Do you engage gear , then turn the car on??

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Sat 19 Jul 2008 14:32
Do you engage gear , then turn the car on?? - storme
one of my neighbours has always driven off as they have turned the car on
whereas, i always wait for engine lights to go off, then start the car, then give it 5/10 seconds, then drive off

i get the impression they are in gear and moving and turning on at roughly the same time, is this good practice or not?
i like to get oil flowing 1st..
and they have needed 2 new gearbox's in their last two cars,

how many others on here have the same driving habits?
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Edited by Dynamic Dave on 20/07/2008 at 23:04

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Sat 19 Jul 2008 14:51
Do you engage gear , then turn the car on?? - oilrag
I move off about 15 seconds after start up from cold.
I have seen some drivers `force` (chopping wood motion) gear selection from cold, obviously not able to visualize or understand the selector forks and synchromesh cones.

How do they get through the test? Is mechanical sympathy not included?


Edited by oilrag on 19/07/2008 at 14:53

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