LOL, What An Idiot
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From: Alabaster, Alabama
I will admit that I have for years done this when my mind was all over. After having driven a manual for YEARS and that being my first car, my "instincts" are to not have a car to put in park. It's not that bad. Besides, it's a great laugh for everyone else. 
Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck
Didn't see any warning at all Daniel as the car was completely shut off. 
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From: Upstate, NY
Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck
I backed my car in the garage like I always do, shut my car off and got out of the car.
BTW - I used to back my car into my garage. A friend of mine, who is a doctor, was very very insistent that this is a bad thing to do due to carbon monoxide. Even though the garage door is open, the tailpipe of the car is pushing the carbon monoxide away from the garage door opening. I thought, well, the garage door is open. However, she was extremely insistent that this is not a good thing to do. So, erring on the side of caution, I decided to heed her advice and I no longer back my car into the garage. It also makes me feel less guilty if I warm up the car for a few seconds longer inside the garage, while I wait for the RPMs to go back down after a cold start (as recommended in the Infiniti manual).
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From: VA
Originally Posted by AesonVirus
I still wanna know, What happens if you bump the button while doing 75 down the highway???
But I can do one better.
I constantly reach out and hit the button, and shut the car off.
I then take my hand away, open the door to get out, and then reach back to take the keys out of the ignition.
Car has me feeling like an idiot.
But I can do one better.
I constantly reach out and hit the button, and shut the car off.
I then take my hand away, open the door to get out, and then reach back to take the keys out of the ignition.
Car has me feeling like an idiot.
I wanna know about shutting it down on the highway too- that could be bad!
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Originally Posted by hokiesean24
I wanna know about shutting it down on the highway too- that could be bad!
, just like I never wanted to try to take the keys out of the ignition while driving my other cars. I supposse people are more worried about this, since it's theoretically easier to push a button than to pull a key out or switch it to a different position in the ignition?
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From: Austin, TX
Originally Posted by randman
This is not something I would like to experiment with , just like I never wanted to try to take the keys out of the ignition while driving my other cars. I supposse people are more worried about this, since it's theoretically easier to push a button than to pull a key out or switch it to a different position in the ignition?
, just like I never wanted to try to take the keys out of the ignition while driving my other cars. I supposse people are more worried about this, since it's theoretically easier to push a button than to pull a key out or switch it to a different position in the ignition?however most key based cars will let you kill the engine at speed (turn the darn key !!!)
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Thats hilarious...i think thats happened to me a few times. In my old car...(remembering the days of having to use a key) i remember leaving it in drive and the key not coming out and i was freaking out lol and it still happens to this day!!!! 
