CelicaBen190 Posted 12 December 2011 Report Posted 12 December 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
Briano Posted 12 December 2011 Report Posted 12 December 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
stevenc1603 Posted 12 December 2011 Report Posted 12 December 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.
wolverine1984 Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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.
arizona Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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
shaungt4 Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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
rpsmith79 Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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
pestey Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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.
Andy-nbr Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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!
Razorjack Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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.
Angus Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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).
Aftershock Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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).
shaungt4 Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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
KrisSilver Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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 13 December 2011 by KrisSilver
cooperman Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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.
silver gt Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 2011 Handbrake only. That's what it's designed for. Never known one fail in use. Avoid parking on steep hills.
Alistair_GT Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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....
Briano Posted 13 December 2011 Report Posted 13 December 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
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