Poll: Do you leave it in gear when you park your Type S?

[STi from DSM]

I can't change. It is engrained in my DNA to put it in neutral and pull the parking brake. I will leave it in gear on steep inclines, but for 99.9% of my time that is how I park.

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[Spart]

I can't change. It is engrained in my DNA to put it in neutral and pull the parking brake. I will leave it in gear on steep inclines, but for 99.9% of my time that is how I park.

Well I mean if it helps your insanity, this is taken from page 608 of the owner's manual:

You'll find something similar in the owner's manual of basically any vehicle that has a manual option from multiple manufacturers.

If you want to go even more insane, watch this video I made about the electronic parking brake in the Supra:



The parking brake in that car literally has a mind of it's own. I eventually figured out how to work around it, but I had to learn the hard way after the car tried to roll away on me (while running and in neutral) and after that, I always made sure to turn the wheel such that the car would roll a safe direction any time I left it parked and running.

If no safe option existed, I would simply not leave it parked without being in gear.

Toyota never did anything about that, either. They never even followed up with me. I think they use the same formula that Tyler Durden does and they're waiting for lawsuits to pile up before they fix it.

 

[s219]

Am I the only one who uses wheel chocks?

 

[Victorofhavoc]

Am I the only one who uses wheel chocks?

I drive over them when I use them, does that count?

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