Comment on I rented a Tesla for a month. It was a steep learning curve
No1@aussie.zone 9 months agoBruh, I’ve driven a manual pretty much all my life. Always start it in neutral.
Got a manual in the US -same make/model i had in Aus- and couldn’t start it.
Had to depress the clutch. Gear/neutral didn’t matter. No ckutch in, no ignition.
The bloke looked at me like I was an idiot and asked if I’d driven a stick before. Meanwhile I’m looking at him like he’s an idiot wondering why neutral means you need to hit the clutch.
Somehow I still ended up feeling embarrassed. But he must have wondered how I got out of the parking lot without stalling or -with the accent- without kangaroo hopping down the street
Zagorath@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Clutch down is how I’ve always started manuals. I’m not even sure if my current car works the way you were used to or the way your American car worked, but tbh I suspect the latter. It’s not an American car, either.