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From: VFW on 9 Mar 2010 19:07
a no brainer, if your have a standard shift. push the clutch down.

an automatic (really!)
practice bumping the shifter into neutral. Let Toyota buy you a new
motor.
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From: "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" on 9 Mar 2010 19:25
In article
<georgeswk-9ACE9B.16074209032010(a)news.to
ast.net>,
VFW <georgeswk(a)toast.net> wrote:

> a no brainer, if your have a standard shift. push the clutch down.
>
> an automatic (really!)
> practice bumping the shifter into neutral. Let Toyota buy you a new
> motor.

I've always considered the key a great
way to shut the car down.


And yes I know it makes the car harder
to steer...but not impossible.
From: Zee on 9 Mar 2010 20:09
On Mar 10, 8:25 am, "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" <atlas-
bug...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:
> In article
> <georgeswk-9ACE9B.16074209032...(a)news.to
> ast.net>,
>
>  VFW <george...(a)toast.net> wrote:
> > a no brainer, if your have a standard shift. push the clutch down.
>
> > an automatic (really!)
> > practice bumping the shifter into neutral. Let Toyota buy you a new
> > motor.
>
> I've always considered the key a great
> way to shut the car down.
>
> And yes I know it makes the car harder
> to steer...but not impossible.

Oh no please don't do that. Shutting of the key while your car in gear
will make it stop in a dime and probably violently and god knows what
will happen to the car while you are in it. Whether you are driving an
auto or manual, you need to shift to Neutral first before even
thinking of shutting down the engine. But in my opinion, after
shifting to Neutral, just brake slowly and pull over before shutting
down the engine.
From: VFW on 9 Mar 2010 20:24
In article
<4d9fab8f-b6f3-4165-bbfc-b0717ffe9757(a)u15g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
Zee <zzaldy(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mar 10, 8:25�am, "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" <atlas-
> bug...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:
> > In article
> > <georgeswk-9ACE9B.16074209032...(a)news.to
> > ast.net>,
> >
> > �VFW <george...(a)toast.net> wrote:
> > > a no brainer, if your have a standard shift. push the clutch down.
> >
> > > an automatic (really!)
> > > practice bumping the shifter into neutral. Let Toyota buy you a new
> > > motor.
> >
> > I've always considered the key a great
> > way to shut the car down.
> >
> > And yes I know it makes the car harder
> > to steer...but not impossible.
>
> Oh no please don't do that. Shutting of the key while your car in gear
> will make it stop in a dime and probably violently and god knows what
> will happen to the car while you are in it. Whether you are driving an
> auto or manual, you need to shift to Neutral first before even
> thinking of shutting down the engine. But in my opinion, after
> shifting to Neutral, just brake slowly and pull over before shutting
> down the engine.

If you do turn the key , don't remove it. the steering may lock.
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From: Rod Speed on 9 Mar 2010 20:43
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:
> In article
> <georgeswk-9ACE9B.16074209032010(a)news.to
> ast.net>,
> VFW <georgeswk(a)toast.net> wrote:
>
>> a no brainer, if your have a standard shift. push the clutch down.
>>
>> an automatic (really!)
>> practice bumping the shifter into neutral. Let Toyota buy you a new
>> motor.
>
> I've always considered the key a great
> way to shut the car down.
>
>
> And yes I know it makes the car harder
> to steer...but not impossible.

It is if its got a steering lock and most modern cars do.


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