What gear do you put the car in when you park?

 

I put her in first.

 

first gear if I'm on an incline and reverse if I'm on a decline.

 

exactly...someone want to change the poll

 

what should i change it to?

what gear do you put your car in on flat ground?

 

when the car is flat... i put my ebrake up

if there is a slight incline or a slight decline i stick it in either first or reverse

 

usually first...but is really doesn't matter first or reverse is fine

it is easier to put it in first that is why I do it :p

always e-brake no matter what

 

yeah... this is my first MTX car, and i've heard different theories about 1st or reverse... i was just curious

 

I live in Florida. The highest point in the state is a bridge. Neutral here...

 

Also, if you park on a steep incline it doesnt hurt to turn the front wheels.

 

General rule is to use the lowest gear for parking. Reverse is definitely ok. I use first gear always no matter on incline or level. Always pull up the parking brake first, before letting out the clutch so the brakes do the holding. Leaving it in gear is just a safety in case the P-brake fails.

 

General rule is to use the lowest gear for parking. Reverse is definitely ok. I use first gear always no matter on incline or level. Always pull up the parking brake first, before letting out the clutch so the brakes do the holding. Leaving it in gear is just a safety in case the P-brake fails.

 

General rule is to use the lowest gear for parking. Reverse is definitely ok. I use first gear always no matter on incline or level. Always pull up the parking brake first, before letting out the clutch so the brakes do the holding. Leaving it in gear is just a safety in case the P-brake fails.

 

Yep, ditto 6speed8......first gear. Usually, I stop, pull up the e-brake, rev it to about 5k, shut it off, then release the clutch.

 

On an incline (nose higher than tail) reverse gear should be used. On a decline first gear should be used. On a non-rotary engine, you don't ever want it to turn opposite from the normal running direction. Selecting the wrong gear when parked on a hill could cause that to happen.

 

Neither, Im in FL too so I have always placed it in N...I actually get ticked if someone leaves (in my past cars) my car in 1st.

E-Break and turning the wheel is the method I use but if the incline or decline is really bad then, like he said:

 

The Florida crowd sticks together! I, too, place the car in neutral and pull up firmly on the e-brake (though not too hard, I wouldn't want it to break). The e-brake seems to hold the car just fine down here.

 

Can someone explain in more detail?

currently i use

 

The big question is, which way do you turn your tires when parked on a hill, facing uphill, when there's a curb?

Shocar:

What the HECK are you going on about? I was taught to always put a 'normal' engine car in First gear if facing up hill, and in reverse if facing down hill. I believe our province's driver instruction manuals even state the same thing.

Even the aussies say the same thing (last point on page).

Saskatchewan, same thing (search for brake, it'll be in the section about parking).

This article indicates you ALWAYS put it in reverse (no matter which way the car is pointed).

Louisiana teaches up=first, down = reverse.

 

Why would you be ticked? It's always safer to keep it in gear when parked... if the ebrake ever fails or isn't engaged enough, do you want to find your car banged up in the middle of a parking lot? I lived in Florida for 20 years and I've seen plenty of parking lots with valleys in the middle for drainage... my buddy once came out of the office to find his Integra 20 feet from his parking spot after it slowly rolled away... he was fortunate it didn't bang into anybody else's car.

 

Yeah, the biggest hill in Fl is an overpass :D

I was "trained" to use 1st gear. Logically though, I'd think the highest gear would give the most "staying" power as it would be harder to turn the engine with the lower torque. Ah well, 1st has always been good enough, and too late to change now...

 

Yes, shocar, I think you may typed it backwards- there's no point in putting a car facing up a hill in reverse- that's just going to encourage it to roll backwards if the handbrake for some reason fails(not that the gear will catch it, necessarily, if it's a steep hill, but it may help on less of an incline). And vice-versa for the car facing down a hill.

I edited the poll for the two above options.

 

I think officially the high point is a landfill outside of Orlando :D

 

@Aurelius:

Good luck with that attitude. I parked mine on a flat parking lot and apparantly the wind was strong enough to overcome the parking brake.

There have been several threads on this board finding that the parking brake is exceptionally weak on the -8 mostly concluding that we (who relied on the P-brake and left it in neutral) were idiots.

Take a look here:
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/little-warning-about-parking-brake-31420/

and check out the pictures of the "incline"
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=20875

 

And this is the thread where some people were made fun at:

("..For Those Born Without A Brain..")

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/need-vent-big-problem-54993/

However, something good came out. rotaryjoe explained how we can easily adjust our parking brake:

"Hey guys sorry for the post if someone already said it but there is an adjustment just inside the center console, top right corner there is a piece of plastic you pop out and there is a screw or something u can adjust to make the brake stronger. just my .02 cents."