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Originally Posted by jeremyc74
Still, in the case of the 135i (and most cars) I'm of the opinion that if you want to save yourself a gear change around town, it's better to take off in 1st, then skip to 3rd or 4th once you're moving, instead of starting in 2nd, just because of the clutch wear.
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And just as an aside, I think the Corvette ZR1 MANUAL transmission has a skip-shift feature where it'll let you start in 1st, but unless you're flooring the pedal, it'll force you to shift into 4th gear. (I think it's for fuel economy.)
And props to the 1addicts community for turning what could've been a thread full of fail into one with some interesting information.