i do the same thing i put mine in neutral instead of reverse. the transmission works harder goung in and out of gears everytime you shift into reverse its one less time it will work..lol i tell my wife that.
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Jeeze, talk about splitting hairs here... As was already stated, your transmission won't die a premature death because you (gasp!) used one of it's built in features. My wife's car has 284,000 miles on it with the original transmission. Since we have a flat driveway and she parks in a flat parking lot at work, she actually has to use reverse to navigate to the road. Every day, multiple times a day. Still works... Not sure how though?
An argument, but a poor one. As a driver, you are in control of the vehicle and you are responsible for it's path. Hit something while backing out of your driveway? Then you didn't do your job and inspect the traveled path for obstructions. Putting it in neutral to minimize damage is a poor solution to minimizing potential damage done to your car.
Originally Posted By: KD0AXS
Here in MN it's actually illegal to coast down a hill in neutral.
Originally Posted By: MN Statutes
169.39 COASTING.
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.
What about older RWD vehicles in the snow? Going down hill out of gear is SOP.
Here in MN it's actually illegal to coast down a hill in neutral.
Originally Posted By: MN Statutes
169.39 COASTING.
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.
What about older RWD vehicles in the snow? Going down hill out of gear is SOP.
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
I figure why use reverse when gravity works just fine?
A number of years ago, an old fellow in the neighbourhood should have taken that view. While reversing, he decided to do the old confuse the brakes with the gas thing, and went over his hedge and took the corner of the neighbour's garage out.
I figure why use reverse when gravity works just fine?
A number of years ago, an old fellow in the neighbourhood should have taken that view. While reversing, he decided to do the old confuse the brakes with the gas thing, and went over his hedge and took the corner of the neighbour's garage out.
Originally Posted By: The_Eric
An argument, but a poor one. As a driver, you are in control of the vehicle and you are responsible for it's path. Hit something while backing out of your driveway? Then you didn't do your job and inspect the traveled path for obstructions. Putting it in neutral to minimize damage is a poor solution to minimizing potential damage done to your car.
Good counter argument if people never made mistakes.
An argument, but a poor one. As a driver, you are in control of the vehicle and you are responsible for it's path. Hit something while backing out of your driveway? Then you didn't do your job and inspect the traveled path for obstructions. Putting it in neutral to minimize damage is a poor solution to minimizing potential damage done to your car.
Good counter argument if people never made mistakes.
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