LiamGTR Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Please also explain why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelicaBen190 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Depends on the gradient of the hill... If flat - handbrake Facing up a hill - Handbrake and 1st Facing down a hill - Handbrake and Reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briano Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 any celica i have owned or driven (even mine after a handbrake overhaul) all get left hadn brake on and in appropraite gear gears alone dont holda gen 6 tried it loads of times even point nose up a hill and in say 1st or 3rd every gen 6 i have had will still roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenc1603 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 I always used to do both until my last celica which had a turbo timer so I had to leave it in neutral. Still continue with that now as I'm in that habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine1984 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 At home I put in 1st with the handbrake off (have had other cars where handbrake has frozen on!!) At work I just put the handbrake on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 At home just leave it in gear, anywhere else tend to use both. The old ST would jam up if left handbrake on so i'd leave it in gear but quite a few times i found it gently resting on the car behind...oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaungt4 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 always leave mine in gear and handbrake on My drive is on a slope so just feels safer My shogun as hanbrake ,in gear & in 4 wheel drive Which ever 1 is not used a lot as in the shogun in the summer time or the celica in the winter time is just left in gear with all 4 wheels choked no handbrake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Always use both, my old man told to do it that way in case your handbrake cable snaps while parked up (it happened to him a long time ago) No point not using both IMO, extra security and piece of mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Both. No brainer really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestey Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 i tend to leave the hand brake on only, but i always turn the wheels into the curb just in case it decides to go for a roll. that way it wont go that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-nbr Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Having owned minis and other old cars that have dreadful handbrakes, I always use handbrake and leave in gear. One of those habbits you just seem to keep. I even do it when I drive other peoples cars, really annoys them haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorjack Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Depends on which car, where it is, and who's likely to be driving it next. The Cav gets parked outside facing downhill - being GM, I don't trust the handbrake so always park it in reverse. Celica never gets parked in gear unless its on a steep slope (its got remote start and my dad would probably end up activating it then moan at me when a Celica crashes through his front room ) Both cars have their wheels turned in when parking roadside. Whilst I don't give a funk about the cav, I'm always worried someone will bump into the Celica and mash the transmission if its in gear! I do always start a car with the clutch down though, something which I thought everyone did til I found out a couple of my mates (and my mrs!) don't do. So if anyone other than me is likely to be driving whatever car I'm in after me, I leave it in neutral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 I always do both, and The Boss does too now after her Rover took off slowly down the hill in the middle of the night the day she got it - we found it 4 houses down in the morning after looking out the window to find it not there (which was a bit of a shock). So the MG gets h/b, in gear and wheels turned in now cos it parks in the street (I put my own car round the back of the house). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftershock Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Usually just the handbrake on unless on a hill then both. However at home i park facing down a hill with only the handbrake on as usually its about 5cm from my dads car in front of it so they both fit outside the house and i dont trust anyone to start it other than me if its in gear (a dont start it with the clutch down but always check the gearstick first). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaungt4 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Depends on which car, where it is, and who's likely to be driving it next. The Cav gets parked outside facing downhill - being GM, I don't trust the handbrake so always park it in reverse. Celica never gets parked in gear unless its on a steep slope (its got remote start and my dad would probably end up activating it then moan at me when a Celica crashes through his front room ) Both cars have their wheels turned in when parking roadside. Whilst I don't give a funk about the cav, I'm always worried someone will bump into the Celica and mash the transmission if its in gear! I do always start a car with the clutch down though, something which I thought everyone did til I found out a couple of my mates (and my mrs!) don't do. So if anyone other than me is likely to be driving whatever car I'm in after me, I leave it in neutral. Me to m8 always put put the clutch down b4 i start it up always done that just an habbit i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisSilver Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) I've never had a hand brake fail on me or known it to happen to any family/friends (this decade). As a kid when getting in my old mans car I started it a couple of times and he'd put it in first on a downhill drive. I was like, wtf and hated leaving/finding cars in gear thereon - seemed old school. For me it's drilled in from experience to be more risky for you/someone to start it in gear being out of the habit of checking, than have a hand brake fail or something. Edited December 13, 2011 by KrisSilver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperman Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 always just use the hand brake unless on a very steep hill. always check the brakes at least once a year including the hand brake so i no they are there and will be working. always start the car with the clutch down, this is just good practice. takes about 20% of the drain off the starter motor when starting. tend to find with this even in the coldest of weather its only about half a turn and she is up and running. less drain on the battery and starter motor. main thing to remember is to get your brakes check regularly if you cant do it yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver gt Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Handbrake only. That's what it's designed for. Never known one fail in use. Avoid parking on steep hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair_GT Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Always both, it was how I was taught by my driving instructor and it made sense to me. Handbrakes can let go/slip so at least you can be 100% certain it's not going anywhere if it's in gear as well. If it was unnecessary then why do auto's have 'park' that mechanically locks the transmission and a handbrake as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briano Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 If it was unnecessary then why do auto's have 'park' that mechanically locks the transmission and a handbrake as well.... good point every auto i have had i know the transmission is going no-where but i still pull on the handbrake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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