How many 6 speed owners?
07-23-2003, 02:48 PM
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Performance is great. I'm coming from a 99 Merc. Mystique/Mistake w/5sp and 165HP. Certainly more get-up-and-go than my old vehicle. Much more effortless passing ability on the highways.
Its a little odd getting used to shifting up into 5th to pass someone. I keep wanting to put it down into 4th. But I'll get used to it.
I find 1st gear a bit short. I find its necessary to shift way too soon as I pull away from the lights or from a stop sign. And the 1-2 shift is a bit notchy till the car is warmed up.
CM.
Its a little odd getting used to shifting up into 5th to pass someone. I keep wanting to put it down into 4th. But I'll get used to it.
I find 1st gear a bit short. I find its necessary to shift way too soon as I pull away from the lights or from a stop sign. And the 1-2 shift is a bit notchy till the car is warmed up.
CM.
07-23-2003, 04:18 PM
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I love my 6 speed! It has its shortcomings - torque steer and shifting is notchy until warmed up, epecially from 2nd to 3rd for me. The car has great power and is very smooth. I also like the fact that there are relatively very few 6-speeds out there.
07-23-2003, 05:55 PM
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Yes it does go away. I think to be honest the notchy-ness is in the shift mechanism below the shiftboot.
The torque steer is very minor compared to other vehicles I've driven. Get the HLSD option to minimize it if you live in the US, I believe its standard on all Canadian models.
CM.
The torque steer is very minor compared to other vehicles I've driven. Get the HLSD option to minimize it if you live in the US, I believe its standard on all Canadian models.
CM.
07-23-2003, 08:59 PM
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Originally posted by CanadianMoFo
Yes it does go away. I think to be honest the notchy-ness is in the shift mechanism below the shiftboot.
The torque steer is very minor compared to other vehicles I've driven. Get the HLSD option to minimize it if you live in the US, I believe its standard on all Canadian models.
CM.
Yes it does go away. I think to be honest the notchy-ness is in the shift mechanism below the shiftboot.
The torque steer is very minor compared to other vehicles I've driven. Get the HLSD option to minimize it if you live in the US, I believe its standard on all Canadian models.
CM.
07-24-2003, 02:07 PM
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Re: How many 6 speed owners?
Originally posted by dml000
Ok, how many 6 speed owners are there and how do you like the performance?
Ok, how many 6 speed owners are there and how do you like the performance?
07-25-2003, 07:33 PM
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My 6-speed is great except that I have more than "notchiness" when the car is cold. I have a distinct grinding from the transmission in the 1-2 and 2-3 shift. The noise is bad when the car is cold and diminishes when the car gets hot. The noise sounds exactly like clashinf synchros in the tranny. Does anyone else have this grinding problem??
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