Do you leave the car in gear ?

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:29 am

Any why ? Mates does it and it bugs the hell out of me when I drive his car.

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:35 am

Shares the parking force between the handbrake and the engine.

I know this doesn't apply to the elise but it's also handy in front wheel drive cars as all four wheels are locked stopped someone using a towing dolly to steal your car.

Mac

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:46 am

Yup. Was taught it when I did my advanced driving test and have been doing it since. It's an extra bit of parking security, especially important with the Elise handbrake not being that great.

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:47 am

It's a good idea to use 1st gear as additional handbrake. once you've lost a couple of cars rolling naway when the brakes cool you'll understand why

Post by ed » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:59 am

i only use the handbrake as where i park is flat and my brakes used to seize on

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:23 am

My first car was a Cinq Sporting. Handbreak isn't very good - you just get used to it

As it happens when i park my car i point the wheels to the kerb, click the steering lock, leave it in gear and then put a big silver Disclock on.

C'mon just try and steal it

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:28 am

I only use the handbrake on tight corners and to aid drifting around roundabouts.*

*lies

Post by **Shug** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:37 am

Dom the maniac wrote:I only use the handbrake on tight corners and to aid drifting around roundabouts.*

*all true

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:53 am

Dom the maniac??

Post by **Shug** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:55 am

The_Rossatron wrote:Dom the maniac??

Ask Ed.....

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:57 am

Ask Mac - I was the poor git in the wrong side of the back seat. 2x skinny gits moving at 30mph still bloody hurts!

Mac

Post by ed » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:00 am

yes hes a nutter and faster than most of us over dukes pass in his astra!

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:10 pm

leave mine in gear since some autotesting last year seems to have loosened off the handbrake a touch

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:55 pm

Lazydonkey wrote:My first car was a Cinq Sporting. Handbreak isn't very good - you just get used to it

As it happens when i park my car i point the wheels to the kerb, click the steering lock, leave it in gear and then put a big silver Disclock on.

C'mon just try and steal it

where the fark do you put that piece of equipment when you're going for a drive?

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:23 pm

The_Rossatron wrote:I only use the handbrake on tight corners and to aid drifting around roundabouts.*

*lies

Me too.... no lies