Park in Gear

[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.

[stephen wilson]

True, in the winter I don't use it on cars with drum-style parking brakes.