lol, I don't know if this is relavent, but my friend has a like 1984 BMW 318i and one day we were running some errands and I just stayed in the car while he ran in someplace. The car was off, but it was in gear, I grabbed the shift knob, and I could move it side to side further than if my car was in neutral. This thing was IN GEAR and you could move that shift knob ALLOVER the place, and it was the same in any gear.

Is this normal for a BMW? Cause I really don't understand how it could be possible.