I drive manual because most of the cars in my country have manual transmission. Since i live in a city with lots of hills, you always get told to park your car in first gear if you park your car facing up the hill and point your wheels to the curb. I also would recommend to leave it in reverse if you are facing downhill and if you are in a flat terrain then you choose what you like (i almost always park in neutral).
You don't need to touch the clutch when you're in neutral. And you always park the car in neutral, handbrake on. Been this way in the UK for 50+ years so I don't know what you're on about, unless it's a US thing, which I find unlikely.
@@FlyingStickDrummer We used to do that in the 70s while on a hill and turn the wheels into the curb, mostly because handbrakes were relatively rubbish back then and prone to failure.
I only drove manual cars for about the first few years and never pushed the clutch in or left it parked in gear. In any car I would check that the gear lever was in neutral before starting.
Gone then is the once talked about saftey feature if you stall the engine on a railway line and the engine will not restart, just leave it in gear and turn the key and the starter will lurch you off the tracks. My 2010 Amarok doesnt have the modern interference with how things were, but my Mustang does, darn, enthusiasts do not need nanny safety features.
What? You don’t have to engage the clutch when starting the car 😂 When you’re in a manual you just need to make sure you’re in neutral and then start the car like any other car.
I drive manual because most of the cars in my country have manual transmission. Since i live in a city with lots of hills, you always get told to park your car in first gear if you park your car facing up the hill and point your wheels to the curb. I also would recommend to leave it in reverse if you are facing downhill and if you are in a flat terrain then you choose what you like (i almost always park in neutral).
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You don't need to touch the clutch when you're in neutral. And you always park the car in neutral, handbrake on. Been this way in the UK for 50+ years so I don't know what you're on about, unless it's a US thing, which I find unlikely.
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In Bulgaria we park in first and then pull the handbrake so it’s less likely for the car to move. It’s just a safety precaution.
@@FlyingStickDrummer We used to do that in the 70s while on a hill and turn the wheels into the curb, mostly because handbrakes were relatively rubbish back then and prone to failure.
@@david-spliso1928 we still do it, we even more often put the car in gear without the handbrake than pull the handbrake and leave it in neutral.
@@david-spliso1928 when we are taught to drive we are always made to put in gear first and then pull the handbrake
I only drove manual cars for about the first few years and never pushed the clutch in or left it parked in gear. In any car I would check that the gear lever was in neutral before starting.
OK
Gone then is the once talked about saftey feature if you stall the engine on a railway line and the engine will not restart, just leave it in gear and turn the key and the starter will lurch you off the tracks.
My 2010 Amarok doesnt have the modern interference with how things were, but my Mustang does, darn, enthusiasts do not need nanny safety features.
Yes
What? You don’t have to engage the clutch when starting the car 😂
When you’re in a manual you just need to make sure you’re in neutral and then start the car like any other car.
Ok 😂