Must be a huge 4 point belt because he had it spread pretty far across that wide gut of his

 

I can tell you right now what his problem is - and GrayTT can back me up if I am right.

He didn't wait for the "Check OK" light to come on before turning the car over. The car will start if you jump the gun, but the immobilizer will not let you engage first gear. You must put the key in, turn it 1/4 turn and then wait for the "Check OK" light. Then you can turn the key the rest of the way. If you don't, not all of the electronic systems work properly - including the gearbox.

Either that or he wasn't putting his foot on the brake firmly enough to let him engage.

I don't think it was a mechanical failure. Homeboy just needs to read the manual.

 

Well, damn. Thanks for the explanation! A lot more to it than I thought.

I'm not one to laugh, I've never driven a F1 gearbox / SMG or anything of that sort.

I can drive stickshift all day long but wouldn't have a clue how to get started with a paddle shifter car.

 

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It's not the F1 gearbox that is a problem. The problem is with the CRAZY start-up procedure that you must go through. Did you, by chance, see my 360 Modena buyer's guide in the 430/360 section? I talk about the start-up procedure there. If you have not seen it, here it is:

https://teamspeed.com/forums/430-360...ers-guide.html

If you don't follow it just right, you can run into trouble. The 360 would not start at all if you didn't follow the procedure. But the F430 will start but not function properly.

These are quirky cars indeed!

It documents

 

355's were the same way.......either way, unless that was his first time sitting in that car, he sould have known what to do

 

Irrefutable evidence: Flappies make you stupid.

 

I bet it was a rental !

 

That guy looks kinda like Massa's dad.

 

Damn right - 3 pedals and he would have been gone.

Who the hell gets in a 1/4 million USD car without knowing how to pull off from a stop?