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Old 05 September 2003, 01:11 PM
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Do you start your car with the clutch depressed or not?
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:12 PM
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Hello

Pretty much my whole car is depressed at the time I have to leave in the morning to go to work.

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Old 05 September 2003, 01:13 PM
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No never.
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:14 PM
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Nope. Tickle the accelerator, that's all.
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:14 PM
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Tickle?

My god! The mental image... ROFL!
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:15 PM
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why would you want to?

i know it can put less strain on starter cold engine etc but they are not that crap surely
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:15 PM
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:17 PM
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Yup - instinctive reaction. I always park in gear.
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:21 PM
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always do.........without even thinking now.

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Old 05 September 2003, 01:21 PM
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I think that I do - not sure to be honest. Getting in the car, starting up, selecting first and driving off seems to happen in a blur - can't remember any of the individual actions...
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:22 PM
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nope. dont touch anything. just turn the egnition and off it goes....WEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeee!!
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:23 PM
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Egnition?? You crack me up Suze...!!
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:25 PM
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Same here as i park my car in gear all the time
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Yes, always do, instinctively.
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:29 PM
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Always do - always park in gear though
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Always, every car I drive. For two reasons :

1 In case some muppet has left it in gear - some of the vans I drive occasionally have such horrible sloppy gearboxes you can't actually be certain it's in neutral. I always check but still always derpress the clutch.

2 Don't know how much difference it makes, but it must take some of the battery power to turn over the gearbox, and by depressing the clutch you save that bit of power. If your battery is a bit crap it MAY make the difference between your car starting or not.

This may of course be utter cobblers
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Always put the cluctch down out of habbit now. I used to park leaving the car in gear before I had the driveway done.
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:30 PM
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Tel...i like to make your life worth living every now and then


give me a break...its friday, im knackered, and im at work


IGNITION, IGNITION, IGNITION!!!!!!



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IGNITION, IGNITION, IGNITION!!!!!!
Now there's an idea for a song...
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Always. Otherwise if I have left it in gear I could end up through the back of the garage.
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:51 PM
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Clutch up.
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Old 05 September 2003, 01:56 PM
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Yep always.

However, when I start the motorbike I never do!
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Old 05 September 2003, 02:43 PM
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I always do. Good thing too cos my wife has a tendency to leave the car in gear!

I know I used to on my KR1, cos that was kickstart. The ZX6 I can't remember, but I probably did.
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Its not good practice really because the engine starts with no oil being fed to the crankshaft thrust bearing.

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Old 06 September 2003, 06:28 PM
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may car costs me so much i never start it just look at it through the window

its far to fast to drive it
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The teg doesn't start up unless the clutch is in so I suppose I do!
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Old 06 September 2003, 06:52 PM
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always do as the car is always parked in gear, also my bike won't start without the clutch being pulled in.
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Old 06 September 2003, 07:05 PM
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Got an automatic at the min but when I have a manual I always depress the clutch before starting!!
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Old 06 September 2003, 07:13 PM
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so basically, all the Mods do it.....

LOL

BB

i give the stick a wiggle to make sure, but then dont bother!!
....then i get in the car.


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@ BB. Tit!
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