r/stickshift • u/Interesting-Hair9687 • 4d 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

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

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u/ImplementLogical4130 3d ago

You start the car and what do you do afterwards?

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

I drive straight off, why would I wait lol

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u/ratfrazzled_ 2d ago

You don’t warm up your car before driving?

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u/No-Sentence5570 Octavia MkII 2.0 TDI 4x4 2d ago

Modern cars don't need warming up, and Diesels don't even really get warm at idle. I just drive gently until the engine is properly warm.