yes, they R all like that. if u want to over ride this feature. get down on the floorboard, look at where the clutch pedal hits the wall. there will be a button of some sort exposed just abit. unscrew it from its mount, and tape the button "down" with some tape, or clamp it or whatever works 4 U. and....VWALAAW.... ur car will no longer treat u like a 4 yr old. BEWARE!! this will now enable your car to START IN GEAR, & it will therefore lunge forward if U do start it in gear. so valet's & girlfriends & such will most likely crash it into something someday if u dont closely monitor this . always start in NEUTRAL.