Originally Posted by klamathpro
Only had the Xfire for 5 days and loving it, but sometimes when I'm at a stop, it can be hard to shift into 1st gear. Double clutching from a stop makes no difference, so I just have to push hard to get it in. It doesn't grind but it will thump a little when aligning the syncros. Seems to only do it from a stop; if I am rolling even 5mph and putting it into first it doesn't seem to have a problem. Do any of you experience this? It is at freezing temps outside, but it will do this even after driving for 30 minutes so the tranny should be warm. A friend just test drove it today and noticed the same thing, twice it happened to him. Other times it goes in smooth as butter. It's something I would expect from my Viper's T56 tranny, but even my old Stealth never had this issue.
I have a 2005 base with 18k miles.
Completely the opposite here.
At a dead stop, 1st gear is effortless. Push left, then forward. Right in gear.
If the car is moving at even 2-3mph, first gear is locked out unless I rev-match.
BTW, after 400 miles, my 6MT feels
very different than when I first bought the car 392 miles prior. At first, the shifter was very tight going into all gears. Giving the same "bank vault" feeling I got from the steering wheel. Now the gearshift is nearly effortless, with the feeling of sliding on ice.
