Park in Gear

[EssexPorsche]

Guys,
If you park in gear assuming its a forward gear, and some body hits the car from the front whilst parked, its not just body work you will be replacing....its tranny as well. Parking brakes have been around for a very very long time. Thats what they are for.

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by EssexPorsche

Guys,
If you park in gear assuming its a forward gear, and some body hits the car from the front whilst parked, its not just body work you will be replacing....its tranny as well.

I don't think so. I've pushed my car, when in gear (5th), after winter hibernation, just to make sure the engine did not sieze, prior to starting. And to pull a fresh film of oil down. No issues. I don't do this anymore, but did in the past.

Maybe your right. I really don't know. Maybe the difference is pushing the car vs. an abrupt push/bang on the tranny.

[EssexPorsche]

Flavour, pushed it forward in 5th I assume.
I'm talk about pushing it in a direction of travel which does not correspond to the gear it's in.
More specifically being aggressively forced in the opposite direction to that of the engaged gear.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by EssexPorsche

Flavour, pushed it forward in 5th I assume.
I'm talk about pushing it in a direction of travel which does not correspond to the gear it's in.
More specifically being aggressively forced in the opposite direction to that of the engaged gear.

This has always been my fear as well. I'm hyper vigilant about the gear box in general. I'd rather fix an e-brake or just keep a chock in the trunk or the passenger footwell.

I once had my car towed in NYC ($350). Somebody said to me "Dude you scewed up, you must not have parked it in gear, you made it too easy for them".
My first thought was "good thing I didn't have it in gear with these tow truck clowns."

[EssexPorsche]

T-man,
Your car was rear ended and it was in 1st.
I would not expect damage to the tranny.
What I'm saying if you are parked in 1st and the car gets slammed in the front. The car will be forced back...and the tranny will be toast.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by EssexPorsche

T-man,
Your car was rear ended and it was in 1st.
I would not expect damage to the tranny.
What I'm saying if you are parked in 1st and the car gets slammed in the front. The car will be forced back...and the tranny will be toast.

Ahh! Yes, I went back and re-read your post and I missed that. Sorry.

[MK_Hatter]

I have suffered the dreaded frozen brakes problem on different cars, so I try and park in opposite gear as much as possible.

If someone does end up crashing into me that hard I would not want to drive it again anyway, take the insurance payout and purchase another.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by EssexPorsche

Guys,
If you park in gear assuming its a forward gear, and some body hits the car from the front whilst parked, its not just body work you will be replacing....its tranny as well. Parking brakes have been around for a very very long time. Thats what they are for.

I hear what you're saying and I had the same concern but I have to say that this is not necessarily so. Car was parked in 1st gear, no parking brake, rear-ended by car going 45-50mph. Car totaled, engine/transmission is fine and being swapped into another car as we speak.

http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/43878-ahhh-my-car-hit-bad-today.html

http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-racing-forum/46070-spec-boxster-build.html

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by EssexPorsche

Guys,
If you park in gear assuming its a forward gear, and some body hits the car from the front whilst parked, its not just body work you will be replacing....its tranny as well. Parking brakes have been around for a very very long time. Thats what they are for.

That's just way too theoretical for me. Been parkin' in gear for nearly 40 years now, never once been so much as tapped by another vehicle in all that time. B'sides, the Box is now 12 years old...somebody smacks it hard enough to damage the tranny, damage to the bodywork alone will be enough to total the car!