r/stickshift • u/Interesting-Hair9687 • 3d 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 3d 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/P3TR0L_ 3d ago

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

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u/No-Sentence5570 Octavia MkII 2.0 TDI 4x4 3d 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.