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... and park wheels into the kerb if on a hill!
Qu: why NOT leave in gear if in a garage? I do in lieu of handbrake...
M3W5sp 2015, MSCC, MTWC, Oxon UK
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I always leave in gear regardless.
Handbrake is for hillstarts !
I declutch if it is very cold or battery is flattish.
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Has a lot to Say!
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Bonesie Current stead -'The Captain' Black +4 'Life is like a garden, dig it' *Joe Dirt 
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At home in garage, neutral, no handbrake.
Everywhere else, in gear and handbrake on.
Don't trust a fly off handbrake to stay on.
Start with clutch pedal depressed.
That is the way I do it all time
Hannes
once: Green M3W; 2013
now: Red 4/4 Sport; 2011
and some practical cars for use in real life
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Learner Plates Off!
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At home in garage, neutral, no handbrake.
Everywhere else, in gear and handbrake on.
Don't trust a fly off handbrake to stay on.
Start with clutch pedal depressed.
That is the way I do it all time I do it the same way.
Michael
2018 Plus 4 Sport
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gear and wheels curbed.... I grew up in San Francisco
Rodger
2018 M3W "Dreamers on the Rise"
2004 Plus 8 (wife's)
old Goldwings and a couple of Harleys
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At home in garage, neutral, no handbrake.
Everywhere else, in gear and handbrake on.
Don't trust a fly off handbrake to stay on.
Start with clutch pedal depressed.
I’ll choose this one. There are many different opinions on here - but I have to choose one! Thanks all
Last edited by GPC1203; 03/09/19 07:21 PM.
Norwalk, CT, USA
'12 Morgan 3 Wheeler #401
'79 Porsche 911SC
'73 Norton 750 Commando
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At home in garage, in gear, no handbrake.
Everywhere else, in gear and handbrake on.
On a slope wheels turned so if it moves its into the kerb.
Start with clutch pedal depressed.
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Always in gear, always handbrake on. Mind you I park her outside and my drive has a slight slope to it. Never left long enough to have handbrake problems 
"Y mae dafad ddu ym mhob praidd"
1972 4/4, 1981 MGBGT, 1984 FLHT1340, 1980 XLH1000, 1990 ZX10
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Always in gear, always handbrake on.
I always depress the clutch to start the car. This is primarily because I've owned cars where there's a clutch switch, so you have to depress the clutch. Quite frankly not bad practice in a manual transmission vehicle. There is actually no reason for the starter to be turning over anything other than the flywheel. I know there's probably no issues in practice, but it isn't a bad habit.
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