So if I have my car parked in neutral...is it necessary to step on the clutch when starting it?

 

yes

 

lol..........u always have to have your foot on the clutch when u start, always.

 

yea. but i always park mine in gear, 1st if im parked uphill and reverse if im parked downhill.

 

good call, my dad parked his honda on a hill and the e-brake failed, causing his car to role into a street pole. luckly the pole stoped the car but the pole broke in half

 

yup, they teach that in drivers ed i believe... it really can save your car.

 

doesnt make sense to park in neutral... lol

and why post about this? too lazy to depress to clutch -- or too lazy to just go check? lol, you people are caaarrrrraaaaaaaaaaazzzzy

 

i don't have to depress the clutch to start my car regardless of whether or not it's in gear...i wish i did have to though

 

Whenever my dad drives my car, he still fumbles with the starting process, and goes at it a couple times without putting the clutch in until he remembers. Anyway...

I always put mine in gear too even if I'm not on the slightest incline, good habit. My friend left his wife's Jetta in neutral and had the E-brake fail. Needless to say, he got a call while he was working that his car pwned someone elses car. I usually put it in first irregardless of which way I am likely to roll though, I figured the engine's compression would hold it from moving forwards (or backwards).

 

same here, they also teach how to leave the front wheels when parked on a hill so the car wont go very far if it does start to roll.