My 240D has always started out in second gear, since the day I bought it.

First gear works just fine, but I have to shift it into L when I am sitting still, otherwise it never engages. The shift up from 1st to 2nd has always been extremely rough, it chirps the tires when it shifts (yes, I can actually chirp tire in a 240D, I kid you not)

anyway, today I started it up, and when I went to pull out of my driveway, I was totally surprised to find that it started out in first gear and then shifted into second at about 5-6 mph....I had it in drive.

every time I came to a stop, and then accelerated, it would take off in first gear, just like I would imagine it is supposed to.

I got to my destination (a friends house, FYI) and shut it off.

I started it a few hours later when I left. And, well, poo, it takes off in second gear, just like it used to. The anomoly had passed...

But I can't help but wonder...WTF!? has this ever happened to anyone else? does this suggest a weak or worn out transmission? It shifts very smoothly and doesn't lag in between gears (unless I put it in L and rev it to the shift dots, like I said before) so I don't think it's going bad.

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1982 240D.
My name is Michael, and I am an 18 year old binge-drinkin', cigar-smokin', novel-writin', all around unsavory and unnattractive guy. I tell long-winded stories, and I only shave once a week, although I've had to do it every day since I was 16.