# How do I move a locked car in my driveway? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 18, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710 "2008-07-18T07:53:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/41 "2008-07-18T08:29:56Z")
But will it take off? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/42 "2008-07-18T08:30:49Z")
> [@\_Karu\_](#): > > call AAA and ask them to open the car? > > then put it into neutral and move it wherever you want… “Hi AAA I don’t own said car please come un lock it for me” ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/43 "2008-07-18T08:32:52Z")
^you don’t need to say you own the car… they don’t care. just tell them you left the key inside the car. plus, the car is in your driveway. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/44 "2008-07-18T08:33:09Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > What don’t you people understand…If you jack the car up by the front cross member…it doesn’t matter if the fucking wheel is locked… this is what i was trying to say but > [@Cavi Mike](#): > > My driveway is torn up and even if I had a large floor jack, not this little aluminum one, it would still get hung up in the ruts and I’d just pull the car right off the jack. I’ve tried that before anyways, it doesn’t work. in the pic everthing looks ok …i have never see a car get pulled off a jack if on the right way but what do we know right im sure he does not have AAA ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/45 "2008-07-18T08:34:18Z")
> [@\_Karu\_](#): > > call AAA and ask them to open the car? > > then put it into neutral and move it wherever you want… you still have to break the steering column and transmission column to move the car.if you dont try jacking the car then just give up you are not moving the car ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/46 "2008-07-18T08:37:11Z")
^wait. he didn’t put anything special on the steering wheel, right? if that’s the case, it’s just like AAA dude who moved my friends car when it’s completed busted to the towing truck. you just need to move the transmission manually to Neutral using the switch…then simply move the car. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/47 "2008-07-18T08:37:42Z")
move the other cars in the drive way. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/48 "2008-07-18T08:39:49Z")
> [@\_Karu\_](#): > > ^wait. he didn’t put anything special on the steering wheel, right? > > if that’s the case, it’s just like AAA dude who moved my friends car when it’s completed busted to the towing truck. > > you just need to move the transmission manually to Neutral using the switch…then simply move the car. you know your steering wheel is locked without the key in it. he has no key err go he has to break the ignition lock to move those. unless this car is a theft recovery where it has been broken before. ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/49 "2008-07-18T08:40:24Z")
FYI, we did asked AAA to open our car before. the AAA guy didn’t ask anything. he simply opened the car using a inflatable cushion (hand pump) and a long wire to press the unlock button inside the car. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/50 "2008-07-18T08:40:37Z")
this should not be this hard… so whats everyone doing this weekend? right now im shitting… and looking at the NY Times ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/51 "2008-07-18T08:41:21Z")
> edit: check his glove box too, a lot of Fords from that era came with a “spare” plastic key for emergency situations. Then take it to work for the rest of the week dot ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/52 "2008-07-18T08:41:55Z")
> [@newman](#): > > get some friends to flip it over onto the lawn? This still sounds like the best/easiest solution. Make sure to get vids. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/53 "2008-07-18T08:42:15Z")
But if there’s no airflow over the wings… ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/54 "2008-07-18T08:42:16Z")
> [@nitroinsane](#): > > you know your steering wheel is locked without the key in it. he has no key err go he has to break the ignition lock to move those. unless this car is a theft recovery where it has been broken before. i see what you mean. :ham: but there’s a possibility that the steering wheel is **not** locked, right? if that’s the case, when you switch the transmission to Neutral, you should be able to move the car around, right? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/55 "2008-07-18T08:43:32Z")
I have your answer to the driveway being tore up… Call a couple friends to help push… ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/56 "2008-07-18T08:44:07Z")
go get in your car do not put the key in the ignition. now turn the steering wheel you get 15 degrees before it locks in place. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/57 "2008-07-18T08:44:45Z")
You cant put an automatic car in neutral if it doesnt have the key in the ignition. if he had keys he wouldnt be in this dilema ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/58 "2008-07-18T08:45:10Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > I have your answer to the driveway being tore up… > > Call a couple friends to help push… no posting on nyspeed till the nyspeed gods magically lift the car out of the driveway is the most logical approach ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/59 "2008-07-18T08:46:02Z")
^yeah, we did this in two of my friend’s car. when we put the transmission in Neutral, the steering wheel didn’t lock even though we turned it all the way around (to navigate the car into AAA towing truck). ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710/60 "2008-07-18T08:47:07Z")
> [@Willybeen](#): > > You cant put an automatic car in neutral if it doesnt have the key in the ignition. stop using common sense you will get a headache like me. also does he have keyless entry? if you pop the lock the alarm will not shut off till you unlock the door with it. ask psychopjv when we popped a lock for a kid at mighty [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-move-a-locked-car-in-my-driveway/51710.md?page=4)