Hello from Beijing, China

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One question - will it hurt anything if I start in second gear, instead of first?

I actually did this on accident the other day. I was at a four-way stop, the truck stopped there waved for me to go first and I guess I forgot to click down one more time. The engine makes a really funny chugchugchug noise if you do this, lol. Somehow I managed to not stall out. Is this bad for the clutch/transmission? Obviously I don't intend on doing it again, but just in case...