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... one of the service techs said he saw them try to "push start" it, that is, push the car down the street in neutral, and then pop it into gear. A little trick that can start a standard stick shift if the battery is out of commission, except, that wasn't the problem, and this was an automatic car. ...
I can tell you from experience that you can, in fact, push start a car with an automatic.
I can tell you from experience that you can, in fact, push start a car with an automatic.
You just need to get it up to about 40mph...
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. That may have been possible in the past, but late-model cars with automatic transmissions don't have a direct mechanical link from the gear selector to the transmission - and the drive-by-wire system won't take it out of "Park" until the engine is running. There's a bypass system (bolt that has to be screwed in) to force it into neutral so that it can be pulled up onto a flat-bed tow truck without damaging the transmission.
Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.
I don't know, could've been a summons, could've been intent, could've been a lot of things. I've never been sued so I can't tell the legit "this is srsly a lawsuit" stuff from "this might be a lawsuit" stuff.
- They say nothing good happens at 2AM, they're right, I happen at 2AM.
the drive-by-wire system won't take it out of "Park" until the engine is running.
I can't speak to anything else you said, but my van (2013 Toyota Sienna) will indeed let you shift out of park without the engine running. You just turn the key to the all-the-way-on position and shift normally.
...but I never would've considered trying to push-start any automatic. Just doesn't seem possible to me.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, you speak with the Fraud department. -- CrazedClerkthe2nd OW! Rolled my eyes too hard, saw my brain. -- Seanette she seems to top me in crazy, and I'm enough crazy for my family. -- Cooper Yes, I am evil. What's your point? -- Jester
But where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, you speak with the Fraud department. -- CrazedClerkthe2nd OW! Rolled my eyes too hard, saw my brain. -- Seanette she seems to top me in crazy, and I'm enough crazy for my family. -- Cooper Yes, I am evil. What's your point? -- Jester
I'm still laughing at the kid waiting to be picked up. Walking 8 blocks should be nothing where you are. I toured the campus many years ago and knew I didn't want to walk that far.
Deserted, I suspect the no handbills rule is something set by management for that property. But Argabarga, I think you should frame one of those for the shop in case his next car gets towed.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. That may have been possible in the past, but late-model cars with automatic transmissions don't have a direct mechanical link from the gear selector to the transmission - and the drive-by-wire system won't take it out of "Park" until the engine is running. There's a bypass system (bolt that has to be screwed in) to force it into neutral so that it can be pulled up onto a flat-bed tow truck without damaging the transmission.
I never said it was a good idea, just that it was possible.
I've never seen what you describe, but it is common for cars to need 'key on' and 'brakes applied' to shift out of park. There is usually a bypass for when the battery is dead to allow a disabled vehicle to be moved.
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