noun
1
BAD : I went into the car and turned on the engine.
GOOD : I got into the car and turned on the engine.
BAD : I went out of the car and waited outside the shop.
GOOD : I got out of the car and waited outside the shop.
BAD : She got out from the car and apologized.
GOOD : She got out of the car and apologized.
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get in/into or get out of a car, taxi, etc: 'She got in the car and drove away.' 'I got out of the car to see what was happening.'
2
BAD : He brought me back to Cambridge with his car.
GOOD : He brought me back to Cambridge in his car.
BAD : We went to the party by a friend's car.
GOOD : We went to the party in a friend's car.
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You go somewhere by car or in someone's car (NOT with ): 'If you'd rather go by car, we can go in mine.'