So after driving past 25,000 miles in my manual tC, I've decided to start driving without using 1st gear. Starting almost all the stops in 2nd gear, being able to go from standstill to ~45 mph is easier then having to make a shift at ~25 mph.

Anybody else not like their not so perfectly matched manual transmission?
Anybody else stop using 1st gear?

I'd love to see our transmission without 1st gear, but with 6th gear.

Anybody done transmission re-gearing?

 

sounds kinda lazy to me....

 

You must not drive very "spirited".

I have a Doc I short shifter, and love ripping through the gears, including first.

This car still needs a 6th gear though, cruising at 3500 RPM at 75 sucks.

Scarifice for having close gears I guess...

 

Its not lazy

I just hate having to shift so soon after take off
Taking off around 2700 in second is a nice ease into motion...
I change it up for spirited take-offs.

But think, what is the best way to waste time down a strip? shifting

considering, unless you are running a sick build, our top speed is maybe 100mph on a 1/4 track, going from 0 to ~45 in one gear could cut time without that shift at ~25mph

 

i used to do that, but people started to say that that uses the clutch too much, and might be why my stock clutch started to feel way too stiff. i'll do it occasionally... like when i'm on the phone(not smart), but i'll usually do 1st gear starts now.

 

drive like you got a pair!

 

lol....

 

Thats some super unnecessary clutch wear you're advocating there. I don't recommend it to anyone. If your clutch could slap you it would.

 

First always for me cept if im parked on a sheet of ice...

 

Owners manual says "starting in any other gear than 2nd can cause damage to the clutch"

i use 1st... if your worried about shifting maybe you should have gotten an automatic

 

dude.... why are you starting in 2nd gear? cmon now. i'll admit that every once in a while i get annoyed having to shift to 2nd from 1st, but you CANNOT do that for a prolonged period of time unless you want to buy a new clutch and maybe other stuff... it's harder on everything when you do that

 

youre not a true driver, for shame

 

ya I never start in second unless its snowy or icy around me, idk why you would wanna do that....

 

2700?!! Yeah, a new clutch is cheaper than new knees and hips but come on!

 

I start in 2nd gear every now and then, usually when I don't want to be heard, but launching from 2700 in 2nd is just dumb. Seriously, just dumb.

 

if I'm still rolling or just stopped, Ill use 2nd. I'll use 1st from a red light or an extended stop. Would never launch from second.

 

indeed.

same here...with the exception of ice/snow conditions

 

if i'm at a complete stop it's first all the time unless i see that the the light i'm coming up to is changing i'll coast in second to the light i've never started with second gear i don't want to be buying a new clutch

 

Hmm, we should race..ima start in first tho...

 

starting in second is just pointless. like someone else said you should've gotten automatic. i love going trough gears even at 6 a.m. on my way to work. i ALWAYS start on 1st. unless there's snow or ice