Ok I got to talk some sense into you. 😉
You've had at least 6 people tell you its normal now, but you are ignoring them and going down the rabbit hole with someone talking about a different symptom.
As people have mentioned, these cars have a common rattle on cold start ups, and its sevarity...
No no no. You are describing the 2k rattle. The OP is talking about something totally different. The PCVs rattle on these cars briefly on cold start-up and certian ambient temps. It doesnt last long, usually goes away when the idle kicks down.
Yes. It seems our regular European posters are devoid of any humor and easily roused.
That said, you did completely derail the thread with guns and robbery statistics. How about we get back on topic? This thread was actually interesting before you two started bickering.
No idea. But it appears the rev limiter is set lower on manual cars. Im not sure if its the speed or the gear its in, but some scenarios drop it to 6k.
I tried it this morning. Its a bit inconsistent. If youre just coasting and tap it twice nothing happens. You have to already be in the pedal some for this to work. While already giving it some pedal if you pump it twice mine would drop anywhere from two to five gears. Usually just two or three...