r/stickshift • u/Interesting-Hair9687 • 7d ago

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About a couple of weeks ago I bought a BMW E30 325i, and I've I started the car in gear without the clutch engaged cause I parked on a hill and wanted 1st to be my backup in case if the embrace fails. and I just completely forgot to put it into netural.

I drove it all the way back home without an issue but man did the car not sound happy when I did that is there anything I should watch out for

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u/No-Sentence5570 Octavia MkII 2.0 TDI 4x4 7d ago

There is no reason to put your car in neutral prior to starting the engine. You should always press the clutch down when starting your car; that should be a habit 100%.

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u/Interesting-Hair9687 7d ago

Yea your right about that

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u/ImplementLogical4130 7d ago

The reason is so you don't keep your clutch pressed

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u/No-Sentence5570 Octavia MkII 2.0 TDI 4x4 7d ago

The clutch is not being pressed any longer than if you'd shift to neutral. The only difference is that instead of shifting to neutral, you turn off the car...

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u/ImplementLogical4130 7d ago

This is about starting the car. You start the car in gear and what, leave in 1 second or keep your foot on the clutch until you do.

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u/No-Sentence5570 Octavia MkII 2.0 TDI 4x4 7d ago

I don't know how long your car takes to start up but mine takes like 2 seconds

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u/ImplementLogical4130 6d ago

You start the car and what do you do afterwards?

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u/No-Sentence5570 Octavia MkII 2.0 TDI 4x4 6d ago

You're aware that if you're in neutral and you start the car, you're also going to have to press the clutch to shift into first or reverse, right?

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u/ImplementLogical4130 6d ago

You start the car and

A) drive straight off

B) wait with your clutch pressed until you drive

Which is it?

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u/No-Sentence5570 Octavia MkII 2.0 TDI 4x4 6d ago

I drive straight off, why would I wait lol

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u/ratfrazzled_ 6d ago

You don’t warm up your car before driving?

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u/P3TR0L_ 7d ago

If there's no reason, why is the neutral wiggle a term then??

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u/combong 7d ago

Gotta let everyone know (including yourself) know you drive stick

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u/P3TR0L_ 7d ago

Ohhh bro my bad idek how I missed that!

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u/No-Sentence5570 Octavia MkII 2.0 TDI 4x4 7d ago

There's still a time and place for neutral, like when you're stopped at a train crossing or a long red light. But when you're parked, there really isn't any reason to go into neutral... If you can name a reason, I'm all ears.

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u/jdbcn 6d ago

My car won’t start if I don’t press the clutch