That's always my fear as well, especially if you have a planter or another car in front of you!

Well i stalled this morning cause I forgot about it being in first. That woke me up alright

:eek: It's ok . I would advise you shift/ check it's in neutral before everytime you start up. I have a habit in both of my cars to wiggle the shifter left and right to make sure it's in neutral before I fire it up.

I've always been taught to keep my car in gear when parked. It'll become second nature eventually lol. Or you can just pull it out of 1st gear as you're starting the car to ensure you don't accidentally stall.

EDIT: Zman8 beat me to it

I think for many cars the manual actually says to shift to neutral before starting the car...I don't do it but does anybody know if there is a danger in starting in 1st.

I've never heard of it being dangerous other than stalling and jolting into a car in front of you. But with the way cars are today I wouldn't be surprised... When I first bought my car I had it in neutral and went to start it without putting the clutch in until I realized it had to be clutched in to start (all the older cars I was around prior to getting my Z would start in neutral without clutching in first, hence why I always made it a habit to check what gear I was in before starting the car lol)

My very worst habit is driving an automatic and instinctually pushing the clutch to the floor, only to find an extended brake pedal instead.

When I drive my gals car I must plant my left foot flat on the floor to avoid this.

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Sometimes good ideas are independently arrived at. :tiphat:

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Ha I'm guilty of doing the opposite. I got my z for Christmas and hadn't driven a m/t in 5 years. I had just finished about an hour of hwy driving and when I exited I was zoned out and came to a stop with the car still in 6th. Wondered wtf happened... Then I realized. Luckily I was the only one in the car and no one was around to hear my engine restart. Sooo embarrassing

These things happen.

RE: Sooo embarrassing. Locking up the brakes at a crosswalk :icon14: is far from a pat on the back from pedestrians.

Back on to topic. Here's something a little funny to think about. I have warranty up to 75k miles. Should I have fun with my z and have the clutch go out at 50k and then baby it from then? Or baby it now and risk natural wear having it go out at 80?

Not saying I dog my Z or that i'll even have it till my warranty run out. But with that kind of warranty is all of the meticulous driving worth it?

I dont think the warranty covers the clutch

Clutches are covered by warranty? :driving: