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Old 08-05-2009, 06:22 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I only shift into first when coming to a complete stop. but sometimes, when approaching a stop sign or red light, I try to get into 1st while cruising to a stop, so I can accelerate quickly without waiting to shift gears. That's why I noticed the impossibility of getting 1st gear when the car is moving.

Well, no one answered my question of WHY 1st gear is so hard to get into? Isn't it synchronized? If it is synchronized, why is it so much harder to shift into 1st than the other 5 gears? I've noticed it's a lot easier to get 1st if I double clutch. As if it is non synchronized. Is that the case or is the synchro for 1st gear just too small and weak to do anything?
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