# Stalled in 1st gear by accident would this cause any damage? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mitsubishi, lancer\ **Created:** [September 9, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stalled-in-1st-gear-by-accident-would-this-cause-any-damage/95490 "2016-09-09T17:27:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stalled-in-1st-gear-by-accident-would-this-cause-any-damage/95490/10 "2016-09-11T19:36:54Z")
With all due respect to the OP, since this is the **third** post that you have written regarding “mistakes” that you have made recently with your manual-shift car, are you sure that a manual transmission is a good idea for you? Perhaps you should consider getting a car with an automatic transmission, or if you want to keep this car, perhaps you should enlist the help of a friend who is more experienced with manual transmissions who can teach you proper techniques. Here are his two other manual shift related problems: > [@Manual car question](http://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-car-question/95558): > > Quick question. So earlier today i was leaving a parking lot and the exit was a small little ramp so since my car scrapes easily i went down slow and as i was about to take off a car came out of no where so i used my break and before i could put it in neutral i stalled. So my question is, is it bad to stall in gear and would it cause my car Any damage > [@As i shifted into 2nd gear by accident pressed clutch down while driving](http://community.cartalk.com/t/as-i-shifted-into-2nd-gear-by-accident-pressed-clutch-down-while-driving/95557): > > So when i shifted into 2nd gear as i was puting my foot on the leg rest beside the clutch by accident my foot tapped it for a second and it went down a bit. I didnt smell any burning clutch and dont recall the rpms going up. Is this a problem that a did that im scared 😟 --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stalled-in-1st-gear-by-accident-would-this-cause-any-damage/95490)._