I know you are supposed to leave your car in gear when on a hill, but is there a reason you are supposed to leave it in 1st and not a higher gear? Wouldn't it be more difficult for your car to roll in 5th gear than in 1st?
I know you are supposed to leave your car in gear when on a hill...
Cooper Bell
Jayden Morris
no, because the gears are going the other way. same reason lower gears slow you down faster
Nathan Gutierrez
He is right.The lower gears have more torque to keep your car from rolling backwards. The higher gearing will hold your car, but not as strong
Mason Collins
wtf i always put my car in 3rd?!!?!
Ryder Edwards
it doesn't matter
Xavier Ortiz
A possibly related question: is there merit to the idea of leaving your car in gear WITHOUT the handbrake pulled?
My father used to preach that, saying that the handbrake might get stuck otherwise (I think that's what he said, was years ago so I don't remember it that clearly).
Jace Mitchell
I think the hand brake can get looser after use so maybe it is better to just leave it in gear. Although I've never had a problem.
Mason Reed
You aren't going to wear out a mechanical parking brake, but those line lock type parking brakes they used on some old cars can get stuck if too much pressure builds up behind it, then you have to crack a rear bleeder to get the pedal to come back. Unless your dad drove a 356 Speedster or something like that chances are he was just repeating an old wives tale.
David Rivera
>looser after use
That reminds me: in my car I'm actually able to go without issue when I have the handbrake pulled only one or two notches (but the brake light is visible anyway). Should I be worried?
Tyler Wood
>Unless your dad drove a 356 Speedster or something like that chances are he was just repeating an old wives tale.
Yeah he told that when we had cars from the early to late 90s, so I guess that didn't apply there.