practicing for a turbo haha

06-30-2005, 03:00 AM	#14
Drunk Bastard Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,405 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	nah, dont do either. what you REALLY gotta do is: 1. put a tire chalk under the front tires or B. hire someone to stand behind your car and make sure it doesnt roll down a hill (thats what i do) oh, btw, HI!!!

06-30-2005, 03:03 AM	#15
holisticbeatz Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 988 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Normal level surfaces = ebrake parking on an incline = ebrake + in gear + wheels turned into curb just in case Friends w/ EVOs and STis all have to park with ebrake and in gear on inclines, because ebrake alone won't hold the car. That only applies to steep inclines though. __________________ Trust and I don't mean GReddy.

06-30-2005, 04:13 AM	#16
Sil-Abc Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Downtown LA Age: 39 Posts: 2,549 Trader Rating: (13) Rides Gallery: Sil-Abc Feedback Score: 13 reviews	ebrake only... turbo timer and remote start. dont wanna start my car and hit an old lady __________________ IM JON WAYNE ESQ.... bitch

06-30-2005, 04:48 AM	#18
dct223 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: hella NORCAL! Age: 39 Posts: 1,664 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i park using just e-brake in parking lots or my house... put it in gear if its on a hill or what not... __________________ Sfourteen

06-30-2005, 05:16 AM	#19
kandyflip445 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Arden, NC Age: 40 Posts: 4,460 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: kandyflip445 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	E-brake. Kansas=FLAT __________________ My 240 vBgarage

06-30-2005, 05:48 AM	#20
Sil Beer S13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chino!...NOT CHINO HILLS! Age: 43 Posts: 1,117 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	neither i let my back into some one

06-30-2005, 07:17 AM	#21
Gjohnson7 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Age: 44 Posts: 980 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	E-brake and in gear. Saftey first __________________ LSX Kouki Project, swap completed in Dec 09

06-30-2005, 10:46 AM	#22
ranisron Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bloomington, IN Age: 43 Posts: 766 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ebrake only... it does the job... __________________ U13 and S13 zilvia members are friendly

06-30-2005, 10:51 AM	#23
Ritz S14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: C A L I F O R N I A Age: 43 Posts: 3,586 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Shift to Park, and Ebrake. That's what I'd do on an auto.

06-30-2005, 11:44 AM	#24
axiomatik Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 4,702 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So, have a lot of you disabled the clutch safety interlock (those that don't have remote start)? Or do s14s not have it? Because my car won't start without the clutch fully depressed, so I don't have to worry about slamming into another car at startup, and I always put it into neutral before starting anyway. I always use both e-brake and leave it in gear, just in case. One night, I parked in front of my in-laws' house, which is on a moderate hill, and when I went to leave, my car wasn't in front of their house anymore, which scared the hell out of me. Turned out that, even though I usually use both e-brake and leave it in gear, I forgot to leave it in gear that night, and I happened to have not pulled up the e-brake as far as I usually do. My car rolled down the hill and into a neighbors yard two houses down, sitting right in front of their front door. I was lucky, if it had rolled 3 feet more to the left, it would have hit a cement wall, and if it had rolled about 5 feet farther, it would have run into their garage.

06-30-2005, 12:37 PM	#25
!Zar! Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Korea Posts: 14,579 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	E-brake and in gear. When on a incline, I'll curb for fear of my car rolling down the hill or those cocky metermen. One day I'll have to leave it out of gear for my turbo timer but that's not going to be for days~ __________________

06-30-2005, 02:08 PM	#27
AeBaSupLook Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: California Posts: 275 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	For my Corolla, I leave it in gears because its a old car and the lines are stretched.. But then again T50 trannys are weak and ebrakes rarely locks, its a old car.. I remember parking on a slight hill with the E brake on only pulled to the highest point and the car was slowly rolling back.. With my little brothers S13, I just leave it in gears so it would save the lines from stretching.. -Kevin

06-30-2005, 05:28 PM	#28
CHRI$ Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Bruno, CA Age: 46 Posts: 63 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I was teaching my buddy how to drive stick in my 83 Prelude (a few years ago) and when he parked on a hill he left it e-brake only. We came back and it had rolled down the hill, through a yard, and up onto a HUGE lawn rock (like 3 feet high, a few feet wide). dented the fender, door, cracked the wheel, and broke the steering rack I've parked e-brake + in gear for 10 years... it's ingrained into me

06-30-2005, 06:37 PM	#29
91CRXsiR Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: City of Industry, CA [626] Age: 42 Posts: 2,092 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	if u park on a hit and its steep u should put the car in gear and turn the wheel.. i guess ur friend didnt remember his DMV written test training

06-30-2005, 07:42 PM	#30
RightWheelDrive Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: cal-E-4-9-A Posts: 253 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I usually leave it in gear + ebrake (a healthy habit to have living on a hill) but right now I have no choice but to just leave it in gear because I have no ebrake ( recent 5-lug swap ). I had to park on a crazy hill in SF last weekend and was so afraid the car would roll but luckily it didnt. Looks like some people here weren't as lucky as me . Why do some people start in gear? I thought that was extra wear on the clutch since it isnt fully disengaged until it was in neutral (even though you have your foot on the clutch)?