tonytutino

#1

lol dont hate me for this but i honestly laugh every time i see someone with an automatic car parked w/ their e-brake on...
i could be wrong but isnt there absolutely no way the car could get out of gear without you pushing the brake, the button on the shifter AND moving the shifter ?

i mean on a hill i guess you're just being safe
but i still think its kinda funny

hey it could be just me though i laugh at everything.

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celicaST

#2

it puts less stress on the parking mechanism in the tranny especially on hills. i use the ebrake everytime i park.

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95CelicaST

#3

whenever I drive my girlfriend's car I put the e-brake on.. just a force of habit I guess.

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BLINKYxMUNKEY

#4

I only do it when on a hill, but just parking I don't even bother.

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goferris

#5

i always use the e-brake! manual tranny FTW!!!!!

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Kadett

#6

Always use the E brake for parking. Unless its freezing hard then I put in it 1st/2nd gear (Manual of course)

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BlackCelicaGT94

#7

i use ebrake no matter the transmission or where im at. Just was taught to always use it so i do. i guess i do it because once i parked and forgot i had left it in nuetral and just got out of my car 3 mins later the car rolled in the parking lot and caused alotta damage. so now i like to be extra safe and make sure its in Park or 1st (depending on the car) and ebrake on.

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CelicaBuddy

#8

Ive alway use my e-brake... and im on an automatic...

Just a habbit I guess... but thats how I was taught to always leave it up just in case somethin did go wrong, even though I highly doubt its likely something will go wrong.

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saleeka

#9

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QUOTE(celicaST @ Jun 11, 2007 - 7:17 AM) [snapback]567104[/snapback]

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it puts less stress on the parking mechanism in the tranny

It's what i've always understood Ever been in an auto that "rolls back" a little bit after you put it in park?

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Hanyo

#10

when you park an automatic without the e-brake, the car rolls back and forth bouncing on the parking gear. If you do this enough it will crack the parking gear.

Also there have been cases where the automatic tranmission doesnt stay in gear/fails and the car rolls back killing the owner.

so laugh all you want, the facts are out there.

tonytutino

#11

gotcha! well i never knew, i figured people were just trying to look cool
as ignorant as that sounds :-p

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QUOTE(Hanyo @ Jun 11, 2007 - 7:56 PM) [snapback]567349[/snapback]

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when you park an automatic without the e-brake, the car rolls back and forth bouncing on the parking gear. If you do this enough it will crack the parking gear.

Also there have been cases where the automatic tranmission doesnt stay in gear/fails and the car rolls back killing the owner.

so laugh all you want, the facts are out there.

yes i heard without the e brake on, even on flat ground, it puts un-necisary strain on the parking gear. (i still dont use my ebrake, accept on hills)

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3WayStunna

#13

Im with hanyo...i parked my fathers car once and had put it in park....come back outside to see the rear end in someone else car, cause it had fallen out of park, and rolled back...i have used the e-brake ever since...

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#14

I always use the e-brake, and most of the time I also put it in 2nd gear (manual ).

I don't know where I got it from but it has become a habit, better to be safe than sorry...