TIFU by being unaware of how a manual transmission works.

So this didn't happen today. Just like most FUs on here. This happened about a month ago. So not too long.

I was looking for a manual car and I went to this place called CarMax. The cars are all unlocked and you can open them up and sit in them. Well, not knowing much about manual, I went into a manual car with my friend, who also doesn't know much about manual cars and I was fiddling around with the interior. So I started fiddling with the stick shift and I took it out of 1st and put it in neutral. He was like, "I don't think you can do that." and I was like, "Nah. It's fine."

Well, now I know more about manual cars, and for those who don't, manual cars don't have a 'park' mode like automatics. Most people put them into gear (some parking break). It just dawned on me that I put the car in neutral and I don't remember the parking break being up. The parking lot was 'hilly' so if there are any winds... that car will just need a little boost to start rolling.

I don't want to think about the damage I've done.

TL;DR: Sorry CarMax if I caused damage. I got more experience now with shifting sticks.

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