Originally Posted by
Valk
I have had my 6 speed Roadster for 8 years and driven 54,000 miles and only have used 1rst gear when starting up hills or steep inclines
Starting in 2nd gear seems to work well and I have had no issues with the clutch and never needed to ride the clutch out slowly to start in 2nd gear
IMO 1rst gear is such a low gear it isn't really needed unless starting uphill
I remember my son took it for a spin and remarked about how low 1st gear is. I haven’t tried starting in 2nd but might give it a try. My car has around 80K miles on it and I noticed on the CARFAX report that the clutch was replaced at around 50K. So I have always tried to take it easy on it.