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swgn · Dec 13th, 2007, 10:05 PM

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For me, one of the downsides of autos is winter driving. You don't have the option of slipping the clutch or starting off in a higher gear in icy conditions

Can you just bump it into 2nd to start?

There's not much in the way of snow down my way, however I find that most of the time when I'm shifting myself I tend to take off in 2nd rather than 1st; 1st is so short I never really use it other than in situations where I need a 'spirited' start

Dec 13th, 2007, 10:05 PM	#32
swgn MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Local Time: 06:20 AM Posts: 50 Offline	Quote: For me, one of the downsides of autos is winter driving. You don't have the option of slipping the clutch or starting off in a higher gear in icy conditions Can you just bump it into 2nd to start? There's not much in the way of snow down my way, however I find that most of the time when I'm shifting myself I tend to take off in 2nd rather than 1st; 1st is so short I never really use it other than in situations where I need a 'spirited' start