Originally Posted by ZeroZero
Hi All
I to leave the car in 2rd gear when parking up & always put clutch down when starting , Back in the day you had to put the chutch down so you only turn the engine over & not the gearbox (batteries have come along way) . Yes the gears are alittle notchy for a few miles but the whole car is still cold , But i have never had the gear jump out of first even if you red line it
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Cheers
Andy
I always assumed you had to press the clutch pedal to start all these car as a safety measure. Are the UK cars able to start without pressing the clutch down?