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Nemuri · Mar 10th, 2004, 11:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by SFJAMES

you have to downshift, maybe stay in second gear. From a stop try going up the hill in 1st gear, wait till you get to 3500rpm and then change to second. The mini is a heavy car, you might be losing to much foward momentum between gear changes. Does this sound like something you might be doing?

I think I maybe losing some momentum. I will try different things and let you guys know. Thank you for all the replies.

Mar 10th, 2004, 11:36 PM	#7
Nemuri MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 02:28 AM Posts: 17 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by SFJAMES you have to downshift, maybe stay in second gear. From a stop try going up the hill in 1st gear, wait till you get to 3500rpm and then change to second. The mini is a heavy car, you might be losing to much foward momentum between gear changes. Does this sound like something you might be doing? I think I maybe losing some momentum. I will try different things and let you guys know. Thank you for all the replies.