My FR-S rolled away

[ShoGun]

^^ I also would like the answer to that question

[nab335]

Originally Posted by dun3

I sometimes forget to put it in gear after parking... note to self.. less tokage

lol..tokage eh

[whaap]

Originally Posted by Kensurs

I park in a flat garage, and I always put it in reverse AND pull the handbrake... why not make a habit of it? It's not going to hurt anything to pull the handbrake, and it only takes half of a second.

There's nothing wrong with making a habit of it. My comment was intended for the people that think it is necessary to park a car, leave it in gear and also set the emergency brake.

[HunterGreene]

First off, loving the thread and the stories. Especially @Robmilkshakes.

Never had this experience personally, but I've always been paranoid about it.

Originally Posted by Mo707

If you park your car in 1st and don't put the brake does that mess up your transmission? I do both. Just wondering. And if your facing down hill put it in reverse and e brake?

Originally Posted by ShoGun

^^ I also would like the answer to that question

First Answer: The reason that you don't just leave it in gear (no p-brake) is because it puts stress on the transmission if that is the only thing keeping you from rolling downhill. The more you stress a system, the sooner it will break down. Hence why alot of members here are going with the combination "p-brake/in gear" route. (Has to do with something called "static forces")

Second Answer: It doesn't really matter too much what gear you leave the brake in, but as stated before, the lower the ratio of the gear, the better, hence why some members elect to leave the car in reverse, regardless of incline or decline.

[Beyer Subaru]

Originally Posted by dori.

I can't say that this has ever happened to me.

And hopefully seeing something like this, it never will. Keep up the good work!

[zaptorque]

I'm kind of disappointed the pubic hair innuendo wasn't continued...

[wrxgoose]

don't think anyone else has had their car roll into bushes. think most of them have been trimmed down

[nbafandan]

So on an inclined driveway, handbreak then first gear? or reverse gear? Don't wanna end up like OP :O

[autogyro]

I was always taught to leave it in the gear opposite of the likely rolling direction, i.e. 1st gear if facing uphill and reverse if facing downhill, always with the added handbrake and wheels turned towards the kerb.

[stealth_fighter]

Originally Posted by comic0guy

Just to let you know. All ebrakes operate with a drum brake. So if your car has 4 wheel disc....there is a small drum behind the rear rotors.

Not true. A lot of cars have this but there are also a lot that use the rear disk/pads as the parking brake. My Neon SRT did this as does my sisters G6. Just two examples off the top of my head.

[fatoni]

since everybody and everything is okay, im gonna proceed to call you stupid...but seriously, im glad there was no damage.