I’m assuming it was in gear and lurched forward when it stalled? Idk I park in neutral as long as it’s flat.Quote:
Originally Posted by stephenkirsh
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I’m assuming it was in gear and lurched forward when it stalled? Idk I park in neutral as long as it’s flat.Quote:
Originally Posted by stephenkirsh
In an auto, you can park, let off all the pedals, hang out and turn off the engine at any timeQuote:
Originally Posted by stephenkirsh
In a manual, if you’re trying to turn it off in gear, you have to wait for the engine to turn off entirely. At target, I I clutched out at the same time I turned off the car. The car had some revs as it died and with me clutching out, it went forward
In my garage, I clutched in to turn on the car. In an auto, you hit the brake to start (or I do anyway out of habit for keyless) and then you can let off. In a manual, if you clutch in to start, you have to move to neutral before letting out the clutch. I just went into automatic mode. I had my car parked in first and forgot, so when I clutched out to pick my music on my phone before I head out, I basically clutch kicked idle in first while in my garage.
I’m sure these feel obvious but as someone who’s been grown into a family of automagics, these are habits I have to drop. I’m the first in my bloodline to care at all about driving. A lot of these issues I talk about with my mom and she even says “oh, I totally forgot it was like that!” She’s itching for me to break the clutch in as she lightly regrets getting her 4 series in an automatic. She’s had it for 4 months or so and now that she’s in a “drivers car,” she’s itching for a third pedal.
Doesn’t mean you should follow their lead. Would you rather have your brakes hold the weight of the car, or your transmission?Quote:
Originally Posted by stephenkirsh
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There is something about seeing people park in a parking lot and having their cars lurch back and forth after putting in park and not using the parking brake properly that makes my skin crawl!Quote:
Originally Posted by papa_g
Haha seriously!Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
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No, but my point is literally nobody does things the “right” way with cars. Not even the mechanics.Quote:
Originally Posted by papa_g
Yeah, it’s a shame. My girlfriend drives me up the wall the way she leaves her a/c running constantly.Quote:
Originally Posted by stephenkirsh
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That’s exactly the kind of thing I’m taking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by papa_g
Always running the AC is weird to some people like us. To the other 99.9%, it’s normal.
And car engineers know this and design the cars to work that way.
hahaha. I'm one of those that run the AC consistently. Even when I have the heater going, my AC is on. I'll gladly eat the 1 mpg penalty for the the dehumidifying effects of AC.
Having lived in SE Asia when I was young, I think I have PTSD about humidity. Hot and dry, like Vegas or Phoenix, no problem. Warm and humid, no thanks. Hot and humid, hell no.
I also run the AC all the time. If I have the heater going without it, then the windows get all fogged up, especially if you have more people in the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Will