Hi
It only does this once. First time I set off in first gear it judders and it does not matter how smooth with the clutch I am. After that its fine? any thoughts?

 

Sounds like good old clutch judder - pretty common on these cars. It'll probably get worse eventually and will require a new clutch and the flywheel will need refacing. You might be alright though, live with it as long as you can!

 

cheers! i think!

 

i've had this for the past four years with my car, can be annoying, but seems largely harmless. I've read that a full bore standing start clears up the plates, but TBH it's never been that bad.

Generally it's a cold, squeaking, rattling, juddering, annoying thing for about 15 mins... then comes the bliss..!

Scoobs are bi-polar I reckon...

 

thanks MrDBM makes me feel better I'm not alone with this. I can live with it.

 

Yep, mine does that sometimes. Normally when the temperature has dropped substantially overnight. Tends to disappear within half a mile of driving or so.

Dave

 

no problem mate - these things can be so temperamental it's unreal

After the first few weeks of ownership I perfected the smooth start pretty well. It's almost blipping the gas and letting out the clutch on the blip, with no gas applied - if that makes sense - it just seems to prefer that way.

Of course as I said before cold mornings are a sod, and it's almost as if the car doesn't want to wake up

Another tip, if you have the time, is to just let the car idle for a minute or two before driving off, I seem to have a smoother initial ride when I have time for this.

 

thanks again I'll try those tips

 

I get the odd Judder...when it's cold. I can live with it though as mine doesn't seem that bad.

Like MrDBM says, cold, squeaks rattles and judders for the first 10/15 mins....then everything's about right and it's time to play.

Although I do find my new Ninja Backbox helps to overcome the squeaks and rattles

 

They all do that sir! :-) If it goes after a few minutes of driving it's nothing to worry about at all!!

NS04

 

My wagon almost shakes the dog guard out most mornings, wouldn't worry TBH

AP

 

I tried MrDBM tip of letting the car idle for a couple minutes before setting off and it worked a treat! cheers!