Malamutants13
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Has no one else with a manual transmission ever worried someone would release their parking brake?
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No. Life is too short to worry about stuff like that. Plus kids these days don’t understand how manual transmissions work anyway.Has no one else with a manual transmission ever worried someone would release their parking brake?
You don’t need to understand a manual transmission to release a parking brake and watch a vehicle roll. Found some other threads of people with manual transmissions who live in high crime areas or who are aware of the mean-spirited idiots out there having the same concerns since there is no longer a wheel lock. It’s not just about people stealing your stuff. But, there are options to help people with legitimate concerns driving stick shifts.No. Life is too short to worry about stuff like that. Plus kids these days don’t understand how manual transmissions work anyway.
Sorry i struck a nerve. If you release a parking break on an automatic it doesn’t roll. That’s all i meant. It was meant to be a lighthearted response.You don’t need to understand a manual transmission to release a parking brake and watch a vehicle roll. Found some other threads of people with manual transmissions who live in high crime areas or who are aware of the mean-spirited idiots out there having the same concerns since there is no longer a wheel lock. It’s not just about people stealing your stuff. But, there are options to help people with legitimate concerns driving stick shifts.
All good. It’s just frustrating when everyone seems to have a “no big deal” attitude. Especially the people who are saying they live in low crime areas and don’t have to worry about a thing. I don’t have that luxury. I think I’m more frustrated at the number of homeless people that walk around my area. Of course I won’t leave valuables in my car, but it is a legitimate concern about security. I’m more concerned with leaving my doors unlocked or if the doors are off and having someone vandalize the interior or release the brake. I’d be more surprised if someone broke into my window than I’d be if I found a homeless person sleeping in it. But, when it comes down to it, insurance is a thing, and there are going to be risks everywhere. Hoping to incorporate the proximity alarm and some ideas to secure the parking brake and/or clutch.Sorry i struck a nerve. If you release a parking break on an automatic it doesn’t roll. That’s all i meant. It was meant to be a lighthearted response.
I get it. I’ve been there. Lived in a city a few blocks from a homeless shelter and parked on the street. Tried everything and eventually just left it open. Lots of mornings i would walk out to find my doors and console wide open (not the glovebox. They had ripped that right off long before).All good. It’s just frustrating when everyone seems to have a “no big deal” attitude. Especially the people who are saying they live in low crime areas and don’t have to worry about a thing. I don’t have that luxury. I think I’m more frustrated at the number of homeless people that walk around my area. Of course I won’t leave valuables in my car, but it is a legitimate concern about security. I’m more concerned with leaving my doors unlocked or if the doors are off and having someone vandalize the interior or release the brake. I’d be more surprised if someone broke into my window than I’d be if I found a homeless person sleeping in it. But, when it comes down to it, insurance is a thing, and there are going to be risks everywhere. Hoping to incorporate the proximity alarm and some ideas to secure the parking brake and/or clutch.
I do worry about it, but I hope between the parking brake, having my Jeep in gear and wedging a chock behind a rear tire, that will be too many things for a person to go thru to roll my car awayHas no one else with a manual transmission ever worried someone would release their parking brake?
If it makes you feel any better, I live in a nice area that's perceived to be low crime... Yet cars are constantly broken into in my neighborhood. Even if people live somewhere nice, it's just a false sense of security, there's crime everywhere.All good. It’s just frustrating when everyone seems to have a “no big deal” attitude. Especially the people who are saying they live in low crime areas and don’t have to worry about a thing. I don’t have that luxury. I think I’m more frustrated at the number of homeless people that walk around my area. Of course I won’t leave valuables in my car, but it is a legitimate concern about security. I’m more concerned with leaving my doors unlocked or if the doors are off and having someone vandalize the interior or release the brake. I’d be more surprised if someone broke into my window than I’d be if I found a homeless person sleeping in it. But, when it comes down to it, insurance is a thing, and there are going to be risks everywhere. Hoping to incorporate the proximity alarm and some ideas to secure the parking brake and/or clutch.
I of course do not know which models this option comes with. If you look at the Jeep Wrangler Brochure Page 24 (shown below) you will see it. Maybe your dealer can help you figure out if you have the feature or not.If true my dogs would set off my alarm constantly...although my Lab Pittie is not a fan of unknown arms reaching in, a guy at the Maverick in Monticello UT recently discovered that