its completely dif. when the car is remote started in gear its being pushed by the starter. The cars engine doesnt even fully turn on. Believe it or not, starters have crazy amounts of torque. for example, back in the day i had remote start on my manual teg and a friend left it in gear. I remote started it and it ran into a wall and continued to spin the tires after it stoped. I even had a turbo timer so i thought i was safe becasue i couldnt leave my car in gear. But shit does happen.