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Originally Posted by mdm
Well this may depend on the specific car, but in all manual cars I have driven (note: no twin among them) it was perfectly fine to stay in 2nd. Even at very slow speeds I found it unnecessary to downshift to 1st. And rolling slowly in 1st is hard to be done smoothly as there is huge engine braking effect, so when you lift your foot the car may become jerky.
I only downshift to 1st after complete stop, or if maneuvering like getting into a parking spot, or over a curb or large holes and bumps on an unpaved road, or rarely up a steep incline.
Being lazy, in stop-and-go traffic I'd even start in 2nd sometimes to save myself the effort of shifting and pressing the clutch every 4 seconds...
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However on this car rpm falls below 1000 at second gear when the speed is 6 7 mph. When you try to move the car at second, the car shakes a little though as if it tries to engage with the gear or something