Chance of car rolling back while parked?
10-28-2009 | 10:34 AM
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From: Scatterbrainia
Originally Posted by fastkx125,Oct 28 2009, 07:23 AM
That was my guess, Me and a friend were out really getting on the car, but we were in some real twisty roads,so the brakes were warmd up I guess. When we got to another freinds house I parked in his driveway(20 degree incline maybe) got out and went inside. My freind yells acorss the house like 20 mins later. "Yo Pete, why did you park in the middle of the street?" lol lucky nothing bad happend, people were just driving around it. Ever since when ever im on an incline I really yank on the ebrake.
10-28-2009 | 11:20 AM
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We were at a big track day a couple years back at Mosport Internation Speedway (East of Toronto) and after a lapping session one kid parked in pit row and pulled the ebrake. Soon as his brakes cooled, the slight incline sent the car rolling into an real nice car in front of it. I think one of them was an RX7 but I can't recall.
Definitely caused some damage but the owners were cool about it.
Now I always park in gear! The remote start options for manual tranny's just aren't a great option unless you are on a dead flat surface, and have let the brakes cool like crazy.
Definitely caused some damage but the owners were cool about it.
Now I always park in gear! The remote start options for manual tranny's just aren't a great option unless you are on a dead flat surface, and have let the brakes cool like crazy.
10-28-2009 | 01:29 PM
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From: Tornado Alley
the best way is to take a wheel off so it can't roll at all..
..JK
mine rolled down the driveway last yr and almost side swiped my other car on the street.. my sister inlaw came home and asked why my car was in the middle of the street.. I was like WTF?? went out and there it was, in the street.. The lesson in this, PUT CAR IN GEAR AND USE E BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME WHEN ON A SLOPE...
..JK
mine rolled down the driveway last yr and almost side swiped my other car on the street.. my sister inlaw came home and asked why my car was in the middle of the street.. I was like WTF?? went out and there it was, in the street.. The lesson in this, PUT CAR IN GEAR AND USE E BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME WHEN ON A SLOPE...
10-29-2009 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by s2kPA,Oct 28 2009, 10:27 AM
2005 Honda S2000 Owners Manual
page 117
Parking Tips
If the vehicle if facing uphill, turn the front wheels away from the curb, and put the transmission in first gear.
If the vehicle is facing downhill, turn the front wheels toward the curb, and put the transmission in reverse gear.
page 117
Parking Tips
If the vehicle if facing uphill, turn the front wheels away from the curb, and put the transmission in first gear.
If the vehicle is facing downhill, turn the front wheels toward the curb, and put the transmission in reverse gear.
Think about what happens in each of those gears if you "forget" that you left the car in gear....
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