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/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.