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[888]

As long as I'm not facing down a hill. Second gear and ebrake.

 

[Jonirenicus]

Put it in neutral to spare the clutch

You mean the throwout bearing. Which isn't going to be harmed by holding the clutch pedal in. It's designed for that.

 

[logicslayer]

I typically just leave it in Park.

 

[EverydayBeast]

I wouldn't worry about what gear you leave it in.

 

[Mohonky]

When you apply a friction force to negate the force by generated by your engine to move forward that will degrade your brake pads.

Only if the disc is rotating against the pad......which when it's stopped, it's not.

That's like saying sandpaper will wear out because it's held up against a piece of wood or metal. Unless it's moving, it's not wearing anything.

 

[Later Alligator]

always leave it in first in case i forget

 

[Tehvenom]

i leave it in 1st (manual gearbox)

I tend to do the same as a secondary security. You want the car to be really secured. You loons do the same in a hill?

 

[Deleted member 1159]

Anything but neutral. Park brake > engine off > clutch out in gear. For an automatic: Park brake > shift to Park > engine off.

It's a little redundant in both cases but practicing a little redundancy/safety factor can save your ass.

 

[Teletraan1]

I had a handbrake fail and my car was across the street when I woke up on a fairly flat driveway when I left it in neutral. It just gently rolled across the street, no damage to anything. Kind of lucky but I always leave it in gear now. First if it is going to roll back and reverse if it is going to roll forward. When parking on a street I also angle my tires so they would roll into the curb.

 

[macfoshizzle]

I live in San Francisco and you can get a ticket if you don't turn your wheels when parked(I got one) There is a good reason for this and it is obvious. That same reason applies to manual transmission.

 

[DarkestHour]

Depends where I am. If the car is in my garage on level ground, I just set the brake. If I'm out somewhere with the car I throw it in first and set the brake.

 

[Muchacho]

I always leave mine in 1st. (Manual gearbox)

 

[Pagusas]

Put it in neutral to spare the clutch

Automatic Transmissions don't have a clutch (the reply you quoted was in response to a person talking about what they do at a light in an automatic, their logic is stupidly flawed)

 

[GymWolf]

Always neutral so nobody gets offended by my parking.

 

[CSmath22]

Neutral with handbrake engaged. Leaving it in 1st is stupid.